3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap, pours a clear deep golden/amber color with a thin white head, aroma is of malt with a hint of grass, has a sweet and smooth taste that has a dry tart finish, not bad.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Not suprisingly, amber in color - with a compact head. Aromas of biscuit and cracker malts. Dissapointing. Tastes watery on the palate; lacking in a fim malt backbone and little discernible hops. See why some say its a great session beer; there’s little hear to wear out the palate.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This beer was very smooth. It starts off very subtle, and finishes with a punch. I really enjoyed the creamy taste this has. Very drinkable
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Autumn color, light brown, or dark orange. Thick retention/lacing pattern. Sweet sugary nose with graininess and caramel. More of the same in the palate balance by a touch of hops. Very nice easy drinking product.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Batch 9468; Sampled April 2010
An aggressive pour into my 25cl tulip glass produces a three-finger thick, lightly tanned head. The beer is a reddish, amber hue that shows a brilliantly clear, amber, with flashes of gold color when held up to the light. Hmm, interesting the beer smells of butterscotch… and more butterscotch; while this note is not loud, it over-powers most of the other notes in the aroma. Some biscuit-like malt character is just perceptible at times.
Lightly sweet, with a soft fruitiness to it up front, but the beer finishes with an out-of-place light tartness that I wouldn’t guess was intended. A touch of herbal hops towards the middle and finish lead to a light, but firm bitterness. The fruitiness found here is quite possibly accentuated by the light hop character. The butterscotch diacetyl note from the aroma is much reduced in the flavor (which is often the case), but still adds some buttery notes to the middle and finish of this beer. This has a medium-light body to it that would make for being quite quaffable on a day other than the heat of summer. The tartness in the finish combines with the herbal hop character and gets a touch harsh at times.
I’ll definitely have to get another bottle of this as this is almost definitely heading down the road to an infection; this is not actually horrible tasting though and is even somewhat enjoyable in its own right. Hopefully Bells is able to clean up this infection as I really like a lot of their beers.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Part of a six pack from the local liquor store, Chicago,IL. Drank from the bottle. I was very pleased with this amber ale, smooth and rich in taste. Taste is of caramel malt with a touch of citrus.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Not brilliant but pretty good. A nice everyday beer. Serving: Bottle and Tap
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Didn’t like it. Lots of yeast in the aroma, and musty basement odors. Appearance is reddish orange which isn’t bad, but there was a ton of sediment in mine. Taste is carbonated and slightly fruity, and finishes dry and a little bitter. Not what I expected at all. Maybe I got a stale one.
|
