 CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Apr 23, 2007
On tap at the grand opening 1/19/07: Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of lightly sweet, toasty pale malt with a touch of citrusy grapefruity hops. Body starts with nice mild malty sweetness and good fresh piny citrusy hoppy balance. A nice APA.
ChainGangGuy (1511), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Appearance: Hazy, dark copper body with a small, ivory-colored head.
Smell: Malts smelling lightly of cracked English toffee and dry biscuits enveloped by a grassy hop character.
Taste: English-minded maltiness with a hint of toffee and less than a hint of sweetness. Takes on a more biscuity quality upon warming. Grassy, earthy hops with a medium bitterness. Finishes decidedly bitter.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation.
Drinkability: I’ve had different renditions of the BR-549 Pale Ale, and, for me, I must admit I preferred the more maltier, somewhat sweeter versions we saw early on.
tjthresh (1275), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Oct 29, 2007 On tap at the brewpub with CaptainCougar, TBC, and kp
Pours hazy dark copper orange. Stiff white head.
Earthy woody hop aroma. Some dry biscuit malts aromas
Lots of earthy hops. Some citrus and herbs as well. Again with the biscuit.
Kind of a typical body and mouthfeel. Light body and refreshing.
Yeppers, its a pale ale.
jcwattsrugger (3807), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Oct 22, 2007 on tap-pours a thin off white head and cloudy orange color. Aroma is musty malt, earthy hops. Taste is musty medium malt, secondary earthy/metallic (English) hops, pungent (non-English) hops and woody. Descriptions says barley is British, hops are American!? Later I did pick up the citrus hops but for the first 3/4 , none.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jun 7, 2008Date: 01/18/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy dark copper, wispy beige head,
Aroma: nice sweet aroma with a good fruity character and a bit of floral hops,
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor with a slightly sweet fruity character balanced by citrus hops, light bitter finish grows over time,
Overall: ends up with the fruity malt dominating with just a bit of hops to balance
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Date: 08/30/2007
Mode: cask
Words: amerilla single hop with simcoe dry hop
Aroma: sweet fruity caramel malt aroma,
Flavor: lots of sweet caramel malt flavor with a nice fruity character,
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Date: 09/13/2007
Mode: cask
Words: amarello single hop with cascade dry hop
Appearance: opaque amber, fine beige head, lots of scattered lace,
Aroma: dry caramel malt aroma with a touch of toasted and plenty of earthyness,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, well balanced by the earthyness that leads to a light bitter finish,
Overall: turning out to be more of a malty bitter, will be interesting when this batch comes on tap
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Date: 06/05/2008
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.2
Words: cascade single hop
Words: atonum dry hop and randall
Aroma: fruity malt aroma with lots of floral hops,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, touch of caramel sweetness, fruity character comes from behind and builds towards the bottom of the pint, touch of citrus grows as well, well baanced by the floral and earthy hops, light bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
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