Batch 8,000 is part of our commemorative series celebrating our progress with special brews.Our 8,000 batch is a special recipe to be brewed only once.It is a wheat ale spiced with coriander,orange peel,and paradise seed.Best consumed fresh.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by pfoxyjohn from Watertown, WI, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/19/2008 12:02:20 AM)
"Oh my, there's a lot going on with this unique, complex version of what usually is a rather simple style. Pours a cloudy deep toffee-tinged golden color with a thin bubbly white head. Powerful rich aroma of wheat, citrus and spice. Full smooth palate with complex flavors of mixed spice - coriander and pepper - and assertive fruit, not just citrus but apricot and grapes; floral-sweet honey, robust malt and gentle but pronounced yeast. Long, rolling bittersweet dry finish where the alcohol first makes a warming appearance. Absolutely outstanding. MUSIC: 'The Bell' by Sons & Daughters"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (4/20/2008 11:29:33 AM)
"Hazy orange colour with a small disappearing white foam. fruity aroma of oranges, mild flowers, coriander and honey. Full flavour of oranges, apricots, herbs, wheat and coriander. finishes sweet and warming of wheat, tangerine, coriander and alcohol. Smooth full body."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (1/3/2008 10:11:22 AM)
"Bottle courtesy of CBA: Poured a dirty hazy beige color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma is dominated by coriander and orange peels notes and is very enjoyable. Taste is a heavy mix of orange peels, coriander and huge wheat malt notes with some medium sweetness. Body is full with some limited filtration and some great carbonation and alcohol was not apparent at all. Very well done and another fine beer form this great brewery."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by Mingo51 from Mingo Jct, OH, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/4/2007 6:30:03 PM)
"THIs beer poured with an opaque orange to copper colored boddy topped off by a frothy, thick light khaki colored head that left a small amount of lace down the sides of the glass. The aroma is spipcy with some sweet fruityness of banana and apricot. The mouthfeel was very interesting, medium to full bodied slightly creamy and very expansive in the mouth. The flavor has lots of spicy flavors of clove, orange peel, corriander, some light peppery tones, also some nice wheat and fruity flavors of orange and banana. An interesting beer worth giving a shot if you see it anywhere."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
10/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2.39 Unit Cost: $3.19 per Pint
[5] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/19/2007 12:55:49 PM)
"Pours with a lightly hazy, bright amber hue before the sediment ends up in the glass. With the sediment the beer is quite hazy, really opaque even, but somehow has an orangish hue on top of the amber color. It is initially topped by a frothy, two-finger thick, light amber tinged head that only has a medium level of staying power to it. The aroma is definitely driven by spice notes; earthy coriander, hay, orange zest, spicy ginger and perhaps some peppery notes. The orange zest & sweet grain character contributes aromas reminiscent of orange-spice cookies or perhaps even orange-cream candies.
Medium bodied, yet still fairly drinkable, enough residual malt allows the beer to stick to the palate after the beer has left my mouth. The residual coating leaves flavors of orange zest, dusty malt and an astringent, quite earthy, spice character that is presumable from the coriander, but probably also has a lot to do with the yeast. Up front this beer is balanced towards the sweet side of things; this accentuates an orange cream character as well as some honey like malt notes. This sweetness is quickly balanced by a dry, sharp finish that has the before mentioned yeast / coriander note as well as some lingering hop bitterness. The sediment adds a yeast flavor to the beer that adds a raw, dough-like quality and perhaps adds a bit more body as well. The finish almost has a sort of vegetal character to it, though I can’t say that it is necessarily detracting. A touch of white pepper-like spiciness add a welcoming note towards the end of each sip.
As the beer warms up a bit and loses its initial zippy carbonation, it begins to feel a bit more creamy on the tongue. This is definitely a nice beer, really it is a nice change of pace from the other X-thousand batches I have had. I can see how this would not be nearly as popular as some of the others, but I am quite happy to be able to sample one (thanks Craig)."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
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(4.4)
