White Birch Apprentice Series Broustaris - White Birch Brewing

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.28/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Sept 2012 batch
Poured from a bottle into a tumbler pint, the beer is a light, bright, caramel coloring with a thin, sparse, filmy coating on the surface. Caramel and sugary sweet aromas are light, but rich. Flavors are much more rich, with a light, sharp sweetness of caramel and a bitter, hoppy undertone. Roasting and sugary character lends itself to the carbonated, light body for an overall crisp feel. There are some earthy tones on the end of the palate, as well. Interesting take on the style. Sweet, slightly cloying finish with a hint of drying bitterness. Interesting brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2012 22:50:10 | More by GarthDanielson

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.93/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy orange amber color with a decent off white head that quickly dissipates to a cap and leaves spotty lace on the glass. Smells of sweet malt represented by lots of caramel and some dark dried fruits. There's a hint of earth and a bit of orange peel that perk up my nose a bit. The flavor is not what I was expecting. Lots of orange flavor along with other dark fruits, candy sugar sweetness, a hint of caramel, a bit of earth, a touch of ethanol. to remind you its 9+% Medium body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel. Its a bit sweet, it tastes nothing like any modern Scottish ale I've ever tried, but I really kind of dig it. Tastes a lot like Curaçao mixed with a malty beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2012 22:27:22 | More by johnnnniee