3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This beer pours dark amber/lighter brown. Very nice flavor and body. I actually enjoyed this one quite alot. The gem of my weekend in Maryland.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 27, 2009 An interesting historical brew, based on old recipes from colonial Maryland. Nice mahogany pour. Nose is floral and malty, with a little toast too. Mild, toasted rye flavor with a bit of sweetness and a dry finish. Overall feel is like a fairly light, but still tasty amber. An unusual and enjoyable brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - The Wine Source. Dark copper, thick lightly tanned head. Soft molasses and spicy rye notes warm to light swirls of earthy caramel. Soft bitter rye and spice flavors balance well on a touch of toffee grains and earth. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, lightly spiced finish. Well executed...
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle from Ye Old Spirit Shop in Frederick, MD. Pours a clear amber color with a thin brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of molasses, toasted grain, faint hops, raisins. The taste is rye, earthy note, bitter hops, molasses. Fairly dry. Medium bodied. Interesting beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Pours clear amber with an average, creamy beige head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (cookie, caramel), average hops (floral, herbal), and light esters (apple/pear) with notes of bubble gum. Flavor is average malt (bread, cookie, hay), average hops (floral, grassy), and light esters (apple/pear). Medium body, warmth, and carbonation, low creaminess with a sweet texture and dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle courtesy of Tim. Pours a mahogany with a small light tan head. Aroma of bread dough, biscuits, malt and rye. Taste of rye and bread dough, malt and light floral hops.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Brown-amber color with a minimal, soapy head. Quite smooth and malty, with a decide Rye touch. A medium bodied session brown ale, some light balanced crispness mid-sip. Some mild caramel and toffee notes as well. Easy drinker, pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours a deep amber with a foamy off-white head. The head is pretty quick to disappear. The nose is sweet with notes of molasses, rye, wheat, and spice. Medium carbonation with a medium-light, slightly dry mouthfeel. Caramel, molasses, rye, and an ususual note that I assume is affected by the caraway on the palate. Medium-short finish with a little molasses hanging around. Malty yet light and dry. It isn’t too complex, but it is fairly enjoyable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
For all the atypical ingredients the beer is well integrated and not over the top. Drinkable with a hearty center and a decent spiciness.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Mahogany appearance with a small beige head and light lacing. Malty, molassas infused aroma. Lightly spiced, moderately sweet taste with rye prominent in its grain bill. Medium bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel. Durable finish that avoided becoming too cloying.
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