Brewer's Art, 2/21/09

Brewer's Art
Baltimore, MD
Sat. 2/21/09, 7:30pm
[open]
re-visit to this brewpub many years after the original visit

House Brews:
Ozzy
Resurrection (J)
Beacon Ale
Proletary (J)
Cerberus Tripel (B)
Petroleuse (B)

Cerberus Tripel:
Clear pale straw golod. Thin, quickly dissipating head. Aroma is faint but yeasty. Distinct apple flavor in the beer. Unlike any other tripel I've had before. Flavor is crisp although the beer is slightly flat to me. Also, the beer is served at just below room temperature - or at least much less chilled than I expected. [Hindsight note: possibly it was casked]. Fine body and mouthfeel. It's showing signs of being a chameleon and warming up to a far different beer than at first taste.
8.5

Resurrection:
Caramel color. Slight head. The taste has a spicy element and an earthy element. The body is excellent. There is some malt and hop presence, but I don't think of this beer as primarily malty or hoppy. Served close to room temperature. It is a complex, interesting beer. Not easily categorized. 8.6

Petroleuse:
Clear reddish-gold color. Very little head. Aroma is gently malty. Also served less chilled. Body is sweetly silky. Very nice mouthfeel. Flavor? Oddly lacking. I taste malts but little else so far. It's advertised as having "earthy hop characer[sic]". Haven't yet found that. 8.1

Proletary:
Dark, slightly reddish color. Smells like coffee. It has a strong malty taste with tones of coffee and chocolate. Body is good. It could use something to balance the strong malt presence. It's a good beer, but not great. Doesn't really change as it warms up. Well made, but it's a one-note beer. 8.2