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Falls Hot Tail Ale

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Falls Hot Tail Ale

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An English Pale Ale formerly brewed by
Falls Brewing Company

Oconto Falls, Wisconsin USA

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222.2/5.02.24/5.0-5.1English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Falls Hot Tail Ale would be respected on the streets of 19th century England. Maybe. Traditional in all respects. The warm copper color is the result of our use of pale malted barley, with small additions of caramel and biscuit malt. Falls Pale uses lower hopping rates than the American West Coast cousin to the English Pale. The result is what we consider a more widely accepted beverage. Only English hops are acceptable. A creamy tan, long lasting head rests atop. A great brew to drink while watching the Badgers trounce Ohio State. Also great with a burger and fries.

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 esjaygee (918), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/58/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Gusher. Amber with a large slowly dissipating tan frothy head. Aroma of malt, grain, must and caramel. Taste is sour and astringent with pale malts and dust to help "balance" it out. Best thing about this beer was cracking the top 10 in the ESPN streak for the cash at 17 wins.


 muzzlehatch (4429), Burlington, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/101/57/20
Oct 30, 2008  
12 ounce bottle purchased, hmmm, summer 2007 perhaps? somewhere in Packerland....sampled from a Coors Banquet glass rather cold. Huge head gushes forth, filling 5/6 of the tapered glass, falling quickly leaving little trace of its presence, and revealing a very clear whisky-gold body....the nose is faintly bready/grassy, with a touch of butterscotch, possibly diacetyl but not strong enough to really impact the dull but acceptable aroma....body is alas terribly watery, somewhat acidic/cidery, a bit like a mix of old 7-Up and aged cola in a 70-30 ratio, rather flat and oxidized. I had one other beer from these guys earlier this year (perhaps to be rated here someday) that was vastly better, though still nothing amazing; can’t say this brewery seemed likely to last, based on all the marks it’s gotten. Nice labels though!


 phishpond417 (1521), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/101/57/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Tasted a lot better back in the day with more unappealing label. Pours a light copper colour , little head, evidence of soft citrusy hops, but not overly prevalent. lighter, slightly watered down. and dissapointing to say the least.


 prosqtor (408), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 7, 2008  
I am rating this higher than it deserves, mostly because of the label. Metallic and citrus acidity takes over before the bottle’s gone.


 Cornfield (4412), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/58/20
Nov 6, 2007  
Looks fine, a clear copper body with a modest off-white head. The aroma is stale malt with an off sourness and some lemon zest. All continues through the flavor all the way to its odd metallic finish. No more, thank you.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=7359><u>Three Cellars, Franklin, WI</u></a><font size=-1><br />



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