3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Growler shenandoah throwdown. 2011. Pours clear ligth amber with a thin head. Aroma is butter cream caramel nutty light burnt toast and med sweet. Fla is sweet toast biscuit nutty , med fruity ester some raisin, butterswcotch then a stronger big fruity ester as it warms cherry soda and grape soda mix. Strange, ferment a bit too high maybe some fusewls and of esters.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Serving: Draft at RFD. It pours a hazy copper color with a small head. The nose is light malt, a little bread, earthy hops. The flavor reminds me of a bready altbier. There is a slightly metallic finish. Smooth and pretty drinkable. Unfortunately a little lackluster in flavor.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Picked up a growler of this last weekend. Dark orange pour with a white head. Aroma is sweet malty with very little hop character. Flavor was overly sweet and a little cloying. I’m excited to have this brewery locally, but I was a bit disappointed with this offering from them.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Location/Date:Draft on January 6th at Iron Horse Tap Room.
Appearance: Pours a copper orange.
Aroma: Aroma is sweet, of some light hop.
Taste: Light bitterness, some hop.
Palate:Medium body.
Summary: A solid local amber ale.
2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Growler, shared with friends. Not that great of a beer, pretty water with a bit of a sour taste.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Growler. Hazy amber color, medium tan head, scant lacing. Aroma of caramel. Taste has a caramel start, slightly bitter finish. On the plain side, but not bad for an initial offering.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Argonaut, DC tap ($6): Pours a cloudy light brownish color with a quickly disappearing loose head. Aroma is of homebrew. Taste is of homebrew. It seems like this brewery still needs to figure out what it is doing becuase this beer just tastes unprofessional. I’m not saying that it is bad, but rather that it just has that sugary, yeasty taste that homebrew usually does. Needs some work to be a proper cornerstone.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had this during the 2011 Shenandoah Throwdown. Growler. Pours a clear ruby orange with a thin white head. Sweet malt, caramel, nutty toast. Medium bodied, sweet and malty. Sweet and light finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Shenandoah Throwdown. Growler, thanks EricE. Hazy dark amber body, medium beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some orange, light peach. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some orange, light grapefruit, chocolate. Light-medium body, low carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Growler thanks to EricE sampled at Shenandoah Throwdown. The pour is a clear amber with a thin, white head. Nose is sweet cherry, fresh apple, opening up into small peach ice cream. More intense apple piling on but nothing off like acetaldehyde. Taste is thinner, soapy, mild butter. Somewhat bitter. Mouthfeel is powdery and weak. Still needs some work.
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