Off Color Brewing Apex Predator Third tropical level (whatever that mean) Farmhouse ale. 6.5% Alc. /Vol. IBU: 25. Malts: pils, flaked wheat, honey malt. Hops: Crystal, Sterling. Secret techniques: Free Rise fermentation, prey selection. Brewed and bottled by Off Color Brewing, Chicago, IL.
Hazy, cloudy, straw yellow coloring, with a voluminous ivory head, leaving lace.
Citrus aromatics, spicy, wheat-y, musty, and a little bit funky. Just right.
In the mouth, all those flavors and more. Citrus-y spicy, and slightly sour. Fresh, zesty, and easy-going. Lots a lemon, a touch of spice, and a little honey. I love the taste of this. An authentic feeling farmhouse ale, unlike so many others. Slight hop buzz, slight a bunch of things, but it's the Belgian yeast that's making the biggest impression on me. This feel right. Go get some.
So, back to the why it's my first. I'd heard about them, but it was either the expense or the uninspiring graphics that did not spur me into purchasing a 4-pack. Nice illustrations, but the lack of color pushed me away, I'd bet. But, then, would they be "Off Color" if their graphics weren't black and white?
So, while some people were saying good things about them, I just wasn't listening very hard. I still haven't bought one. This was a sample from the Sample Man, bless his heart. (A different one from last time. They're always different, every time.) I have two new jobs thanks to him: buy more bottles for me to try out, and buy some kegs from him to share with the fine folks on the West Bank.
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