3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Had the 2013 Golden Ale at Henry’s in Portland. I expected more fruit, but still a very sessionable ale. Light to medium body, some malts come through in the body. Finish is slightly sour berry. Overall worth drinking.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle from "Lifesource" in Salem.
$3.99.
NOTE this is no longer an IPA but a Golden Ale and only 4.3% alc.
Darker hazy golden almost amber ale with a small bubbly off white head.
Nose mainly malty but with a faint berry sweetness.
Smooth creamy,mellow taste with bitter sweet berry tones..appears real huckleberry taste if you ever had some in the Oregon woods.
Palate is fine and rather good for the style.
I liked this simple PNW style golden ale.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
22. Pours a hazy flat medium amber. Light head, no lace. Nose can’t decide if it’s lightly fruity or lightly caramel, so it splits the difference. Flabby light body, soft carb. Caramel and soft tangy berry notes on the mid palate. Tastes almost synthetic. Mild finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the Alibi Room. Pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma of dark fruits (assume this is the huckleberries!) candy floss and acetone. Flavour is basically the same but no sign of a hop finish. Wouldn’t rush out to have it again.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A decent IPA especially given the fruity additions. A resinous IPA with some fruity (non specific) sweet notes, but a gorgeous color.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at OBF. Pours a hazy rose with a white head. Aroma seems blueberry. Med body. Flavor seems blueberry with so much resin/citrus hop the caramel backdrop is nearly lost. Flavor is dark berry and oh so NW in the finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma has the berries upfront, light acetic notes and cotton candy. Flavour of huckleberries, light sweetness, mild hops, with no bitterness on the finish. Drinkable, but boring.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 10/20
First Annual Portland Fruit Beer Festival – Portland, OR
This being an Imperial IPA with added Huckleberry. This was light purple I color, clear hazy with a thin head. The flavors where strong IPA aroma and flavor. No Huckleberry comes out in this beer. I was disappointed. This was decent IPA.
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