It's smooth and has a sweet taste of honey in the finish, but it's not the sweetness of honey, it's sort of a tart honey flavor, if that makes any sense... Says it's 5% on the bottle.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this beer is the fact that after having half the bottle, when I burp, it's like I just ate a bowl of honey nut cheerios. A very different feel for having a belly full of beer (which I have cause I just finished the posts for E, F, and now H... G is Guinness, which I'm familiar with, so I don't have to sample. ... Sorta wish I could right now though... )
At the end of the day, it's not a bad beer, but I'd need to be in the mood for it. Cool bottle though. Can't wait to blog on a beer I actually love... Bound to happen sooner or later.
I guess I'm a little jaded here. A friend of mine makes a honey stout that he calls "Honey... I need a ride home". It's a Guinness clone but has a bunch of honey in it, and is like, 15%, but still very smooth. I was expecting something like that.
okay so I really want to try your friends "drive me home" brew, that sounds interesting! What a great description and post, thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. The bottle is cool. I'm partial to a good home brew Amber Ale, but sweet I don't do. There's chocolate for that addiction.
ReplyDeleteI'm usually one for a dark ale, but that does sound tastey!
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Yeah, wasn't exactly what I look for in a beer, but I could see myself enjoying it from time to time. Was refreshing at least. I bet it would go nicely with donuts, which is nothing something you'd think of eating while drinking beer...
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting beer - sometimes I find with the honey-flavoured ones that they have an awkward aftertaste :P
ReplyDeleteTHe Honey drive me home does sound interesting.. the Honey Dew, not so much...
ReplyDeleteI was looking for this beer blog. I do like Guiness so I'm sure I'd like this one.
ReplyDeleteHi. My roommate imports this Ale into Trinidad, along with many other British Ales. I've tried Honey Dew, but it's a bit too sweet for me. I'm happy to have stumbled onto your blog. Will be back!
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