3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity malty hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at Motorco in Durham. Pours amber/golden without much head. Nose is grassy and mild pine, some earthy and sweet malt notes. Sort of a vague ale taste; not quite the crisp pale ale I was hoping for, especially from the Carolina Brewery, whose beers I usually dig.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at the brewery. Golden amber with small white head. Notes of toasted malt, pine, earth, herbal hops. Pretty ho-hum. Mehish, but I’d be happy to have this at the ballpark.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours clear golden with light lacing. Aromas of saltines, grass and an overarching vegetal note. Balance dmalt profile. Some egg yolk in the finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
on tap at Pittsboro location 03/12/11. ok aroma, mildly bitter. Clean orangy golden color, good head that faded to a ring, ok lace. bitter flavor. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter sweet dry finish. Good easy to drink pale. can see why it would be a good ball game beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler at the World Beer Festival - Richmond Brewers Party on 06/11/2010. Clear pale amber body with a small white head. Sweet floral hop aroma with a light pale malt background. Sweet floral hop flavor with a pale malt background. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
At the brewery. Pours a clean translucent copper tinged yellow with a one finger foamy white head. Nose is mildly sweet with some light citrus rind some hay. Spicy character in the background. Flavor is mildly grassy with a medium citrus rind bitterness and some hay. Palate is crisp with a mild bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
@CBC–on tap-pours a white head and gold color. Aroma is spice hops, medium malt-caramel. Taste is spice/herbal hops bite, medium malt-caramel.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: April 17, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops
Appearance: clear gold, frothy off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, floral and citrus hops
Flavor: sweet pale malt flavor, nice balancing hops, light bitterness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ** /4
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