Friday lunch found me catching a bite on the South Side at Smokin' Joe's Saloon. Smokin' Joe's is a great South Side beer bar offering a few hundred different bottles of beer, fairly priced pub food, and 60 beers on tap!
As I looked over the draft selection, I found a beer that fit my mood, Southampton Double White.
Southampton Double White, 7% ABV:
Beautiful, cloudy, golden appearance . . . Bananas, citrus, and clove in the nose. Malty upfront with flavors of citrus rind, spice, and bananas. Has a nice spritzy effervescence. Flavors dissipate slowly with heavy orange and lemon citrus, spice, and hints of bananas leading way to a nice crisp, semi-dry finish . . . Very complex . . . Very satisfying . . . This Double White Ale is much more complex and sophisticated than its traditional White Ale counterparts. Stylistically speaking, you wouldn't enter this White Ale into a White Ale category. It's much too large for the category. This is a thinking outside of the box White Ale that combines American creativity with the fundamental flavor profile of a traditional White Ale. This is a White Ale with attitude . . . Bad-ass attitude. Thanks, Phil!
If you are unfamiliar with Southampton Double White, and enjoy White Ales, you should run out and find this unique offering. It is widely available in distributors, bottle shops, and restaurants throughout the Pittsburgh area, and it's draft presence will surely increase with the recent onset of sunnier, warmer days.
As always, if you contact me looking for direction, I would be more than happy to point you to the nearest retailer in your region that carries this fine product.
Cheers!
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