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Arbor Dark Corner Ale (2007)

Arbor Dark Corner Ale (2007)

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A Brown Ale brewed by
Arbor Brewing Company Pub & Eatery

Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

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363.3/5.03.28/5.0Summer7.5%74.4Dimpled mug P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Imperial Brown Ale. IBU's= 26. Tasting Notes: A nice bold summer beer with a huge floral hoppy nose, medium body, and a well balanced palate full of bready carmelly malts balanced by rich floral hops. Medium carbonation contributes to the drinkability of this unique ale. We are pleased to present this limited release collaboration beer jointly designed and brewed at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti and Dark Horse Brewing Co in Marshall. Dark Corner is a celebration of the creativity and passion that Michigan brewers Matt Greff and Aaron Morse bring to their craft. It is also a tribute to their cooperative spirit and sense of community. This year’s recipe is an ode to simplicity. It is an imperial brown ale with lots of rich malts for a pleasing palate with hints of toasted bread an caramel. Hops are floral and understated which contributes to its balance and drinkability. The 6 packs are custom-drawn collectibles. Next year’s Dark Corner will be a new brew with a new story.
Red caps were brewed and bottled by Arbor Brewing and black caps were brewed and bottled by Dark Horse

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 MrChris (110), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20

Jan 6, 2008  
Popped the lid with anticipation. Musty malted nose lend an air of dark appearance. Pours cloudy with lots of little dark floaty bits I have come to expect from Dark Horse. Small tan head. Malted goodness with a big warming and a little bitter kick in the end. Hangs on your palate. Solid to the end.

 jeffwilliams11 (304), hooterville, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
May 31, 2008  
holy carb bomb batman. this beer took me like 15 minutes to pour. smells fruity and a little hoppy. adide from the carb issues, this is a very good beer.


 Ofortuna (318), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/512/20
May 8, 2008  
From my backlog. Very little carbonation. Dish soap with an odd sweetness underneath. Oxidized aroma and flavour. Yum, cardboard! I’m trying my best to pick out what in the world they were trying to do here. I get a little nuttiness and light notes of some pine in what used to be a more pronounced hop aroma and bitterness. An experiment gone horribly wrong.


 blankboy (2687), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 1, 2008  
<i>Bottle courtesy of swoopjones.</i> Pours reddish-brown with a massive lasting foamy beige head. Aroma of toasted malt, some chocolate and very light earthy hops. Flavour’s malty &#40;roasty caramel&#41; along with fruit, spices, alcohol and earthy hops, slightly metallic or tangy or something. Average bitter finish. Overly carbonated. Medium bodied. Just O.K., seems slightly infected.


 GregClow (2369), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 30, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of swoopjones. Dirty brown with a medium sized beige head. Aroma of roasted/toasted malt and earthy hops - not super complex, just really nice, and very American in style, if that makes sense. Medium mouthfeel. Flavour of slightly charred malt, a hint of roasted coffee, the earthy hops suggested by the aroma, warm finish. Solid stuff.


 garthicus (595), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 20, 2008  
Brown bottle - Red cap- Pours a wonderful rust-brown colour with an off white - scrambled egg colour head some small amounts of yeast&#40;?&#41; floating in there too. The aroma is of malt-hops-honey-toffee-chai latte, beautiful. Flavour: Malt and toffee with a hint of coffee, alcohol is well disguised too, it has a short dry finish. Cracking little beer



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