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RATINGS: 38   MEAN: 3.36/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.27   IBU: 37   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This golden, light-bodied, easy-drinking “session beer” may weigh in at 4.2% ABV, but it’s no entry-level puff beer. It is a classic English Bitter called “one of the best beers brewed in the USA in the last 20 years” by Duncan Ward Deputy Head Steward of the Great British Beer Festival.


4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
tourette (188) - San Francisco, California, USA - OCT 13, 2001
Another great one by Ann Arbor Brewing Company. This packs plenty of taste for having so little alcohol.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Schroppfy (2326) - Łódż, Warsaw, Poland; Michigan, Ohio, USA - JUL 19, 2003
On tap @ Arbor Brewing Co. Whoa! Darkish orange, hints of yellow. Diminished head, yet lots of clearish lacing - weird. A great fruity nose of a touch of citrus and some pear/apple. Some soft hop bitterness in the nose. Malt is great for such a super low alch. beer - tremendous and actually quite complex.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
aracauna (2691) - Georgia, USA - JUN 22, 2011
I really liked this one. Great malt. Not too sweet. Good lingering bitterness. Great bitter.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
unclebleen (620) - California, USA - FEB 15, 2005
wow, this is my first of this style and i liked it lots. pours a light amber color. aroma and flavor are somewhat generic but i don’t mean in a bad way. some malt, some hops in some ways the essecence of beer. anyway, i could drink this all the time...i’d like a keg of this for the summer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
jeffc666 (1984) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - FEB 13, 2005
Cloudy golden-amber with a small white head. Lightly grainy,light lemony citrus. The flavor matches the aroma well, very balanced and very quaffable. Pretty damn nice bitter if you ask me.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
illinismitty (2269) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 23, 2010
Draft at brewpub. Pours golden amber with a retentive off white head. Fruity ale ester and wet grain aroma. Lighter side of medium bodied with soft carbonation. Flavor or toffee and caramel accented by a balancing dose of European hops. Very characteristic of UK bitters. Enjoyable

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Styles (2014) - Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA - JAN 15, 2005
Tap: light amber with no head. Decent hop aroma. Flavor was very balanced for a bitter. Whether that’s true to style? Was pretty surprised by this brew.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
auerbrau (2662) - Peace Dale, Rhode Island, USA - DEC 20, 2007
On tap at the brewpub. Light bread sugar and spicy English hop aroma. Airy and enjoyable. Pours a weighted gold, with no head. On the tongue, it moves gracefully with sprightly bright sugars balanced by the really nice spicy hop flavor, oaky bitterness, and mineral qualities. Very fresh tasting hop flavor, not too bitter. This beer moves as very dry and clean. Nice hop work in a deliciously drinkable style. Not thin, either, for the light weight.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
heemer77 (4792) - Urbandale, Iowa, USA - JUN 5, 2006
The body was medium gold colored. The aroma was toffee and grapefruit. The taste was grapefruit and toast. There was also some almonds in this hoppy bitter. The body was smooth with low carbonation. Good stuff.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dogbrick (4824) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - APR 19, 2007
Sample at the brewpub: This brew is a cloudy golden color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Slick lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops and toasted malt. Medium body and on the hoppy side, with notes of citrus and grainy malt mixed in. The finish is moderately bitter and leaves a flavorful hops aftertaste. This is a pretty good start to the sampling spectrum for this brewpub, especially considering the beer is less than 4%ABV.


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