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Copper Flask


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An Oktoberfest/Märzen brewed by
City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)

La Crosse, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
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182.49/5.02.52/5.05.95%6.7 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Amber lager. Sour mashed for character.
Brewed by the City Brewery for the Naked Lion Brewing Company.
http://nakedlion.com

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 hopdog (4552), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Clear 12oz bottle. Poured a medium golden color with a small sized head. Aromas of wet grass, earthy, and vegatables. Tastes of caramel, lightly bready, and a trace of brown sugar.


 JPDIPSO (4221), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Apr 10, 2008  
Dark amber to copper color with a diminished off white to beige head. Scents of caramel, light brown sugar, dark corn syrup and hint of sweet herbal hops. Sweet malt and grain start, Perhaps a touch of sour mash, but a bit of a reach. Actually I think I’d like to distill this (if legal). because it is just another amber as is. Some light hints of hops in the finish and linger. Actually coming from LaX, not bad.


 DocLock (4085), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Oct 29, 2007    Updated: Jul 29, 2008
Dark copper pour with minimal off-white head. Aroma is hops, brown sugar, caramel malt, with a caramel malty flavor, and some mid-palate brown sugary, toffee, and hop notes. Not terrible, but not a beer I’d probably have again.


 phishpond417 (1409), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/57/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Pours a clear copper colour with a medium sized white off white head. Aroma is a little nutty, with strong malt aroma as well. Flavor is semi-sweet with a full mouthfeel. Decent, but nothing incredible.


 MrBunn (842), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 28, 2007    Updated: Feb 17, 2008
Clear bottle. This seems a bit strange, especially if you check out the website about the beer aging well and being ultra premium and so on... Pour is a lovely copper color with about two fingers of foam that dies down to a thin layer on the surface. Aromas are sweet malts (apple juice concentrate) with a touch of a sour note. Flavor is really interesting, and I’m not sure quite how I feel about it. It’s like a pretty boring lager with some jukes and turns from the sour mash, which makes it pretty darn interesting. Then the next sip seems pretty plain and I’m not picking up the sourness... then it’s back. Wierd. I don’t know that I want a case of the stuff or anything, but it is fairly unique and doesn’t completely suck.




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