Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning
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No matter what you call this beer — Über Pils or Bock Lager — after you drink a glass, you’ll be sure to call it tasty.
Clipper City goes into more detail:
We call this beer an Über Pils – a pilsner style bock lager. Rich, malty, and well rounded but with a firm structure of noble hops. Surprisingly pale in color for such a powerful, complex beer.
The only other Clipper City beer I’ve had was Loose Cannon — a very tasty, floral IPA. Like Loose cannon, Small Craft Warning is part of the Heavy Seas line of robust, high alcohol-by-volume beers; and while past experience meant my expectations were high, you might also call them mixed. I wasn’t very excited about a pilsner, Über or not.
I poured Small Craft Warning into a fluted pilsner glass — etched, appropriately enough, with the image of a clipper ship. The golden beer was slightly hazy, with a surprising number of tiny white suspensions and a huge, exuberant head that threatened to erupt from the narrow glass.
Pale, grainy malt rose up to my nose, riding on the wings of floral hops. The malt was richer than expected, but the floral, almost fruity hops were the most pleasant surprise.
Small Craft Warning’s taste fell in line with the aroma. It tasted malty, biscuity, but also sugary with floral hops. The beer also boasts a pleasant citrus bitterness, but there’s nearly no bitter buildup. Instead, each sip finishes with an easy, malty aftertaste and a lingering yeast flavor reminiscent of a Belgian ale. It has a light to medium body, but still feels viscous in the mouth.
I’ve nothing but good things to report about the Heavy Seas series, and there are still several in the line I haven’t tried — so it’s safe to say we’ll see more Clipper City this year.
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