3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ Bittercreek: Pours a copper color with a nice white head. The nose is fresh with some piney hops and a tight toasty background of malts. The flavor is fresh and crisp with clean citrusy hops. Very nice pale ale with a nice handle on everything. Tight.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Capone’s. Pours pale gold with fluffy white head. Nose is resiny hops, black pepper, spicy yeasty. Tastes hoppy, fruity with mango and pineapple, resiny, spicy with black pepper. Medium palate heft. This one is not a 3.0 beer. It is a 3.5 and higher beer. Trust me on that, and try this one if you see it.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at TJ’s: Aroma of malt, hops, grass, grain, and a hint of citrus. Poured yellow/gold in color with a small, creamy, dense, white head that diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer, as well as around the edges. Clear. Not sparkling. Very good lacing. Flavor is slightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of malt, grass, hops, and a hint of caramel. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Malt, grass, hop finish is lightly dry, slightly sweet, and lightly bitter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Capone’s. Poured a hazy golden color. Grassy, some floralness, citrus and caramel.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ APEX. Thin, almost non-existent head, very thin lace.
Hazy apricot color.
Spicy and floral aroma, thin palate, reminiscent of a good clean pils.
If you like IPA but need something sessionable, this is your jam.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Malt and light citrus aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with malt. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light pine lingers with malt.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Pony Bar. Pale golden pour. The nose is softly hoppy with orange peel and a light malt base. A kiss of spice and some light fruit. There is a bit of soft toast. It’s simple but decent.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled on tap poured a light copper with white head. Aromas of pine straw and mild citrus. Flavor was a bit grassy with a touch of barnyard straw and hay. Body was medium light with a real dry feel
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Fountainhead. I’m really not sure why this is called an EPA. It is a low abv APA. Anyway, pours an attractive golden amber with a sticky white head. Nose is spicy and citrusy, faint caramel malt notes as well. On taste, soft bitterness and grassy and fruity hops. Light estery fruitiness as well. Light and refreshing. Pretty decent pint, this one.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from Whole Foods. There is a dash of green in the dark tan pour. Top of the heap aroma - sweet mellow hops, freshly baked cookies. green leaves. The taste is peppy and hoppy (Amarillo? Just a guess). It is pretty light on the palate, and not sugary or heavy on the malts. There are some green hops in the aftertaste. A really good PA - glad I had it fresh.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at 4th NoVA Summer Brewfest. Pours clear amber with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is light malt (cookie, straw), heavy hops (citrus, floral, pine), and light esters (fruity). Flavor is hoppy with a light malt finish. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth and a dry finish.
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