2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at the 2009 MD Spring Fest. Golden-tan color. Pretty much standard Pale Ale territory. Filtered, and while it does display a soapy hop character, it’s overall pretty simple and thin. Ok session beer, but a little sub-par.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft. Pours clear gold with thin, frothy off-white head; short retention and some lacing. Aroma is bread malt, citrus hops, and light caramel. Flavor is sweet malt forward then immediately followed by heavy earthy hops; dry finish. Medium body, low carbonation, and low warmth.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light orange color. Cascade-y hops and a solid malt back. Not a bad smell, but the taste drops the hops. Mostly malt, not bad.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft at the source, Yellow color, medium white head, delicate lacing. Aroma of caramel. Taste of bitter grass and pine. Plain.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A little bit stronger than the Dirty Blonde. A step up with the malts and hops. They seem to up the flavors slowly at Barley and Hops.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Served on draft at the brewpub, 1/8/11. Pours a clear golden color with no head. Faint leafy hop aroma. The taste is sweet malts and citrus hops. Thin and watery.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap. Pours clear copper with an average, creamy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, toasted, meal, cereal), heavy hops (floral, grassy, pine), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of pineapple. Flavor is average malt (toasted, meal, cereal), heavy hops (floral, grassy, pine), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of pineapple. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth and creaminess with a dry finish.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Location: On tap at the Brew Pub, 9/5/09
Aroma: Caramel, earth, grass, citrus, a bit lacking
Appearance: Golden straw color, bit of lace
Flavor: Sweet malt character, mild hop and fruit characteristics
Palate: Light body, and a bit thin
Overall Impression:
Another pretty alright, but unexciting brew. Not one I’d run out for a good, but drinkable and unoffensive.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours a white head that laces and yellow/gold color. Aroma is light malt, hint of (cascade) northwest hops, fennel/caraway. Taste is thin light malt, hint of (cascade +) northwest hops, fennel/caraway. Semi dry. Mild carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From draught sample at brewpub. Light hoppy aroma with neutral fruit and mild grassy hops. Pale amber clear with thin lacing head. Medium body with medium-heavy carbonation. Starts fairly dry with mild caramel sweetness and a bit of dusty grain. Good hop bitter that lasts. Pretty fresh and nice hoppy after. Could use a little more sweetness.
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