3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 2, 2005 Mild malty caramel overtones in the flavor. Don’t get me wrong it’s thin and it is a little watery, but I could drink it over and over. Then again so could your buddy that only drinks Bud.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
This is an unimpressive beer, thoguh it was darker than I expected. Not worth the price of admission.
0.8 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20
Little aroma to speak of... barely a hint of hops. Good, clear chestnut (to qoute chris_o) brown color. Head all but disappears within 30 seconds. No appreciable beginning, malt presence squarley in the middle (tastes rather caramelized), hint of wheat/grass flavor immediately thereafter, strong, distinguished metallic flavor and sharp, lingering bitterness at the end.
Good beer to wean companions off of Coors Light.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Rich chestnut brown colour. Pours with a sizeable off-white head, which persists for a short while. Sweet malt and treacle toffee aroma. Malt, caramel and fruit in the aroma, but mainly bitter, tending towards tart, with a metallic edge. Not bad, but not overly tasty. 500ml bottle from beersofeurope.co.uk. BBE 31 July 2004.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Copper body and velvety off-white head. Some distinct whiskey notes in the aroma struck me immediately. Toasted malts as well. Light malty flavor with moderate sweetness, warm spices, and subtle earthy hops. Lacks any offending elements and is very drinkable in a mindless way.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 oz. brown, longneck bottle. Freshness date is of 13 Dec 04.
Not the best alt I’ve ever had, that much is certain. Poured out a dark brown color, with a minimal white head. Some DMS in the aroma, along with burnt malts. Slight coffee nose, not much else going for the aromas. Tasted like burnt malts, some slight bitterness from the hops. Thin mouthfeel. Very dry in the finish, almost astringent. I won’t be buying this again anytime soon.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark copper colour with a mostly lasting creamy and rocky off-white head. Dark bread, yeasty, and nutty aroma. Grassy, herbal, and perfume flavours with a pleasant nutty bitter finish. Perfume hangs in just a bit too much though. Light bodied and fizzy mouthfeel.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Brown color with a little head. Aroma is... huh... weird. I just can’t place it. It smells dusty yet spicy. Kind of a mish mash. The taste is even more of the extreme. Salted pork? After a few minutes, that flavor disappeared and I could have sworn it was wet cardboard. Odd beer. I’d like to try another Alt, but probably not this one.
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