My main haul of beers consist of two sizes, 12 oz bottles and 22 oz bombers. Because I'm the only one that's drinking, I tend to favor the 12 oz selections, opting to save the 22 oz bombers for special occasions. Unfortunately, I can easily build up a gigantic backlog of 22 oz bottles, which is what happened here, and I knew that I needed to unload some of my wares. I decided to give the ol' Bean a shot. I believe this is actually the first time that I've had something from Olde Hickory (http://www.oldehickorybrewery.com), even though I've bought a few of their beers already. Here's to hoping that this one is pretty good!
Anyway, the beer poured a dark brown color with three fingers of head. The head was interesting..it looked like soda. It fizzed, it fizzled out, leaving no trace of lacing on the side of the pilsner glass. Never had a beer that did that before. I could detect aromas of roasted malt and coffee, but really couldn't detect the vanilla notes. Not a good sign so far.
As far as the taste, I could dtect more coffee and malt, still couldn't taste much of the vanilla. If it was there, it was very subtle. I thought the beer was incredibly watered down, not full flavored at all. Maybe it was meant to be a sessionable beer, but I found it to miss its mark. That part about the soda like head? This stuff was super carbonated, just like soda. I found it hard to drink, and with the watered down taste, I was reminded of flavored tonic water. Not good at all. Could you imagine a coffee drink that was carbonated like soda? I can't. It's what did The Bean in. I drank the whole thing, but this one really deserved to be poured out. I hope the rest of Olde Hickory's offerings aren't this bad. Sorry ol' Bean, you're going to need to try again.
Grade: D-
Price Paid: $5.00 (22 oz bomber)
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