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Green Tea and Ginseng Ale
Submitted by Bruce Ticknor on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 19:02
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
Specialty Ale
Serving Style.:
650 ML Bottle
Alcohol Content:
4.2% ABV
Where Purchased?:
L.C.B.O.
Green Tea and Ginseng Ale
A very thick, slightly off-white head which reduces fairly quickly to a clumpy, rocky layer.
The colour of this ale is amber and quite cloudy. Looks full and heavy.
Aroma is a sweet sour smell, some caramel notes and a pickle like sourness.
The feel is very rich and creamy, full and satisfying like a good oatmeal stout feel.
The taste is quite sour at first hit. A sauerkraut type of sour, not unpleasant at all. There is a tannin bitterness toward the end of the taste, like you find in tea. I don't overtly taste any tea but the drying tannin feel reminds me of it.
There are some vanilla notes buried in there and a bit of citrus hoppiness. For me, this beers best point is the fullness of the mouthfeel. It feels like a meal, like a good rich stout.
The tastes blend together very nicely and add to the whole experience. I really can't say I taste the green tea, and I don't even know what ginseng is supposed to taste like, but I like the overall combination of flavours in this beer.
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Green Tea and Ginseng Ale
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: John H.  | Serving Style: 750 ml. bottle Where Purchased: L.C.B.O. Beer Rating: |
Green Tea and Ginseng Ale
Thick white long lasting head on an amber colored beer.
Honey and vanilla with some spice makes up the aroma.
Slight citrus start. Light creamy mouth feel. Middle is a honey sweetness with a drying finish.
This is pretty good stuff but very hard to describe because of all the complex flavors.
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