3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle at the American styles tasting. Lightly hazy amber with a white head. Grape, iced tea, light grassy hops and caramel malt in the aroma. Caramel, tea, fruity sweetness and a decent bitterness in the flavor. Feels like mostly early hops, and the bitterness is surprisingly dominant over the caramel by the finish. Medium-light body with medium carbonation. Not a great amber but well made.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(12oz bottle). Pours....amber with off-white head. Aroma of bread, hay and mild cheese. Taste is sweet-ish with a little sourness. Light to medium bodied with thin/creamy texture. Finish is smooth.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A disapointing brew. Not much caramel/malliard malt flavor, an unexiting hop profile, and lots of minerality.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thanks to drowland. Pours reddish amber. Nose of spruce, malt and lager. Taste of lager malts, spruce and maple. Light fruits.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle thanks to Ryan011235 on BA. Pours a slightly hazy medium amber color with a decently-formed off-white, yellowish head. The aroma is lots of caramel, slight toast, and citrusy hops. Smells very nice. The flavor is pretty well-done but not elite for the style. Caramel and toffee malt notes, with a little toast and biscuit, as well as some butterscotch. Citrusy hops add an average bitterness level to it. Medium-bodied and dry with a good level of carbonation. Good but not excellent for the style. Maybe I wasn’t in much of a drinking mood at the time, but I didn’t really want more of this after finishing the bottle.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass.
Appearance: Pours a hazy medium copper with a 2 finger bubbly white head. Lots of sediment floating around. Decent lacing throughout.
Smell: Sweet caramel malt with a hint of floral and citrus hops.
Taste: Sweet citrus up front followed by caramel in the middle and toasted malt with just a hint of hops at the finish. Mildly bitter, dry and smoky aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a high amount of carbonation.
Drinkability: Very high drinkability. You could knock back several of these without any problem.
Overall: Very good beer overall and one of the best I’ve had in the style. I would definitely recommend it. Another solid offering from Bell’s.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle: Pours a reddish amber with a large white head. Aroma is fairly unpleasant with yeast and leaves present. Overall flavor is rich but leaves an aftertaste that was unplesant.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Churchkey. Amber color (I would hope so), thick off white head, solid lacing. Subtle caramel aroma and a taste of smooth butterscotch balanced with a late subtle hoppiness. Decent.
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