Skinny Dip, a Belgian Ale by New Belgium Brewing Company
On tap at Trackside Pizza, Puyallup, Washington.
Skinny Dip arrives clear honey yellow with a thin white head. The lacing it leaves behind consists of small specks, like an ale dot-to-dot. It smells intensely of butterscotch. It is a good smell, but strange. The flavor is light. It begins with a minor bite, with a few spices in the background, that quickly turns nutty, although it is rather light.
My major problem with it is that the nose and taste don't quite match. Another is that as it warms a hidden fruitiness begins to emerge. I wish that flavor was more present from the beginning and bolder throughout.
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