Mother Earth Dark Cloud

Overall: 2 out of 5 steins

Good for people who like: Yuengling, Spaten, no hops

Goes well with: chicken and gravy

Stats: ?

Brewery: Mother Earth Brewing

Bought it at: Sam's Quik Shop

This is an offering from one of NC's newest breweries, Mother Earth. A Dunkel (dark) German lager, this beer is billed as a session beer.

Overall, I was dissapointed with this brew. The picture above is from the website. Notice that nice foamy head on their pour? Mine had none of that. Zero. There wasn't much nose, but that's to be expected with the style. On the website ME notes that this beer isn't heavy, overbearing, or bitter. That is 100% true. However, there's got to be some bitterness to balance all that malt. I came away with a thin sweetness that really fell flat. Do understand that the style definitely does not call for much hop presence, but in this case I think the beer could stand a bigger early hop addition for balance sake.

Mother Earth has three other beers out now and I definitely want to give them a try. I heard great things on the interwebs about their beer dinner at Dos Perros. This is another addition to the craft brew scene within the 200 mile Durham Bullseye so I'm all on board. They are located in Kinston. Who is up for a road trip?