Urban Family Temporary Permanence

Val and I have moved on to binge watching “Designated Survivor.” I enjoy the show, but it has a bunch of different mini plots in the show, making it necessary to pay attention at all times. We’ll see if it gets better.

ABV: 5.8%

Style: American Wild Ale

Trivia: According to the brewery website, “We’re a small craft brewery located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We have an eclectic focus on creating beer and strive constantly for innovation. You may not see the same beer every time you visit but we try to utilize fresh ingredients, complex yeast strains, and interesting hop profiles. We were founded on the principles of creating something as a family. Working together to make beer that represents who we are, and what we love. We may not all be related, but family is what you make it.”

Random: I have this habit of having to watch shows until the end, even if I stop liking them.

The beer poured with a huge and fluffy, four finger, white head. It was whipped and looked like egg whites. It took forever to dissipate and left some lacing on the glass. The body was a clear, straw yellow with intense carbonation. The nose had a lot of hay and grass with barnyard funk. The taste also had hay and a lot of grass. It also had some funk, although not as much as the nose. Pink bubblegum and yeast came through as well. The body was very light, bordering on too light, but still had a lot of carbonation. The finish was quick and grassy. This beer wasn’t cheap at $16.99 ($1.80 per ounce). Despite that, I enjoyed the beer a lot and I was glad I tried it, although the price would prohibit me from trying it again.

Untappd Rating: 4.0/5.0

Urban Family Delicious Ambiguity

Sometimes, you buy a beer because of the label or the name. This was one of these cases.

ABV: 5%

Style: American Wild Ale

Trivia: According to the brewery website, “We are a small craft brewery located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We brew small batch beers that are yeast driven and inspired by French & Belgian farmhouses. Everything we do is done by hand the old fashioned way, utilizing local Pacific Northwest ingredients. Our beer can be found at our tasting room as well as finer beer bars and bottle shops across Washington State. For more information follow us on FB and Twitter.”

Random: The beer label has a part of this quote on it (which I love): “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.”

The beer poured with a pure white head that was half a finger high. It dissipated quickly and left no lacing on the glass. The body was a dusky pink color with no carbonation visible due to the cloudiness. The nose had a sourness with unripe raspberries and mint syrup. It had some yeast as well. The taste was a bit more medicinal with some mint, but quickly went into raspberry and strawberry and wasn’t very tart. The yeast was more muted in the taste than the nose. It had a light body with high carbonation. The finish was quick with berries. A bottle of this was $9.50 ($.56 per ounce). The beer was only alright to me. I wish that it had more tartness in the taste and the medicinal note was distracting.

Untappd Rating: 3.0/5.0

Urban Family Limesicle

Tonight’s beer is one that is a turbid IPA. A lot of people have their opinions on whether they are good or bad. Personally, it doesn’t matter to me one way or another. If a beer is good, I’ll keep drinking it.

ABV: 5.5%

Style: American IPA

Trivia: According to the brewery website, “We are a small craft brewery located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We brew small batch beers that are yeast driven and inspired by French & Belgian farmhouses. Everything we do is done by hand the old fashioned way, utilizing local Pacific Northwest ingredients. Our beer can be found at our tasting room as well as finer beer bars and bottle shops across Washington State. For more information follow us on FB and Twitter.”

Random: Lime is one of my favorite ice pop flavors.

This beer poured with a huge, four finger, pure white head. The head was very fluffy, like whipped egg whites. It also dissipated slowly and left a lot of spiderweb lacing on the glass along with a crown. The body was very turbid and lemon-yellow in color. The nose had a lot of lime juice, lime zest and bread. It was all citrus. The taste was not nearly as good as the nose. It had artificial lime cleaner and a medicinal taste, like green Ny Quil. Lemon and lime pith and Sprite came through too. It was a bit more tart to me than it was hoppy. The body was on the medium side with light carbonation. It had a quick finish with artificial lime. The bottle was $10.49, which came to $.62 per ounce, which I thought was pretty expensive. I liked where this beer was conceptually, just not the execution.

Untappd Rating: 3.0/5.0

Urban Family More With Honey

Val has this habit of wanting beers because they have cute labels. Can you guess if this is one of those beers?

ABV: 5.9%

Style: Saison/Farmhouse Ale

Trivia: According to the brewery website, “We are a small craft brewery located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. We brew small batch beers that are yeast driven and inspired by French & Belgian farmhouses. Everything we do is done by hand the old fashioned way, utilizing local Pacific Northwest ingredients. Our beer can be found at our tasting room as well as finer beer bars and bottle shops across Washington State. For more information follow us on FB and Twitter.”

Random: One of my pet peeves are breweries that don’t list beer information on the actual website and list it on twitter and Facebook.

The beer poured with a full finger of pure white head. It dissipated quickly, but only left a modicum of lacing on the glass. The body was a hazy yellow color with moderate carbonation visible. The nose had lemon juice and funk. What was surprising was that I couldn’t pick up any honey at all. There was some yeast that came through. The taste started with lemon juice and sourness. Cinnamon was there, which was in opposition to the lemon juice. Yeast was next, but again, the honey was missing. It had a very light body with high carbonation, which made this beer no problem to drink. It had a quick finish with lemon tartness. A bottle of this was $9.99 ($.62 per ounce). This beer didn’t impress me and the balance was off. I wouldn’t have this one again, although I’m glad I tried it.

Untappd Rating: 3.5/5.0