2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 5/20Rated while drinking: Golden-leather color with a small, barely off-white head. Probably the most fragrant one from Minhas yet, but that’s not saying much. Grassy hops, sticky malts, etc. Aftertaste is probably the most pleasant part of the flavor; hops slowly make their selves known. As RiverHorse said, it’s very forgettable.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Nice foamy white head with decent retention and good lacing sits atop a golden, borderline amber body which is clear and lightly bubbly. Musty vegetable aroma. Honestly smells like a lightly used shoe, not bad but definitely not good. Not hoppy, not malty, kind of yammy, a descriptor I tend to use for crappy, old, or old crappy beers. Up front it’s really generic and light in flavor, balance is far towards malt. Tastes like it was brewed ages ago which ironic considering it came from a package of antique styles, maybe they literally found some old ass beer. A hint of hops at the end, not as much as a vegetable flavor as I’ve experienced in some brews but still quite odd.
M/D - Light to moderate body. Drinkable. What I’ve learned from this variety pack so far. Old beer all tastes the same, and old.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bread-like through out, similar to a basic lager. Drinkable enough but not very flavorful.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma of sweet malt and honey with floral aromatics. Slight honey taste and light bittering hops. Crisp light aftertaste.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a nice clear amber with an average white head that leaves some good lacing. Aroma has a malty core with grassy, caramel and fruity hints. Malty flavor includes a bit of hops, a bit of apple and pear, and a bit of caramel - nice, if nothing to Tweet about. Smooth texture has good fizz and decent body. Better as a party drink, or to go with a meal.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Golden with white head. Grain and mild hop aroma note. Full bodied, creamy texture, grain, lemon, and corn notes. Unbalanced, lasting hop bitter finish.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 fl oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Copper with no head to speak of. Aroma is raisins and apples. Bitterness up front, then the fruitiness comes in. A ton of bitterness in the lasting finish. A lot of carbonation, surprising considering the minuscule head. Decent.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is sweet malt and barely, light fruit mixed in as well.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Thanks to BCrugger-12oz bottle-pours gold with a white head. Aroma is sweet light malt-caramel, fruit. Taste is sweet light malt-caramel, fruit-cherry, some wood, spice hops.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Clear amber body. White head. Perfect lacing. Aroma is malty but some wet cardboard and basement. Taste is actually better than expected since I wasn’t a huge fan of the smell. Notes of raisins, nuts, citrus rind, and earthy. A bit too watery on the palate for my taste but still a decent beer.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 ounce bottle from a Wegman’s. This was available as a single but I assume it was part of the Beers of the World thing that I declined to buy a few months earlier. I appreciate the beer assisting me in opening the bottle. The cap popped off with quite a bit of force. That being said, though, it leaves a wispy, anemic offwhite head. Aroma of toasted malts, green apple and a bit of nail polish. The taste is very much the same with a bit of raisin as well. Stock ale... no way. Not bad, not good. Medium bodied and over-carbonated.
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