Appearance: Tarnished gold. Cloudy body.
Almost completely flat (2/5).
Aroma: Smells like fermented apple juice. If I dig I can find a little bit of clove and
cinnamon. I also pick up a very faint
whiff of vinegar (2.75/5).
Taste: Very watery and thin. Not a lot of flavors to describe. There’s some of the apple that’s in the nose,
a bit of pilsner malt, and a hint of Saaz bite on the end. As the beer nears room temperature, the apple
and pilsner seem to switch positions on my tongue (2.5/5).
Mouthfeel: Medium body, almost zero carbonation
(2.25/5).
Overall: First of
all, I’m not sure what happened to the carbonation in this beer. I’m assuming this was the result of a leaky
crown, and not the intended volume of CO2.
Secondly, I’m struggling with the blatant simplicity. On the label Eagle Rock describes it as “easy-drinking”,
but I would argue that it has been made so “easy” that it has been stripped of
any character or personality. I might as
well be drinking the Blue Moon version.
Belgian Pale Ales aren’t supposed to be an unsolvable enigma, but
there’s just nothing to this beer. I
didn’t hate it, but I would never pick up another bomber (2.5/5).
-Matt
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