3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught @ Capital Ale House: This one pours a clear golden color. There was a small white head on it that did not linger nor leave any lacing. Mild but decent nose. Some malts, touch sweet, corn, maybe some floral hops. The taste isn’t bad. Better than most beers of this ilk. Clean, crisp taste. Easy to drink.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at the brewpub. Very clear pale yellow, small white edge head. Aroma of straw and white pepper. Taste is bitter citrus. Not bad.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bomber from 2010. Pours a cloudy orange, no head but white lacing. Smells or orange, bubblegum, and maybe off hops. Very thin, tastes like a sweet lager, citrus throughout, but not offensive. Much better then I thought it would be but lager’s just aren’t my thing.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a rich golden with a thin white head which vanishes quickly. The aroma was mainly spicy, with hints of grass and hay, with a graininess lingering in the background. Tastes of bread and some biscuit, cut through with a crisp clean bitterness. Quite nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Pours clear gold with a large, creamy and frothy white head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (grainy, hay, straw, cereal), light hops (spicy), and light esters (fruity) with vegetal notes. Flavor is heavy malt (grainy, hay, meal, cereal), light hops (spicy), and light esters (fruity) with vegetal notes. Light body, low warmth and creaminess, high carbonation with a dry and biting finish.
3.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear light amber pour. Fizzy white head and spotty lace. Nicely carbonated . Corny aroma. Grains, grassy hops, and honey. Crisp finish. Overall very solid especially for a style I’m not too fond of.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
22 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market Fairfax. Pours a clear golden amber color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Sweet and grassy aroma... with honey and corn. Taste is pale lightly toasted malts, bitter grassy hops and light fruity notes. Fairly crisp and refreshing. Medium bodied.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewery on 02/28/2009. Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Sweet toasty and honey aroma. Sweet toasty and honey flavor with light graininess. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sample at the brewery. Light graininess and a touch of earthy hop aroma. Clear golden yellow. Flavor is slightly grainy and toasty, moderately sweet with an earthy hop presence and hint of light fruit. Medium body and mouth feel. Lightly bitter clean finish.
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Light golden coloured body with a thin white head. Mild aroma with some soapy scents and a bit of malt. Light-bodied; Strong assertive malt with a bit of hops. Aftertaste shows some cardboard, a bit of sweetness and nothing else. Overall, not horrible but obviously not the best! I sampled this six ounce sample from pseudo-draught at the Old Dominion 2005 Beer Festival on 24-June-2005 in Ashburn, Virginia.
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