Black Orchard
Poured from a 750 mL into a wine glass. A- Pours a dark mahogany, almost black. Produces two fingers width of off-white head. Quickly reduces to a thin layer. Really liked the contrasting colors in the one. S- Lots of wheat and oats up front. Really didn't think it would be that prevalent, but I was mildly surprised. Also detectable are hints of various spices. Not very complex. T- Rather interesting. Lots going on here, just not sure if all the ingredients go so well together. As the beer hits the palate a mild wheat flavor comes forth and blends with what seems like a cake batter mix. As the taste progresses, citric rinds and spices finish it off with a mild bitter sweet flavor. M- Light to medium bodied with a nice amount of carbonation. Doesn't leave the mouth too dry. D- After a while, the citric sweet finish was just too much of a contrast from the dull, wheat flavor. At 5.7% abv, alcohol was not really noticeable. Still, I'm finding it a little difficult to have multiple glasses of this. Overall, interesting beer but just not my cup of tea. The ingredients were too different and didn't really mesh well or so my palate told me.