1.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
12oz bottle. Light pale color, some gold/orange with a white head. No Aroma. Where’s the smell. Fusel notes, full malt, light bitterness flavors. Seems to be well balanced. Is this a Malt Liquor? Interesting, to put the least. Fizzy carbonation, high ABV for an Amber Ale. Not very amber in color either. Way off center. Buy it cause it’s cheap and packs a decent buzz, definitly not for thq quality or character.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle acquired via trade with dchmela. THANKS DAVE!!! So I am not quite sure why there are so many haters of this...not as complex and mind-numbing as FW11 or as deliciously hoppy as Union Jack but it isn’t a bad beer. Not quite ripened orange peel in color with just a slight yellow tint and 1-inch ivory head with moderate sticky lacing. Aroma is a mixture of floral and fruitiness. Quite malty with caramel and toffee dominating the flavor. Again, not bad.
0.8 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20
I cannot believe one of my favorite breweries makes this beer. Zero aroma. Looked like a hearty piss after some vitamins. Tasted like a super sweet malt liquor. Real carbonated and not finishable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 ounce bottle from Trader Joe’s in Short Pump/Glen Allen, VA.
Pours a clear orange-ish pale amber with a medium head, low
retention and moderate lacing. Grainy malt aroma with some slight
caramel and fruity notes. Taste is caramel, pear and some stone
fruits. Not much bitterness. Medium body.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: 09/19/08, 12 oz. bottle courtesy Doboy, thanks Ed
Aroma - Sweet light fruit, grain, faintly floral
Appearance - Pale gold, medium white head that seems to last well and decent lace.
Flavor - Starts off with plenty of fruity sweetness and that way. Some bitterness at the finish, but it has a distinctly metallic aftertaste.
Palate - Medium body and carbonation, somewhat sticky,
Overall - Not too impressed with this, sweet but without any depth to support it.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden yellow with a medium white head that leaves streaks of lace. Aroma of caramel, soap, sweet malt and grains. Taste of caramel, sweet malt, alcohol with some mild hops mixed in. Sweet sugary aftertaste, perhaps too sweet.
1.5 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 4/20
Apparently made of TJs. Explains the price and quality. Cheap but unmemorable.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours deep golden red, with a sweet ,sherry aroma. Offers just a hint of Abbey Ale taste and has a full balanced mouthfeel. Detected a hint of apple? Deep fermented fruit with a nice malty finish. My bottle said it was Steinhaus in Ulm MN, but the brewery appears to be located in California. This was a Trader Joe’s find.
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