Odd Side Bean Flicker
Odd Side Ales
Grand Haven, Michigan, USA
Satisfying stimulation of sessionable self exploration!
Blonde Ale made with coffee
4.5% abv
My wife and I tried a couple of these last week. She liked it and I was just plain ol’
dumbfounded. (Ignorance is bliss) This ale has the coffee profile that would
fit a porter or a stout but has a golden ale backbone. It just seemed really strange to me.
Appearance: golden body with a one finger white head, that lays
down to a thin film in no time; not much on the lacing; plenty of carbonation
bubbles rising to the top;
Aroma: a little coffee bean and then a light golden ale note
and then more coffee; each time I get a whiff of golden ale the hazelnut coffee
with light cream overrides everything; then the next sniff a vanilla caramel
popcorn coffee; then back to hazelnut; if this was a dark porter my mind would
not be confused but, the body of this ale is golden; just picked up a Bailey’s
and coffee note
Flavors/Mouthfeel: changes with every sip I take just like
the aroma; each time I think I get a hint of fresh golden grains that remind me
that I am drinking a Golden Ale wham! Coffee and then hazelnut coffee with
light cream then coffee again – well just read the aroma notes and that is what
it tastes like; plenty of carbonation on the feel just like a Golden Ale; a
light golden ale feel and a medium body coffee feel;
To the Point: on the bottle it says, ‘Satisfying stimulation
of self exploration’ … oops … I left out ‘sessionable’ self exploration. I always hope that self-exploration is
satisfying and stimulating but sessionable?
OOhhh, I get it … my perception of beer is the ‘self-exploration’. Bean Flicker is challenging my beer
perception with this Blonde ale that is made with coffee. And in my ‘self-exploration’ during this
second bottle of Bean Flicker my hard view of the first bottle softened a bit
and I started to like this ale a little bit more.
I just don’t think I can drink two of these Bean Flickers back
to back. So much for, ‘sessionable self
exploration’. I guess I am a one and
done kind of guy.
Okay, I got myself up to do this ‘sessionable self
exploration,’ that Odd Side Ales talk about here. I poured myself a second glass to see if I
can reach this concept of ‘Satisfying stimulation.’
Yeah, the first one was just fine – having a second one was
like having a second helping of apple pie – I should have just left it at one
and done.
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