2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Poured a murky orange copper with a big foamy slightly off white head. Aroma is mild for a Pale Ale, hoppy and citrus but subtle. Flavor was solid, citrus and fruity, slightly malty. Watery in the mouth with a quick fading flavor. Average beer.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle - medium amber color - bubly body with a medium, lasting head. Slightly sweet & perfumy aroma. Flavor is non-descript - slightly sweet & malty, a little dry with some hops sprinkled in. Slightly astringent.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. bottle at Flat Rock Saloon. Pours copper with thin head that left a glob or two of lacing. Weak nose. Light malty flavor with minimal hop character. Not a big EPA fan.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Specialty brew only available on tap at Jameson’s Tavern in Freeport, ME (right next door to L.L. Bean). This was a very enjoyable, malty sweet, copper colored amber/altbier with a nice balance of noble hops and medium body.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Bright orange with a shiny appeal and a respectable poofy head. Light but sharp aroma. Like a bully in the schoolyard, the sharp hops take over the playground on your tongue, but not in an overpowering way. This is an exceptionally balanced copper ale, more active on the tongue than the flatter English cousins, and not quite as agressive as many American pale’s, this is perfectly on the fence between.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma:good grapefruit hops nose..
Appearance:clear cooper,light head...
Flavor:good bitterness,light malt....
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
This was agood, straight midling pale. Not to hoppy, not overly bitter. Average brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Usual appearance average head and lacing. The aroma was somewhat biscuity with some herbal hop tones and toffee. The flavor was pretty smooth, nice blend of caramel and toffee in the malts, an overall fruitiness typical of an EPA, and a soft bitter finish of mostly bittering hops that had a touch of pine/resinous notes to them. I thought this was gonna be more highly rated after drinking it, but I guess not. Pretty smooth and enjoyable. Great local upgrade over Bass, imo.
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