2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Amber, hazy; aroma of cascades, wood; mild-tasting, slightly citric; wood notes; low bitterness (I’d say max. 25); touch of acid in the finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft. Pours amber with an off white head. Light sweet caramel malty aroma with some flowery hoppy hints. The flavor is plain and balanced, with a light malty sweetness and some light floral bitterness. Not awful.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Sweet caramel malt aroma. Copper with a large beige head. Malt, hops, and a very slight metallic flavor in the finish. Light body.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours brown/gold. aroma of malt with a hint of tea. flavor is more of the same; high in malt blended well with subtle hops. Very smooth. very balanced. Nice session ale
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Poured a gold, light amber color, with medium head. Aroma was kind of mild with some hops and malt. Taste was med light bitter, light sweetness, some caramel malt flavors. Mild bitterness (esb style). Ok
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Received this as a present for Christmas so had to have one while playing Wii on Christmas day! Thanks Gayle! Nice aroma with earthy notes and a hint of toffee that lasts for a long time. Finishes so well that I would rate this beer as very drinkable. Two thumbs up! Need to save some for CMB when he comes home in a few weeks
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Caramel malt with hint of hops. Amber color with small head. Sweet caramel malt and moderately bitter herbal hops flavor. Okay - nothing special.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Video review at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBuR1zbYdSE
Appearance: Transparent amber, ½-finger of head, excellent lacing
Smell: Bready + carmel malt, buttery biscuit, dead pine wood, grassiness, asphalt
Taste: Medium body, toffee, buttery biscuit, earthiness, toasted oats, roses + floral note, walnut, hint of allspice, creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation, drinkable
Pairings: Fish & chips
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Tap. Murky brown amber orange with a thin white head. Lots of caramel and astringent soapy tea-like hoppiness. Same for the flavor with more if a weird bitterness and toffee. Watery body with tight carbonation. Meh
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear copper with inch and an inch and a half off-white head. Some lacing, light carbonation, and medium body. Taste is lightly roasted malt and a hop finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap at Chadwick’s in Friendship Heights labeled as "Chadwick’s Ale." The pour is a clear tea amber with a thin, diminishing, beige head. No lace or retention. Nose is sweet cherry and heavy grenadine. Taste is sweeter, with lots of English malt, with a good dose of buttered popcorn/diacetyl and heavy biscuit. In the finish is sort of a stinging EKG bitterness. Diacetyl heaviness and faux body prove too much to quickly put down this beer and it ends up being more of a chore than a treat. Very dense and heavy palate. Almost zero hoppiness. Butter explosion.
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