2.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20UPDATED: JUL 11, 2003 Boy, I wish I could have tried the beer that the rest of you did. I've got to say I agree that the aroma is very nice. I can definitely detect the typical perm-ishness of the Centennials. The aroma is very similar to that of Goose Island's IPA. Lots of orange fruitiness: peaches, apricots, and for the first time I spelled plums coming from the hops. A bit of mown hay also. The malt flavor is just a shame, however. Soapy, astringent, grainy, and oaken. Leaves an MSG-like aftertaste in the mouth. The appearance was a hazy (surprise) golden amber, and the mouthfeel carbonation was right on, just disrupted by the prominent aftertaste. The bottom line is that it smells great from the dry hopping, but the ale base is not much better than something like Berghoff's Pale Ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle pours a clear copper with light tan head. Nuts, basement, caramel, pine. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Full creamy body with some liveliness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle poured into a plastic cup at a Lansing Lugnuts game. Aromas of citrus and pine. Dark amber appearance, thick white head. Tastes of citrus and pine roll over the tongue. Palate is a little light for an American pale. Overall it was worth the try. Good beer. It was also nice to see at a ballpark full of American domestics. The Luggies have a place called Good Hops at the stadium with many craft choices.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma is a little weak: faint fruity and malt notes. Taste is piney, citrus, grapefruit, faint berry, soft malty caramel note. Finish is somewhat dry and bitter with a lingering smoothness that is interrupted by a watery body. Really drinkable and pretty solid in terms of flavor, just wanted a little more aroma.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
NIce but a little bit flavourless. Watery but refrshing and with some characteristic features too.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Highly drinkable, nice smooth head that lingers, good double lacings. Clean color, thick Four C smell to it. Not quite soft enough for a hot summer day, too soft for a cold winter’s day, but a breezy spring or autumn afternoon kind of beer.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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Strawberry (Centennial hops) and grapefruit aroma with some sweet, light caramel. Hazy orange-brown under no foam, but glass was a bit too small. Sweet ligth caramel flavour buttressed by fresh hops that are slightly subdued in flavour: pine, strawberry, apricot, and pear notes. Perfect bitterness to balance a moderate sweet malt with carbonation helping to dry out the finish. Medium body, moderate to medium carbonation, clean, mineral watery finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Appearance: clear amber color, nice medium sized off white head, below average lacing, head doesn't last very long
Aroma: hoppy, piney, grass, fruit, pretty strong smelling, hints of alcohol
Taste: malty grain initially, while at the same time some hints of hops up front too, finishes with a kind of weak bitterness
Palate: medium to heavy body, some froth in there, very slight bitter aftertaste, also a malty aftertaste as well
Overall: this is a very good beer I am impressed, it balances the hops and malt well and you get notes of each
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: very nice head when poured, very dense and stays in tact for a good while, translucent Golden amber color, slight lacing Aroma: hoppy and citrusy Taste: bitterness at the end, not as hoppy as other beers but the hop flavor is the key note, not as flavorful in the beginning, easy to drink and smooth Palette: bitter, tinges on tongue Overall: very good light beer, refreshing and not overwhelming ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a copper orange with egg shell lacing. Aroma of earthy grain and citrus. Taste is straight forward and not alot of complexity. Decent though
----Hophaze out
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Herbaceous taste with some spice and citrus. Good hop level and finish is somewhat dry and bitter
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