2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Nose is hoppy, but some really odd scents here. Reminds me of some cheap-brand orange/mango candy of some sort. Flavor is reminscent of orange soda with sour bitterness at the end. Not real chewy malts for backing, though. Is a bit watery and needs heft. Bah.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A good beer, but an average pale ale.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A little on the bland side, but nothing offensive about it. Mild hop flavor and nice crispness but not much else. Passable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours with a deep honey color and produces a short-lived thick and creamy white head. I liked it; makes for a fine session beer, alhtough a little strong at 7.1% alcohol by volume IPA from the North Coast Brewing Company of Fort Bragg, Mendocino County
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
A pretty mild flavored pale ale and not much aroma. Light and smooth on the palate, an almost buttery biscuit malt at first, with faint citrus notes in the finish. Refreshing but doesn’t really have much character to shout about.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Tasting Notes from Fall 2000: Not complex or flavorful. Pretty disappointing
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Refreshing pale ale. Not very hoppy so people who think that Sierra nevada is too bitter this would be the choice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
light and easy to drink reminded me of Weinhards Pale
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pale orange color; Head was medium with good staying power; aroma was existent only.
’Unexceptional, satisfying.’- that is what I wrote in my notebook when I tasted this beer, but in hindsight, the lack of any ’wow’ factors sort of appeals to me in a small way. When you might be looking for a nice session beer that won’t rip up your palate, this one would serve you well.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Appearance: Amber, thin head, needs a better label. Aroma: Nothing prominent. Flavor: Fairly simple, malty/grainy, faint hops & very clean. Reminds me of Grolsch Amber with different yeast. Nothing to keep you from going through 6 on a sunny afternoon. Palate: Wee bit thin.
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