 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 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
CaptainCougar (4664), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Mar 21, 2007 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.
hopscotch (4588), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Apr 29, 2007 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!
Cornfield (4343), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Nov 18, 2006 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. Party Pak Liquors, Indianapolis, IN
JPDIPSO (4286), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 17, 2008 Hazed light copper color with a moderate fluffy ecru head. Light caramel and grapefruit zest aromas. The aromas just don’t do it for me. There is a amber quality that when I run into it, I have a hard time with. Flavors are there with the aromas. Someday I will put a finger on the small and flavor combination that I have a hard time with in so many ambers and pales. A mix of light raisins, caramel, figs and other stuff. Dryer in the finish and linger. With some metal late in the linger. I find it somewhat water as well. As I took the last gulp, I finally came up with the aroma/flavor that annoys me in so many pales and ambers, it’s the smell that emanates from the sharpening of a new #2 pencil. Some pine and carbon, along with the mild paint.
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