Found this beer at the House of Gluntz here in Chicago. This place is, if I remember correctly (the original facility of) Chicago’s first and oldest distributer (they have a great beer book by the way), dating back to 1888. They mostly have wine in the place, but when I asked for cold beer they pointed to a hidden little cooler that was busy chilling this here beer, a few awesome cheeses and a sprinkling of wine. Anyway, a cool part of local history. This here beer poured a simple buttery golden and sported a decent head and some lace-all retreated in a minute to a cup of yellow fizzy water. Aromas were decent for the style featuring fresh malty grain, as well as a lemony hop profile. the mouthfeel was nicely crisp, yet a trifle cloying. The beer does taste good, and is more complex than most for the style. Flavors run fairly deep as the generous grain notes give way to a fairly long hop component which rewards the taster with a cleansing bitter finish. This is a fine beer to start with, but it begs for a gear change after two.

Serving type: bottle

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