3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
16 ounce pint - $5.00 at 5 Seasons North in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Appearance: Lightly hazed, dark copper body sporting steady streams of effervescence and a small, albeit creamyish, off-white head.
Smell: Strong scent of concentrated resins and pithy citric citrus fruits with a backing of modestly scented malts underneath.
Taste: Lightly sweetish, bready malts with slight cookie accents to it. Earthy, strongly resinous (but overly so) with a lemon oil taste. Moderate bitterness throughout. The resinous herbaceousness and citrus oil remain firmly affixed until the bitter, dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation.
Overall: It’s a good, hearty India Pale Ale.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brewery: 5 Seasons Westside
Date: June 11, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, frothy white head, spidery lace
Aroma: big sweet citrus aroma, crystal sweetness, touch of pine
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of hops, peppery spicyness, sweet pine sap, fruity orange citrus, caramel and butterscotch, balancing bitterness allows the hops to shine
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: ***+ /4
Date: June 22, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine beige head, solid lace
Aroma: sweet caramel and butterscotch aroma, lots of citrus hops
Flavor: sweet bready flavor, caramel sweetness, touch of butterscotch, lots of balancing hopa, nice citrus, long bitter finish
Overall: thw westside version is better as the butterscotch does not show up as soon
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice Citrusy hops with a toasty malt. Again this is darker in flavor than expected, bit it’s good.
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