Avery Brewing Company Ellie's Brown Ale $1.50 *** 1/2 Boulder, Colo. 12 ounces Brisk, with rich malt aromas.
CHATEAU DE LA CHESNAIE, MUSCADET DE SEVRE-ET-MAINE SUR LIE 1999: $8 Lemon and salt aromas, bright, brisk and sparkly.
Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale $4 *** Tadcaster, England 18.7 ounces Strong malty aroma, with dry, brisk flavors that linger.
If by chance you notice the fine, almost sweet maltiness of the aroma, and the brisk, dry, mineral quality of the flavors, even better.
This beer is dancingly light on the palate yet packed with flavour and aroma, highly effervescent and brisk yet low in bitterness".
This feather-light blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot plays a game: Its delicately candied aroma seems to promise sweet flavors, but is followed by a strikingly brisk dryness on the palate.
From the first sniff of its grainy, malty aroma, to the delicately fruity, lightly bitter flavors in the mouth, to the brisk, clean, energetic feeling after you swallow, a good Kölsch offers a smooth journey of sensations that may be unremarkable individually but are extraordinarily pleasant as an ensemble.
For my part, the best wines were bright and precise, with finely delineated aromas and flavors of spicy, earthy red fruits and flowers balanced by brisk freshness and lively acidity.
