3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: JAN 9, 2011 Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a medium sized khaki head. The aroma was faintly sweet and fruity. The flavor was toasy, yeasty and had notes of caramel and fruity hops. It turned a bit sour in the middle and had a bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Pours clear copper with a thin, creamy white head; decent retention and some lacing. Aroma is straw, bread malt, floral hops, and some metallic notes. Flavor is light bread malt, heavy earthy hops, and light fruit esters; dry, slightly bitter finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Pours clear amber with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is fruity esters, cookie and caramel malt, fruity and citrus hops. Flavor is medium hops and bitterness, fruity esters, caramel malt and a sweet finish. Medium body, warmth and carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at champs. Amber with little to no head. Aroma is faint caramel. Flavor is caramel with a slight citrus-like finish. Not bad.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
A beautifully balanced beer. Nice spiciness in the nose. Smooth maltiness on the tongue but when you swallow you get all this hop action going on.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at the brewpub. Pours amber with good off-white head. The aroma is spicy hops, some bark, light caramel. The flavor is melon, some spicy and earthy bitterness. There’s a sugary caramel note throughout that keeps me from getting into this beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft sample at Pint for Pets. Pours copper with off white head. Clear. Nose is caramel. Tastes very bready with caramel and mild hops into after. Solid offering.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at the brewpub 5/25/08. Poured reddish amber, capped with a moderate sized off-white head. Moderately hoppy, citric aroma, backed with toffee and caramel malt. Caramel malt hits the palate first and is soon joined by grapefruity hops, nuts, and some earthy character. Tasty and very drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled on draught at Pints for Pets. Nice fresh hoppy nose with a bit of maple, grapefruit and apricot. Nice bouquet, though subdued. Dark amber clear with thin head. Medium bodied with medium-light carbonation. Starts with ligh sweet character, beany, with light pilsner malt character. Good fresh hoppy character throughout. Mild bitter finish with a bit of a tang. Decent ale with light salty after.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the brewpub. Lightly hazed orange-red copper pour. Sticky white sheet remains above. Musky malt grain aroma. Subtle. Flavor carries a rather heavy malt bill. Rich grain caramels, light nutty character and sweet kiss of grapefruit hops. A little husky and with that under-fermented grain sugar feeling. Slightly astringent for sure, and the hops play a little metallic on the back end. Otherwise fresh and clean. Distinct note of maple syrup in the finish.
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