3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From a growler fill at Charleston Beer Exchange. A healthy off white head builds from a deep, clear, amber pour, but it settles somewhat quickly. A caramel aroma comes on first, followed by a faint fruitiness and some spicy hops. Smooth, medium body, velvety mouthfeel, and light carbonation all complement each other. The malty sweetness up front certainly dominates, but a good dose of spicy bitterness compensates to leave the finish softly dry. Very drinkable, smooth and enjoyable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
The aroma is a nice balance of fruit esters and floral hops. The beer is a deep brown bordering on red. The taste is a smooth blend of esters and bitter hops. The palate is crisp, dry, and finishes with a clean snap. A very good brew, perfect with my burger.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very crisp and fresh. Malty finish, some candy flavors in there, standard malty german altbier. Great malt profile.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sweet, hoppy, with a fruit-laced malt center that grabs your tastebuds and makes sweet, sweet love to them. Finishes bitter and easy, begging you to take another sip. Awesome. (9/08)
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
growler. Nose of fermented malts. Taste is sweet with a soft bite. Funky but still fun. Coast: Is your ALTerior Motive here perfecting this for a future double Alt? DO IT! A True South Carolina Sticke Icky?
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler from CBX. Stellar alt. Beautiful color, great body, nice and sweet with a crisp finish. Can’t wait to get more of this.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Amber pour, nice fluffy head, growler is 20 minutes old. Super sexy nose of toasted malt, with a touch of toffee and floral hop. A soft entry builds as the malt layers unfold. I get a definite warming malt note of toasted pecan that I cannot get enough of. The hops stay noble and add just the right touch of classical restraint. Obnoxiously drinkable for 6.3%. Beer with soul.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at Brewgrass 2008. Good looking clear amber/copper pour with frothy head. A touch of grain to the aroma with a nicely crisp earthy/grassy hop presence. I though this was very drinkable and sessionable. Some light fruity semi-sweet malt grain leads to a caramel finish with some balanced hop presence (citrus..tough to tell). Smooth medium body. Good Alt!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Brewgrass. Nice hazy golden pour with a huge white head. I didn’t find it "aggressively hoppy" as the description notes. It was sweet and well-balanced with German malt and nice light hops; a bit spicey and earthy. I feel like there were grassy/lemon notes. Wish I had more of this. Good luck to this new brewery!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
The aroma was nutty and malty with a strong caramel component and a Munich malt presence coupled to a lightly earthy hop spice. The beer arrived on the bar crystal clear amber golden with a low white long lasting head which lasted well enough to lace the glass. The flavor was initially slightly sweet with a nutty Munich malt character. The flavor was crisp with a somewhat estery character and a earthy hop note which was lightly spicy. The finish became eventually dry with a lasting malt impression long into the aftertaste and beyond. The body was just above medium with a moderate carbonation and a lightly creamy texture on the palate. The beer had a great hop aftertaste.
Pint at Brixx in Mt. Pleasant.
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