 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 10/07/2003
Mode: Bottle
hazy dark yellow, sweet aroma - blueberry, malt, corn, yeasty bread - mild sweet flavor, good dose of blueberry without being too sweet, essence of doughy bagel,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
rajendra82 (637), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Nov 21, 2004 Last remnant of the BIF 13 from hell package from BeerAdvocate drewbage, this one was a 22 oz. bomber promising extra pain. Blueberry Bagels are not my favorite anyway, and making a beer with that flavor seems like a particularly horrid idea.
When poured into a pint glass, this one looked average, with a pale macro yellow color and fizzy carbonation feeding a foamy small head. Lacing was much better than macro swill.
The aroma was totally nonexistent. No hops, malt, blueberries, nothing at all. Only smell was a bit of grainy alcohol and water.
The taste was not objectionable, but that’s about it. It had a macro like sweetness with a hint of blueberries. The beer felt thin and unsubstantial on the palette.
I understand the need for micro brewer’s to experiment a bit, but making a Bagel Beer line was not a good idea. No wonder they closed down.
willblake (1923), Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Jun 30, 2004 Brewtopia’04. Figured I’d go ahead and sample their beer since they were good enought to sponsor the tasting glasses - I’m usually not into gimicky such beers. Smelled and tasted bready and doughy, some blueberry. I guess they hit their mark, although it’s not a very appealing beer to me.
wnp22 (679), Toronto (Roncesvalles Village), Ontario, Canada
Jun 20, 2004 Tasted in NYC. Tasted at Brewtopia 04. Aroma is of bread and yeast. Very little blueberry present in the scent. Appearance is thin and clear with alight straw yellow colour with a small white head. Taste has a very strong bread flavour with an ending that is subtle blueberry.
MilkmanDan (1937), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Dec 12, 2003 Light gold, sticky white head. Nose is less than promising. Bit of blueberry, but has an unpleasant skunkiness, off and a bit sour. Starts sweet, then comes the blueberry. To steal a line from BierBauch's rating, it tastes quite a bit like a blueberry Pop Tart, definite fruit but tastes pretty artificial. Brewed with blueberry bagels, and I can't imagine who thought that sort of thing would be a good idea. Does improve somewhat as it warms, artificial sweetness fades away and develops at least a decent malty character.
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