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Weekly ALEment

Imperial Brown Ale    

Quick Facts

Brewery: Bayhawk Ales

Beer Style: American Brown Ale

Origin: Orange County, CA, USA

ABV: 7.2%

IBU: 18

Glassware: Pint Glass

Serve Temp: 45°-50°

Brewer’s Profile: Chocolate, Molasses, Roasty, Vanilla

Summary

Bayhawk Ales is the largest microbrewery in Orange County. It’s very popular and a favorite microbrewery among locals. Unfortunately, I will have to report my first “bad beer blog” from such a highly rated microbrewery.

I don’t have much to say, really, because I didn’t have a chance to taste the beer. The profile sounded appealing, and I do love a good Brown, but I never got past the visual aspect of the pour. Needless to say, all you have to do is take a look at the picture to get the idea. Once we poured the beer, a thick off-white chunk of “crap” was found floating at the top. The thought of Egg-Drop Soup came to mind when trying to describe how the beer looked. I did take a small sniff from the glass and it was a pretty sour/foul smell. We dumped the entire beer down the drain.

I’m sure that it was not the intention of the brewery to put “crap” in their beer, and I do feel disappointed that I have to blog about a beer I couldn’t even try. But this is what I encountered and I must report. I do hope to someday try the Imperial Brown Ale as it was intended to taste. Just not anytime soon, I think.