New Planet Blonde Ale

**Aroma:** “Strong cider-like aroma and sweetness with notes of bubble gum and some fruity esters (pear and apple). Belgian phenolic yeast aromatics— particularly clove. Notes of cane sugar.” **Flavor:** “The phenolic yeast is not playing well with the sorghum flavors and aromas. Reminiscent of a dry cider, with very subtle Belgian ester character (pear and bubble gum). Finishes dry and astringent with a medium-high carbon- ation and low hops bitterness.” **Overall:** “Sweet yet dry and tart. The green apple and cider-like characteris- tics detract from the beer experience, and the finish is astringent. Lacks much of any Belgian yeast character, as fruitiness is certainly grain-derived. Much more cidery than beery. The tanginess helps differentiate it from other gluten-free beers for those looking for that sort of thing.”

__Aroma:__ “Getting more oak character than actual vanilla on the nose, which is good because vanilla can be overwhelming. Warming, it settles with a touch of malt sweetness, biscuit malt, brown sugar, and light floral hop.” __Flavor:__ “Simple: beer, vanilla. They’re both there, but they don’t play together much at all. Light earthy hops, mild bitterness, some clean malt. There’s oxidation, too, but might be an extra dose of the vanilla character. Fairly big bitterness in the tail end.” __Overall:__ “The base recipe for this beer is not necessarily up to the challenge of supporting the strong flavors they’ve added, and the addition of vanilla makes the beer muddled and a bit disjointed.”

**Aroma:** “Huge green apple, sweet fruit notes up front, without much else coming through. Buttery with some earthy character. A perry-ish aroma of white wine and cider apples. Light hint of doughy sweetness and burnt sugar.” **Flavor:** “Sweet candy-like flavor. Buttery and wine- or cider-like with green-apple notes. Ginger, lime, and pears. Low hops bitterness and no noticeable hops flavor. Tart and finishes slightly sweet with high carbonation. Very light body, with a grainy soda-like sweetness.” **Overall:** “The light sweetness, bitterness, and carbonation all come together in a very good balance to make this very drinkable. The tartness and sweetness in the finish provide a nice balance at the end. Tastes remarkably similar to an apple cider, with a bit more astringency and a bit more tartness. There is a musty burnt-butter thing, paired with the apple that is pleasant andcertainlydifferent.”