3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: 10/18/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark copper, whispy beige head, nice sweet carmel and citrus aroma, robust hop flavor with great citrus character, balancing carmel sweetness adds depth, light bitterness, easy drinking flavorable pale ale
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle-pours a foamy retaining light tan head and hazy amber color. Aroma is medium malt-sweet caramel, pine. Taste is medium malt-sweet caramel, pine/citrus/floral-bitter hops. Malt is too dominant and sweet for a PA and seems like three quite different hop styles which didn’t work that well. OK carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle... Clear amber ale with a small, creamy, white head. Very good retention. Floral, fruity nose with a toffee note and a barely detectable, spicy phenol. The flavor is medium sweet and mildly bitter. The bitterness intensifies a bit after the swallow, but never really kicks in. Medium-bodied with a lightly oily mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Finishes mostly sweet. Thanks to shigadeyo for sending this one my way!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught - Moderate hoppy aroma. Clear amber hue with white frizzy head. Medium bitter flavor that was stronger at the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle sampled on 10/23/06: Pours a clear copper bronze with a thin coating of wispy-lacing white head. Fresh piny hoppy aroma on top of lightly toasted pale malt. Starts thinner, but lightly sweet fading toward a hoppier bittersweet finish. Smooth and drinkable, decently-balanced APA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber courtesy of alexsdad06. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of biscuits, citrus, tea, some pepper. Tastes of resin, some doughy malt, hints of pepper and spice. Finish is bitter. Mouthfeel is caramelly.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Cewldre for this one as part of Mystery Swap 2.0. The pour was hazy orangy/deep coppery with 2-finger off-white head. Aroma of bready caramel malt, hopcitrus, tangerine, melon. Tastes citric, hoppy, not especially malty, with a lot of finishing tangerine and bready notes.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber. Poured clear brighter orange with a short cap of beige head. The aroma picked up a lovely array of malts, and perhaps the hops have faded.. aged toffee and caramel accented by mild spicy floral notes.. old or not, it was positively delightful! The flavor had the same toffee leading the way, which left a dry, grainy trail all the way through the long-ish finish.. bitterness was low-to-moderate, with pine, light citrus, and floral notes represented.. a little sharp on the back, but it was still quite tasty. Medium-bodied with lower carbonation on the palate.. spicy and drier, especially on the back.. older than it probably should be, but I really enjoyed it.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bomber. Pours a copper body with a huge white head. Grainy, floral, moth y citrus aroma. Metallic notes and tin, with a grainy finish. Hops are very subtle. Nothing to write home about.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice looking beer, pouring a pale copper body with a thick, creamy head. Much lacing. The aroma’s sweet caramel covered with tart tangerine and zest of orange. The flavor’s a good balance between the malty sweetness and hop bitterness. Good sessionable ale. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Pak Liquors, Indianapolis, IN<font size=-1>
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