White Rascal Belgian-Style Wheat Ale

Judging by the label and style, I feel this a perfect beer to follow the Lucifer review. I'm not quite sure exactly what a white rascal is. I couldn't find a reference to it in demonology. So that leads me to believe it is just the name of the beer, and the demonic image was added for the belgian religious image obsession I commented on in the last post.



In this post I'm going to be trying out a new review format to liven up the blog. It also keeps me from boring myself with the same sentence formulae I've been using for the past month.

Appearance: Cloudy, Light gold with a fluffy white head.

Scent:Smells of Hops, Wheat, and fruit. Based on the little blurb on the bottle,I'm going to guess the fruity smell is curacao orange peels.

Taste: a light taste with a fair amount of wheat and citrus.

This was a good beer overall. The orange peel was a nice touch. This beer made me realize i'm starting to really appreciate wheat beers. I don't know if I would place them before abbey ales,at least not at this point in my alcoholic journey.

More belgian style from Cooperstown....

More from the my friends at the Ommegang Brewery. This time they have given me Hennepin, a "Saison farmhouse" ale (I'm not quite sure what it means,but it's damn good).



Father Hennepin was apparently the belgian missionary who discovered the Niagara Falls. Although I don't have a positive position on missionaries,anybody who discovered the Falls at least deserves to have a beer named after them. This beer didn't have the flavor complexities I found in the abbey ales,but it wasn't anything to bitch about either. Hoppy and pale,with a great deal more flavor than most pale ales. If you are bored with Bass and live in the North East,I would give this a try If I were you. If not,you're missing out.

Peace Dog!!!!

Ommegang....

During my walk from the WRONG train stop after work(complications with the L train),my angry and defeated ass picked this one up at a bodega on Grand St.


Ommegang. It has what appears to be a Belgian name. Belgian-style label. Even taste like a Belgian. But just because it walks like a duck doesn't necessarily make it a duck. This eurotrash wannabe was brewed right here in New York State. Cooperstown to be exact. This is just what I needed to end a painful trip from work to home. Apparently it is a belgian-style "abbey" ale. I'm not quite sure what that means, but if all "abbey" ales are like this it must mean fuckin' awesome. It has a great taste and characterisitics I've only found in some expensive dark beers. This is the best beer I've had this week. Probably in several weeks. This is definetely the beer I'm bringing back to NH by the case when I visit.