Nine Man Ale Golden Ale
Poured into ale glass (the Ommegang Hennepin glass, my new favorite). A: Pours a translucent reddish-gold with a decent amount of carbonation. Head recedes quickly to lacing and sticky trails. S: Sweet malt backbone with some fruity esters present (hint of peach, some apple). I don't smell toffee as others have, but I do notice a bit of a buttery aroma. T/M: Pretty basic stuff here, but nothing's that out of order. Some fruitiness, a bit of sweetness, a mild fruity hop presence toward the end, and a lightly bitter, crisp, and clean finish. I don't automatically reject a beer because of Ringwoody-ness, but there is some buttery flavor hiding in the back of this. D: Pretty light ale. It's possible to drink a few of these, but it's not that high on my list of "go-to" session beers. It's OK, but it's a classic tweener for me: it's not flavorful enough to be a real session beer (or a cool weather beer), and it's not quenching enough to be a lawnmower beer. It's solid.