3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber pour with creamy white head and lace. Caramel malt with a bit of citrus aroma. Caramel malt with a light earthy bitter finish. A tad thin and watery.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a really nice dark mahogany color. Moderate head, but no lacing. Aroma is carmel and nuts. Taste is the same with a dry finish. Reminds me of a nut brown ale. This beer would improve greatly if it wasn’t so watery.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap at the brewpub (Sam Choy’s). Pours a clear, amber colored body with a finger-width, dense and frothy, beige head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice, sticky lacing throughout. Aroma is caramel, sour dark fruits, and a faint bread. Flavor is thin caramel, sour fruits, and some earth. Finishes dry with a light, earthy bitterness that leaves a medium length aftertaste. Light body and fairly fizzy carbonation. Overall, a pretty bland beer. It looks pretty solid, but aside from that the only going for it is the dry, somewhat bitter finish. Not very good.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Characterized by an amber body with a decent head. Light malt aroma and simple caramel notes and hopping that beckons one to recall an E.S.B. Somewhat thin and with mild bitterness. Forgettable.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Sam Choy’s. Clear copper with an off white head. Sweet nose, malt syrup-like, somewhat herbal. Rather sweet flavor, malty and caramelly, a bit spicy. Finishes with a toasty biscuit. Good lace. OK.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap. Just the barest hint of malt - not much aroma. Cola brown color with moderate head. Caramel malt flavor. Slightly spicy finish. High carbonation. Very nice beer - not a typical APA.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at Holokai Grill. Amber body, malty nose, medium off-white head. Lots of diacetyl, malty, some spicy hops. Nothing special here.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taster - Big Aloha Brewery (Sam Choys) - Honolulu, Hawaii
2008 – Great Hawaii Beer Run
Aroma – Amber malts with a hint of spice, molasses and chocolate.
Appearance – Dark amber in color, nice head and clear.
Flavor – A deep amber malt flavor with some great molasses and spices also lingering n the flavor. Very light in the hops.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, good texture with a nice dry finish.
Overall – This was a great beer. Had flavor full of body and goes well with the crab we just ate.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at Sam Choys in Honolulu, HI. Poured a deeper orange color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, roast, and light citrus. Tastes of caramel, roast, citrus, and nutty. Light lacing left on the glass. I was getting some butteriness in both the aromas and tastes.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Yardhouse in Waikiki. Some hoppy aromas, but mostly bready yeast and malts. Flavor was a step up with some hops and decent malts to back it up. Just OK
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