He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale, a Fruit Beer by Shmaltz Brewing Company22 ounce bottle. The bottle declares this to be an "Imperial Amber Ale brewed with luscious pomegranate juice." I declare this to be good.
The pour is beautiful. A thin white head floats on a golden-orange body that has a faint pink glow. The carbonation is lively and there is minor lacing. The aroma hints of graham cracker, berries, and raisins.
The taste is mostly dry and tart, with a hint of sweet honey or caramel. The tartness, I assume, is from the pomegranate juice. There is a slight bite when the ale touches the tongue, although not the alcohol flavor I expected. Perhaps it is tempered somewhat by the pomegranate. The carbonation dances over the tongue and palate.
This is really good stuff. The wife made a green salad of romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and radish in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing, and oven poached salmon in a dill, Vidalia onion, and cucumber relish for dinner. The Origin Pomegranate played nicely against the tartness of both the salad and the salmon. The only drawback was the Vidalia onion, which tried to overpower the rest of the meal.
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