3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 sebletitje (4391) - Enghien, BELGIUM - JUL 7, 2009
Tap, MM, Tampa.
Pours golden, white head.
Hoppy aroma, notes of citrus.
Taste was light and enjoyable, some bitter hops, citrus presence with light malts. Not too complex, easy and straight forward.
Not horrible but for a house brew, 5$ a pint was a little steep.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 PorterPounder (4107) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - JUN 26, 2009
UPDATED: AUG 26, 2009 On tap at the Mellow Mushroom in Athens, Ga. Medium gold pour with a white head, decent lacing. Pretty much of a neutral aroma. Flavor has some subtle bitter notes with an all around nuttiness. Slightly grassy in the back end. Overall, rather plain but refreshing and a good accompaniment to lunch.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 punkeedo (491) - Covington, Louisiana, USA - JUN 6, 2009
2009 tap. not a bad ESB. Faint aroma of wheat and mild hops. appears orange-yellow with no head. bitter with some malty sweetness, but the malts fall flat in its finish, fizzling out with a bit of wateriness.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 curly (2352) - Seattle (Newcastle), Washington, USA - JUN 2, 2009
Pour is clear gold with a frothy white head. Citrus spice and floral aroma. Taste is the same with some grain taste. Could be better but is decent
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 RichJ7 (1175) - Cullman, Alabama, USA - MAY 29, 2009
Draft at Mellow Mushroom in Birmingham. Dark gold with a decent white head. Subtle malt aroma. Flavor is light and crisp malt. Very subtle hop finish. It’s like a hoppier Yeungling. Not bad. A decent session beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 Butters (3013) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - MAR 31, 2009
Draft at the MM in Franklin. Pours a clear amber with small white head. Fruity weak aroma with a lightly corny, grainy, bitter, buttery flavor. Definitely doesn’t stand up by itself. And it doesn’t even go all that well the pizza’s for that matter...
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - MAR 8, 2009
Date: January 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Mellow Mushroom, Chattanooga
Appearance: clear gold, creamy white head, lots of tiny bubbles, scattered drippy lace
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma, light floral hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice earthy bitterness, nice long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 ChainGangGuy (3835) - Canton, Georgia, USA - FEB 16, 2009
This beer was served up at the Mellow Mushroom in Chattanooga, Tennessee under the suspicious moniker "Bogart ESB" and sported an Alice in Wonderland tap handle in the style of the Disney flick. Back in Atlanta, I had heard it was simply a tweaked version of their #’s Ale.
NEWS ALERT: Actually, as of writing this review up, there’s a plug for the beer on Mellow Mushroom’s very own website. However, it’s being called Bogart Pale Ale on the site, which seems far, far more fitting as the beer I tried had little to do with traditional English ESB’s.
Appearance: Clear, light copper body with a tall, fizzy, white head.
Smell: Light pale malts with a light touch of graininess. Mild wafts of floral and vaguely citrusy hops.
Taste: Mild pale maltiness with a light, indistinct sweetness. The flavor dries out rapidly, particularly as you pass by the spicy, floral, and only minutely citrusy hops and medium bitterness. Finishes dry and quite crisp.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-high carbonation.
Drinkability: A very simple and basic beer that, along with their Reverend Mudbone, seems designed to be a relatively light beer to pair with food.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 aracauna (2691) - Georgia, USA - FEB 14, 2009
Advertised as the Bogart Pale Ale at Mellow Mushroom in Charleston, SC. Gold body. A bit blander than expected, but clean and crisp. Could be a good step up for BMC drinkers.
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