Definitely beer weather today: 35° and a north wind. Almost any cold beer would have tasted good today. Though I am a little biased against anything with an American flag on it, I wasn’t tempted by alternatives, and my resolve was rewarded.
Poured into the glass it had a beautiful dark amber colour, slightly cloudy with an even white head. I was already feeling good about this. Getting closer now, a pleasant, clean aroma and on the tongue there was a powerful citrus bitterness – mmmm!
More careful inspection failed to reveal much in the way of floral tones, but there’s a good hard hit of liquorice malt to balance it out. I have always associated American styles with too much sugar and not enough character, so this is either out of character or out of the box. Well worth a try.
They say:
Pale golden appearance, Floral piney aromatics, Five hop flavours, Five species malt blend
The bare facts:
The Three Ravens Brewing Company
1 Theobold Street, Thornbury, Victoria 3071
www.3ravens.com.au