Grand Cru - Hinterland Brewery Restaurant

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a tulip glass at Farmhouse Tavern.

Haven't seen or heard anything of this before looking over the bar menu here, so I figured what the hell, right? It pours a hazy sienna-amber topped by a finger of cream-white foam. The nose comprises maple syrup, molasses, ruby red grapefruit zest, deep caramel, and rye bread. The taste brings in more of the same, along with some light nutmeg, a pinch of cinnamon, and a heaping helping of blunt sweetness and booziness. The body is a hefty-leaning medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a lightly chewy finish. Overall, a small beast of a beer, one whose booziness and rough edges keep it from achieving any sort of true greatness. Still, a nice, complex sipper for this early evening...

Serving type: on-tap

07-13-2012 03:48:43 | More by TMoney2591