The Etruscan (309), Tuscany, Italy
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 5, 2008 Light beige creamy full lasting head. Amber colour. Aroma is malty, fruity with apricots, hoppy and nutty notes. Flavor is malty too, fruity with peach tones, ending in a fruity slightly nutty finish. Light to medium bodied. kassner (475), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 30, 2008 Light Golden on Tap at Magoo’s. Not much head despite too much carbonation. Slightly cloudy with all dry hops. OK but not great sebletitje (2000), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 28, 2008 Amber, white head.
Aroma is hoppy and malty, with some ncie caramelized / brown sugar notes as well as some citrus.
Taste, hoppy, lightly fruity (citrus). Aftertaste has some subtle roasted notes / chocolate malts.
Finish is malty with light hops bitterness. gilvanblight (397), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 28, 2008 Darker then expected pour. Slightly redish. Weak head. Sour hoppy scent. Very hoppy, but not to tart. ACtually it has a very clean finish which is odd for a PA but I like it. This is definately near the top of my PA list. milljam (584), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 28, 2008 Decent pale...interesting notes of floral/citrus. The dry-hopping really comes through. halfluck (13), East Victoria Park, Australia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Nov 21, 2008 purchased bottle from local bottle-o, pours with quite a small head that diminishes quickly, initial smell is malty/caramel with a slight hint of hops also quite dark for a pale ale, more like an amber ale. taste is caramel with some resiny cascade hops but a fair bit wack sweetness nice bitterness. lithy (1860), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 17, 2008 Clear red-orange pour with a finger of cream colored head that leaves some nice sticky lacing. Heavy caramel malt aroma with hints of herbal hops. Slight metallic characteristics as well as the caramel malt, then a nice but subdued pine/herbal hop finish. gary07734 (412), Tyne & Wear, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 1, 2008 Pours red side of copper with a decent head. Taste is very hoppy, banana, cherry, almonds and oranges, very pleasant with a good hoppy bitterness in the finish. Considerably nicer than I expected. Rather good.
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