2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle. Poured a medium orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of biscuit, caramel, and some citrus. Tastes of biscuit, citrus, and some toffee. Thinner body.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle poured a clear amber with a lasting off-white head. Aromas of carmel, dark bread, and earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, toffee, bread and loads of malt with a smooth lingering malty finish
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bright orange-copper with no head. Bit of plastic coloured malts and breakfast cereals. Very discreet but tasty coloured malts. A bit of hops, leafy. Light bodied but not empty, some bite. Pastry in the aftertaste. It’s very low profile if I describe it, but it’s actually quite agreable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAR 28, 2005 Sampled numerous times, mostly on draft at the local bars, but occasionally from a bottle. Rip Curl has a decent aroma full of bread crust, toast, sweet grains and a little brown sugar, along with honey and old apples. Grainy and toasted flavor, with a slightly sour chemical flavor, no doubt from the condition in which the bottles are stored here in Oklahoma.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Buck Dich for this one. Pours copper with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, toffee, cognac, and slight butyric acid/barnyard. Tastes malty, and I note some rye in this. Also, almonds. Smooth palate. Nice style. Another winner from Full Sail.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear dark amber. Aroma is moderately malty (toasted bread, cookie), lightly hoppy (flowers, grapefruit). Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Very similar to the Amber, only a little more citric.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
on tap in the pilsner room. i wasn’t in the best frame of mind when i tasted this. i know we looked a bit scruffy but it was a very long wait for service. anyways, decent english floral aroma, light nuttiness, some orange rind, not bad
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap@The Pilsner Room, portland. Had this pegged as an ESB, so i guess English Pale ale is close enough. caramelly toffee malts, bread. Slightly oily and buttery and resiny to finish. Sweet to start with an off-dry finish, some citrus.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: AUG 18, 2003 NABA Beer Fest 03: Easy drinking hoppy pale ale, average appearence and aroma.<P>
Rerate from Brewery: Musky hop profile, much less impressive than I remember. Metallic watered down flavor that tastes like wet dog.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tasted in bottle as White Cap. Tasted on tap as Rip Curl. Tap version a little maltier.
Medium copper color, medium head. Medium malts and spicy hoppy. Full flavor with a very smooth taste. Good balance of malts and hops. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter and malty sweet
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