Center of the Universe Main St. Ale

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Brewed by Center of the Universe Brewing
Style: Altbier
Ashland, Virginia USA

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

bottled
available

on tap
common

Local Distribution

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RATINGS: 14 MEAN: 2.96/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 2.89 IBU: 40 EST. CALORIES: 150 ABV: 5%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pilsner malt and German Munich and Caramunich malts are the backbone of this beer. The rich toasted and bready flavors imparted by the Munich malts are balanced with a sharp but balanced bitterness imparted by the imported German hops. The result is a German Alt-style beer that is both malty and easy drinking. The Virginia Ale is 5% ABV and has approximately 40 IBUs.

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3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Kinz (2968) - Glen Allen, Virginia, USA - DEC 7, 2012

Draft at the brewery. Poured a clear copper brown, slight head. Aroma was mildly of caramel accented Germanic malts. Flavor was a match, with some lingering sweetness on the palate. Almost struck me as a sweetish Munich dunkel in a way. I like my alt biers hoppier than this. A bit more balancing hoppiness would have been welcome. But not a bad brew at all.

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Travlr (7984) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - NOV 24, 2012

Draft at the source. Clear light amber color, thick white head, solid lacing. Aroma of freshly cut grass and light pine. Taste is bright pine and bitter lemongrass. Server obviously switched the alt and IPA, so I’ll have to swap these teo ratings when I’m not on this damn iphone.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

radagast83 (3104) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - NOV 18, 2012

Draft at the brewery - second day open. Poured a clear brown color with a small - off-white head. Aroma was light roasted malts. Flavor was sweet, light roasted malts. Light and a bit crisp.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

RABinVA (683) - Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA - NOV 17, 2012

Draft at the brewery. Pours pale brown with a slight off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malts. Taste is a smooth-drinking, malty, lager-esque beer. Solid example of the alt-bier style. Good to give your friends looking for a smooth transition into new styles.

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