3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz. bottle. Aroma of fruity, piney, grassy lightly floral hop, very lightly sweet and toasty malts along with faint touches of cedar and doughy yeast. Clear medium copper color with a lasting, relatively foamy off-white head. Flavor is predominantly hoppy, with notes of mild grapefruit, lemon and pine, with the malts pushed very much towards the background here, only a bit of balancing, faintly sugary and biscuity malt to be found. Finish is moderately bitter. Somewhat slick, oily palate, with a medium body. Resembling a stronger American IPA/ESB hybrid style. Fairly tasty.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle courtesy of mdbf79. Served in a Bruery tulip.
Pours a fairly-clear golden-copper color with a small white head. Touch of lacing and a bit of a collar. The nose has a bit of bready malt and light caramel with some earthy hops. Hops to the flavor with a good bitterness and light bread. Medium body and good carbonation. Dry finish. Good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap in GABF 2011, 30th Anniversary, in the retro-1981 tent. Clear light golden with a thin white head. Very balanced aroma between biscuity malts and grassy citrus hops. Nice flavor of grassy pine hops balanced by simple dry biscuit malts, creating a simple, off dry, drinkable session brew that takes you back 3 decades.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Chunks of sediment floating about then settling on the bottom of my glass, golden color, honey and faint resin in the nose, has a somewhat citrus finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yeasty sediment pour. Reddish color blocked by massive deposits of sediment. Not sure if I got a bad batch or if they brewed this one 25 years ago. Taste is slight licorice. Nothing fancy.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
26th August 2008. Cloudy amber beer. Soft palate. Mild creamy hops and malt. Slightly dry finish. Well balanced and easy drinking.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish malty hoppy flavor with some caramel hints. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Picked this up in South Bend after Dark Lord Day 2008. Poured a copper/dark gold color with a fluffy white head. Lacing and carbonation streams. aroma of caramel, citrus/pine/grass and biscuit malt. Flavor reminded me alot of an English Pale Ale. Dry biscuit with caramel and an earthy, English hop finish. Very easy drinking.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Mid-hazed amber/vermillion under a mostly-holding film of ecru. Yeast, malt & hops find pleasant contrast in the aroma. Organized chaos. Peppers. Fruit. Palate is dirty, dry & alcohol laden. Flavor is tart & yeasty with a fruitiness and deeper bready qualities. A bit astringent yet rather good.
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2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours an amber body with a 1 finger white head. Lots of malt, pale and simple, a few spices, and a floral hoppy finish. Pretty lame beer to commemorate one of the best beer festivals espically for its silver anniversary.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark amber color with white head. Nose is dough and citrus. Flavor has a nice hop front that is followed by a nice malt backig with a nice little pepper bite. Had some oxidation due to the age, but was not too bad.
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