Catawba Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Jelly Time
What the brewers say
“PBJ Time Ale is a ‘light brown’ ale featuring subtle British hopping during the boil. This ale is aged on raspberries and real peanuts to give it layered bread, peanut, and jelly flavors. It is a PB&J in a glass!”
What our panel thought
Aroma: “Peanuts, light toasty notes, touch of malt sweetness, light raspberry fruitiness, light earthy hops. Smells like a PB&J sandwich.”
Flavor: “Peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich with the crust on. Big peanut in the start, light raspberry in the finish, touch of vanilla, moderate toasty, touch of earthy/wheat notes, thin-medium body, big mouthfilling carbonation. Raspberries come through as a light adjunct but do not provide much for complexity outside of initial flavor. Aftertaste: PBJ with the crust, moderate peanut, moderate toasty, touch of raspberry jam, light bitterness. A little light bodied but all elements are there. Finishes sweet but not too sweet.”
Overall: “If you want a PB&J (with the crust on) in a glass, this is it. Well executed, easy to drink beer that reminds me of childhood watching cartoons after school. The mixture between raspberries and peanuts hit the mark if they were going for PB&J, although it is somewhat muddled in the balance of the flavors.”
