3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: Dark orange, quite hazy, moderate off-white head that settles quickly to a thin film, lacing is quite nice but carbonation appears to be non-existant. Soft malty aroma, slight graininess, even slighter hop. Grainy malt flavor, hop profile is extremely minor. Luckily as it warms the hop bitterness becomes more noticable. Body and mouthfeel are fairly average. Fairly clean finish, soft, or should I say very soft, hop bitterness lingers. Thanks Dan for the freebie!
4.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
I think that this is my new favorite beer. It has a beautiful color and excellent taste. Just a pleasure to drink this beer. Then again, that isnt shocking since Dominion makes some of the best beers I’ve had so far.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draft at the brewery, 9/1/05: orange-red. Nice big grapefruit tones, quite citric and yummy. I’d like more, please.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
It may be the bottle playing with my subconscious, but I caught a hint of a woodsy undertones in the aroma, a lighter, more citrusy smell dominated however. A solid session beer, in my mind, as it has a relatively full flavor that is not overpowering in any aspect. Although not a terribly complex beer, there is a sufficient variety of flavor to satisfy almost any beer lover.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Crisp hop aroma. Nice amber color with creamy white head-good lacing. Pretty hoppy flavor with a hint of maltiness and bitterness. Overall a good beer that is easy to drink.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler. Really nice fruity, floral hop aroma, a hint of pale malt underneath. Clear amber color, frothy, dense off-white head - gorgeous. Great balance of caramel and bready malt with fruity, floral hops, moderate bitterness. Medium body, easy drinking. One of my favorite beers from one of my favorite breweries.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz bottle pours amber with a short white head. Aroma of iced tea. Flavor of sweet caramel malts and a nice bitter floral finish. I picked up a little of the apple juice flavor as well as the previous poster but overall this is a well balanced pale ale. I enjoyed it..
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A bronze body pours from the bottle… a light tan head sits atop. The aroma is a bit skunky, woodsy, wet cypress mulch, old apple juice, but the flavor shows no real indication of spoilage or infection…. It must be the odd arrangement of hops? Toasted honey wheat bread in the flavor, a bit peppery (black), lemon peel oils, cedar plank, pine chips…. Wood … wood and more spicy wood! The finish has a bittering dryness… Mohave Desert kind of dryness! Seems like a typical Pale Ale to me… maybe more floral and spicy…..
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