Green Bench Brewing Co Bus Beer

Brilliant yellow-gold. Lovely nose rounds herbal-floral-zest hops with light, pure, sweet malt into a familiar gestalt. On the palate: Clean, lightly bready malt meets spicy-herbal hop flavor and a balancing bitterness. Nice and round, with enough body to hold that hop flavor. Finishes clean, softly bittersweet, with lingering spicy bitterness that compels further gulps. Dials up character a half-notch, never disrupting that harmonious whole. Give it to me in a dimpled mug and leave me alone a while.

“Nice woodfire smoke character in the nose, resinous and meaty but not ashy. Cracker-like malt aromatics and floral hops. Finely balanced flavor, as sweet grainy malt adeptly stands up to the smoke. Floral and perfume-like hop bitterness. Finishes clean and crisp.”

“Mellow herbal aroma. Light earthy, Mexican oregano–like herbal hops, Hawaiian bread rolls, and a clean off-dry finish. Slightly sweet, tempered by a light bitterness. An overall softer profile. A good softer, malt-forward approach.”