I was on my way to see the NC State Wolfpack play St. Bonaventure and thought it would be nice to have an alcoholic treat prior to entering the game. They don't sell alcohol at the PNC Arena during State games. So I packed a couple of glasses, a bottle opener, and the Scuttlebutt Amber (http://www.scuttlebuttbrewing.com) with me and drank it in the parking lot with my buddy.
The beer poured a hazy pumpkin color. My buddy's beer had more than finger of head. Mine had less than half. Not a lot of retention, very little lacing. The aroma was hard to pin down. Smelled sweet, reminded me of the Cockeyed Cooper I had a while back. Smells of baked bread, raisins, maybe some other fruits in there.
The taste wasn't appealing. Couldn't tell if I had a bad bottle or if this was what it was supposed to be. Had a weird tang to it that I wasn't expecting from an amber ale. Since we had to rush to get inside the arena, I didn't have a lot of time to try and figure out what was going on here. My buddy and I agreed that this was "aiight", but we were both probably being nice about it. Lightly carbonated, it was light bodied and went down easily. Nevertheless, I probably won't be having this one again.
Grade: D+
Price paid: $3.99 (22 oz bomber)
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