Griffin's Bow
Picked this one up at Rick's 2 weeks ago. $5.99 for a bomber. Batch 1, poured from a 22 oz. bottle into my Duvel tulip. a - Pours a hayz dark orange color with high carbonation evident and one finger of white head. Some spotty lacing on the glass and one inch of retention throughout drinking it. Looks pretty nice. s - Smells of pineapples, tropical fruits, citrus hops, oak, and toasted malts. Very fruity; was very surprised how much the torpical fruit comes out in the nose. Pretty nice. t - Tastes of pineapples, tropical fruits, bready malts, caramel malts, toasted malts, oak, citrus hops, and alcohol. Nice. though the alcohol is definitely there. Not quite as fruity as the nose, and a tiny step down in my opinion. m - Medium body and low to moderate carbonation, very smooth and creamy. Again, another new Sam Adams beer with low carbonation, though here I thought it helped a bit. o - Overall a nice, interesting beer I enjoyed quite a bit, though it didn't remind me of a barleywine. I found it very fruity and hoppy, and there was a ton of tropical fruit here. Worth checking out, would have it again.