Sun Valley White Cloud Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Pours a clear amber-copper with a small white head. Aroma is almost nonexistent but I do detect a bit of sweetness. Not digging the taste at all though--there is an off flavor here that I just can't place but it doesn't belong in an amber ale. Another disappointing beer from Sun Valley.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Ah! An American brew that's not loaded in hops - quite a nice change. Reddish copper brew that poured a very small cap, but with all the fine effervecanse, a small but thick tan cap was retained thoughout the entire glass. Nice messy lacing. The aroma is refreshing with an adequate ammount of roasted malts and caramel with notable fruitness and mild hops. Taste seems pretty good initially but quickly goes bland as it cannot hold its flavour. More caramel malts. I'm not convinced if at the very very end of the taste there is a hint of metallic flavour or alcohol....I can't decide. Mouthfeel is quite full and smooth. Medium bodied or just below. Finishes with a faint but nice bitterness.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Horribly ugly label looks like a 1950’s ducking hunting magazine. Beer pours pure copper, with a good half-inch creamy cap that lasted the entire brew. Aroma was kind of bla yuck consisting of mild wheatyness and faint metallic hop. Taste seemed to me slightly smoky and had bitterness from some hops but the hops had no flavor, lots of oak in the flavor and the taste seems watered down. This was my first and most likely last brew from Idaho and this was thanks to beercronics parents and they’re many travels.

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

NorCal tasting Jan 06 - This was the 5th of 5 Sun Valley beers brought back by a taster. This was beer was okay with me. Nothing too good or too bad with it. An aroma on the small side of tihngs. Nothing really big here, just a sweet caramel aroma. Appearance was brown in color, clear with minimal head. Medium bodied with a clean finish. Flavor was crackers and caramel.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Medium brown color, small head. Medium bodied ale, spicy flavor, clove and coriander? Malts are slightly sweet, slightly hoppy. Smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is full and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly malty, Mellow flavor, nice beer.