Beer Group September Tasting (#3)

Tuesday was our beer tasting group's third monthly tasting. Membership was a little down, four people attended (since 6 yes RSVPS decided day of to become no RSVPS...understandably conflicts arise that cannot be rescheduled, but anyone else annoyed by the RSVP system--yes should mean yes, not maybe or as long as I feel like it when the time comes), but the beer quality shone nonetheless. And, we happened to get a couple rounds of Euchre in too, always fun!

Here's the beer's we tried: (forgot a picture, sorry!)
 (1) Saku Originaal (Pale Lager): pretty sure this is my first time having a beer from Estonia, plus I finally found a lager that I really enjoyed and would go back to if I wanted a refreshing tasteful lager, floral mostly with a bready end, banana and orange, tastes a bit like cider with a crispness, refreshing, lemon shandyish, candy, lightly carbonated, the legs fade, and there is an imperceptible skunky flavor that I did not mind if it was there at all. 4.6% ABV. See more here.
(2) Allagash White (Witbier): the description says it is curacao orange rind which is supposedly a sour green (unripe) orange, sweet lemon candy interestingly enough, coriander in big hits once in a while, bitter rind, unfiltered, thin white legs, yellow color, subtle pine hop accentuating citrus/spice. 5.1% ABV. See more here.
(3) Saranac Legacy IPA: pine and resin (sappy) hops, green hops, nice legs with white foamy head, floral, slightly bitter and semi-dry, a little particulate, bubbles were not super visible to me, slight citrus and overall tang to the beer. 6.5% ABV. See more here.
(4) Browar-Amber Grand Imperial Porter (Baltic Porter): from Poland, banana bread aroma, brownish head, sweet milk chocolate with a medium roast coffee end that coupled with the chocolate creates a dark Polish chocolate flavor that is awesome (you've never had hot chocolate if you haven't had Wawel from Krakau), deep brown/mahogany on the edges and in light, thick, nice legs, has a sweetness that reminds me of an aged barrel beer but without any oak notes, very rich with a little alcohol too. 8% ABV. See more here.

Beer of the Night: gotta go to the Grand Imperial Porter, so reminiscent of Polish hot chocolate.

'til next time.