Grand Cru Winter Reserve
Pours slightly hazy with an intense medium gold color and an impressive 3/4" fizzy head. Generous nose of coriander and fresh lemon, accompanied by warming alcohol. The taste is medium bodied at best, fairly balanced acidity with flavors of lemon, grains of paradise and honey. It is mildly tart and dry. Mouthfeel is fair, with a slight coating of honey and spice in the mouth. This brew had an unpleasant aftertaste; one of dry-stale grains, although this brew was recently brewed. Drinkability is good, as long as you don't stop to allow the aftertaste to develop. This is a relatively average example of the style; Not particularly enjoyable, generally uneventful and lacking the overall competency that I look for in a product like this. Grand Cru it aint!