2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 7/20 jgb9348 (3492) - Arlington (Pentagon City), USA - OCT 18, 2004
Clear amber in colour with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, glue & alcohol. Light-bodied; Astringent taste with tart flavours up front that make the mouth pucker. Aftertaste clean after a while, but bittered for most of it. Overall, pretty bad by itself, but sampled together with the Scharer’s Lager, makes them BOTH taste bad! Still...neat to try, and the last beer on the trip to Australia with JonR888710 and Haddon90...Thanks guys! I sampled this beer on draught at the Australian Hotel on the Rocks in Sydney, Australia on 09-June-2004.
1.4 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 7/20 strappa (55) - Hobart, AUSTRALIA - JUL 6, 2005
I wonder what was going on in Cascades mind when they developed this amber ale is light on taste anddoesnt make u want to have another
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 DuffMan (4423) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - JUL 3, 2005
Probably my least favourite of the Four Seasons 2005 series, but still okay. Amber brown, thin head, aromas of fruit (apples?) and caramel malts. Slightly sweet initially but with a bitter finish. Not bad, but I’ll stick with the Winter Warmer.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 highlandlad (1325) - Blue Mountains, AUSTRALIA - JAN 26, 2005
Moderately successful seasonal ale but short on complexity. Bronze colour with a thin head. Floral hop aroma with some caramel. Medium-bodied but full-flavoured. Toffee notes and a puckering bitterness. Bold flavours but a little one-dimensional. (Bottle, 2003)
1.5 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20 vanvenlo (852) - Glen Iris, AUSTRALIA - JUN 28, 2004
5 May 2004 - Slight malt aroma. Clear yellow amber colour, dodgy lacing and no head. Slight citrus flavour, watery and bitter hops. Uninspiring.
2.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20 JonR888710 (999) - Cochabamba, BOLIVIA - JUN 25, 2004
Bronze color with smallish white head. Sweet flavors with some bubblegum and banana. Weird for, what in the states we call, a marzen.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 madquacker (867) - Canberra ACT, AUSTRALIA - MAY 23, 2004
Copper aromas and flavour. A dash of saltiness at the end. This is a good beer for a cold night in Canberra, though probably not great value for money. Cascade should be applauded for it however.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 dreamboat (186) - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19, 2004
Nice bright amber colour, with a small head which fades quickly, and coarse carbonation. I won’t pay out on this as much as some of the other raters - certainly much better than last years, flavours very much in balance, but just lacking all over. Far better than most of the local product.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20 Choos (507) - Taylors Hill, AUSTRALIA - MAY 8, 2004
Aroma, tiny honey caramel nose with nothing else. Miniscule lacing, tony soapy head. Yellow heading toward amber colour and completely clear. Small amount of malt and some hints at citrus orange but no noticeable hop flavour. Noticeable bland bitterness. This drink lost all flavour to me before I finished it.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20 Spiesy (2336) - Sydney, Greater London, AUSTRALIA - MAY 3, 2004
Bottled, at the Australian Hotel, Sydney. Amber with a persistent smooth white head. Looks quite nice, possibly could be more amber for an amber ale. Slight, sweet malt aroma but you do have to go searching. Empty middle with not mush else to report on. Cold fizz that looks good and refreshes like sparkling mineral water.
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