3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From the 12 oz bottle, this poured rich amber caramel color with about a finger of tan head, small bubbles, dissipating after about 2 minutes. It smells of intense caramel, some damp bread crust. The flavor is definitely caramel malts with some hop bite right down the middle, just a touch of bitterness and twang. It finishes semi-dry. The carbonation is adequate. It’s a well-balanced delicious brew.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a copper color with a small, white head. Smell is sweet malts with a little caramel. No bitterness in the smell. Taste is biscuit malt with a little bit of hops, but they are fairly well hidden. Mouthfeel is good and this is a very drinkable beer. I can see myself having several of these.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft.orange amber color with large amount of head. Weak hops with bits of caramel and citrus. Had to try it because of the free glass that came with it. Overall, the beer had nothing that really stood out.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle courtesy of thecarster1.
Pours a deep, hazy amber that shows brighter orange when held up to the light. THe head is big and fluffy but retreats quickly to a small cap.
The aroma is mainly bready malts and lightly toasted grains, with a bit of caramel in there as well. The hops are very subdued with only a little bit of earthy character.
The taste is a bit bolder with some bigger flavors than the aroma would suggest. There is a more noticeable grassy and citrus hop presence up front, followed by a very English-style biscuity malt backbone. The finish is dry with a combination of toasted breads and light citrus bitterness.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied and very creamy with a soft but ample carbonation.
I tasted this one side by side with Brooklyn’s East India and I think I prefer this one actually. I think it’s a better example of the style than the IPA is with more complexity. Tasty.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
pours a tab gold . . light head pool . . don’t know nuthin yet-frank . . sweet maple, bark, weird sweet malt aromas . . decent mouth i guess, more for the BMC crowd . . ughh, so average..boring . . 4:30pm Aug 6th 2009 Coop Residence .. roach spray ..
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours clear amber with a thick fluffy off-white head. nose of biscuit, light fruit, hoppy notes in background. flavor is malty, with a light fruity hoppy note. lots of bready, biscuity, wheaty notes. finish is malty but somewhat short-lived. a little to much carbo for me.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours orange with thin white head. Nose is caramel malts, pine and citrus hops notes. Flavor is crisp clean malt and hop character, sweet malts, bitter pine and citrus. Finishes clean with mild bitter finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(tap at Eli Cannon’s in Middletown CT)
had a distinct biscuity-pale-malt TsT1T2 but faded very quickly into a nicely-balanced citrus-hop T2T3Tf.
great with a burger or fish&chips.
the pale ale that finally convinced me that maybe the style isn’t all bad, and even made it my go-to style when i’m thirsty.
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