3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 hombrepalo (1623) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 10, 2013
Sampler at BBC downtown. Pours a clear amber with minima head. Aroma is up front with hints of malt and a little caramel. The taste carries this malt through, but with a hoppy bite at the end for a crisp finish. It is interesting.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 Onslow (927) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - MAR 30, 2013
Pour from a 12 oz bottle. Slightly cloudy light brown brew with virtually no head. My sample had almost no carbonation - not sure if it had gone flat or if that was intentional. Taste is very nice and complex malts, sweet at the start with a surprising chocolate element later in the swallow. Not much overt hops in the finish but a little bitter kicks in to counter the generally sweet flavor. Overall what is here is tasty and good. I wish it was a little better carbonated.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 b3shine (2249) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - JAN 5, 2013
Draft to taster at BBC. Looks solid; a transparent amberish-copper with sticky off-white lacing. Smells and tastes malty with chocolate and hop notes. Average on the palate. Decent.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 jcweaver (697) - VA Beach, Virginia, USA - NOV 9, 2012
Bottle. Pours copper with a medium white head. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, light nuttiness and light spicy/flowery hops. Taste is moderately sweet caramel, toasted malts, spicy/floral hops. Body is a little thin with a finish of more toasted malts and caramel with a hint of grassy hops.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 durhambeer (2398) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - OCT 4, 2012
Draught from the brewpub in Louisville. Darker amber pour with a wisp of head. Nose is sweet German malts with a light hop profile. Simple, light, and nicely low abv.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 nuplastikk (3286) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - AUG 28, 2012
Tap at BBC. Sugary odd brewhouse aroma. Dulled orange-brown. Steady white head. A soapy odd brown ale, not so impressive. Lacks real depth, medium bodied tease. Unimpressive.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 jandd1983 (1578) - Florissant, Missouri, USA - AUG 17, 2012
Bottled as Amber Ale. It poured an amber color with a thin white head. The aroma was of mild caramel and light hops. The taste was malty and somewhat bland with mild caramel and a little cardboard. There was some mild bitterness on the back end.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 tnkw01 (581) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - JUL 26, 2012
Bottle. Lighter in color then I would have thought. Light brown in color. Some head. Tastes more like a Dutch Brown Ale than an Altbier. Aroma the same.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 rondphoto (983) - Lakeside Park, Kentucky, USA - JUN 29, 2012
Clear medium orange amber, quick-to-disappear head and lots of lace spots. I haven’t much faith in BBC brews, but this is at least one exception. Taste is sweet caramel malt that grows through the palate to a dry bitter finish. The balance is is a little toward sweet, but not objectionable, especially since the flavor dissipates nicely, leaving me wanting another swig. Recommended.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20 queenholly (1853) - South Whitley, Indiana, USA - MAY 21, 2012
Bottle. Sweet brown sugar and apple aroma with a faint odd chemical smell. Hazy amber with a moderate fizzy head. Malty with an underlying petroleum flavor. Medium body and carbonation.
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