 kiefdog (390), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 On tap at Barking Crab (Boston, MA). Pours a dark amber color with a thin off-white head. Head settles quickly with little lacing. Aroma is malty with notes of raisin and some honey. Flavor is malty-sweetness with some notes of barnyard and hoppy bitterness. Generally light body with a hoppy finish.
JoeMcPhee (3671), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Aug 7, 2008 Tap at Ginger Man. Amber beer, slightly hazy and topped by a creamy white head. Aroma is lightly sweet and malty with a fairly prominent butterscotchy nose. A bit oxidized as well. There is a sweet crystal/caramel nuttiness behind a herbal/woody hoppiness. Flavour is quite hoppy with a light fuggles-esque character along with some lightly yeasty character. Bread crusts and a touch of pear/peachy fruitiness. Despite all of the positive individual characteristics, this beer never really comes together for me.
gameface23 (77), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Updated: Aug 6, 2008Draft at Palmer’s in Andover, MA. Light amber/copper color. Nicely balanced flavor. Overall, a pretty good ale.
metsbcd (81), Connecticut, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Pretty average beer I thought. Drinkable, and certainly not bad, but really not much flavor or anything to set it apart.
jhumphries69 (507), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Draft at The Barking Crab. Pours brown with amber highlights and a tan head. The aroma is light - some sweet malt notes. The flavor is similarly restrained - bready malts, a touch of residual sweetness, some toasted bread and biscuits. There is a strong yeasty character of soft fruit and esters that was a little unexpected. There is a subtle, earthy bitterness at mid-palate. The beer finishes grainy with a touch of melanoidin/toast. It doesn’t finish particularly bitter, but there is an earthy signature of English hops in there. The mouthfeel is medium in body and slippery with a medium level of carbonation. Overall, a drinkable ale, but a little too mild-flavored for 5.4%abv.
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