This beer was recorded as a Dark Cloud, but my notes do not indicate that I was drinking a Munich Dunkel. From the description and my recollection, I must have ordered the Endless River. My notes are limited given that this is a final beer, but it does appear this may have been a Kolsch, which is what it is advertised to be.
Anyway, this beer was light with some sweetness and citrus flavors that reminded me more of a wheat beer than a Kolsch, though a Kolsch can have a sweet flavor. At first there was not much flavor, though eventually some malt and the sweet citrus taste I described came through. While eating, this beer seemed to taste better. However, on its own. the taste seemed to leave. Basically, it is not a good beer for just sitting and drinking beer. Still, when I tasted this beer, it was when Mother Earth was almost brand new, at least in the Raleigh market.
I give this beer 6 out of 10, and I look forward to trying this beer again. I’ve tried to visit the brewpub in Kinston before, but it was Sunday and it was closed. I look forward to visiting them in the next few months, however.
