Some of the other contributors of this blog went ape-shit (no pun intended), when I told them about this beer. Personally, I never thought twice about it-if you like banana bread (which I do), why not banana bread beer? My only concern was that it would be too sweet.

As it turns out, it is not sweet at all, and is actually one of the most enjoyable beers I have ever had. It is crisp and refreshing, with a moderate banana (not too banana-y-like my new adjective?) taste (more like a mad monkey scientist took a banana and sucked out all of the sugar to create a race of mutants or something) and a hint of clove. It has a beautiful, clear amber color and perfect carbonation. It is, to me, what many pumpkin ales try to be and end up falling short.

This is definitely a type of beer I would buy again. For someone who tends to hate fruity beers, I can easily imagine myself nursing this on a porch on a hot summer's day. I.e., it's a keeper.