Bayhawk King Crab Honey Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

The house-ale of the King's Fish House resturant chain, contract brewed by Bayhawk Ales.

Took my fiance out to dinner for Valentine's Day at the local King's Fish House (Mission Valley), and decided to forego their ussual decent lineup of Ballast Point draught offerings, to give this beer a honest try.

Like most other Bayhawk beers, this "honey ale" is a bit of an under-achiever. That is to say, just like the kid at school who could be smart if he applied himself, this particular beer really could put forth greater effort to satisfy.

Fresh and fairly lively in appearence, but rather muted in the aroma -- even after letting it warm up to proper ale-like temperatures.

Come across the tongue a bit disjointed -- almost as if the honey was something of a last-minute addition to the entire affair. In other words, the honey sweetness and the functional-yet-anonymous bitterness don't seem to be melded together very well. A case where the sum of the parts don't amount to much, come the end of the glass.

Drinkable, but just not very interesting -- i.e., par for the course for virtually every other Bayhawk beer. Merely going through the motions, nothing more.

Probably a safe bet for folks shy about straying too far from the Sam Adams/Pete's Wicked Ale mentality, but nothing that I personally find very exciting.
//TB