2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Clear copper-orange color with thin off white head. Malty aroma reminiscent of molasses and brown sugar. Occasionally it smelled a bit like Purina Dog Chow. Fruity and tangy on the tongue with a subdued hop note. Finish is a bit metallic. So so.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[bottle] Pours a gold color- citrusy aroma, some good malt as well. Flavors are full, grassy hops and subtle wheat presence round out to an excellent refreshing (and slightly bitter) finish. This is a very well done summer seasonal beer. I will be picking this up again.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle, via porterhouse. Pours a clear dark gold with a medium fizzy head that faded to a thin film. Aroma is light and zesty with grassy hops and crisp malts. Flavor is on the lighter side as well with a clean wheat base and a soft hoppiness. Finish is short with a slight lemony smack. Mouthfeel is soft and refreshing with moderate firm carbonation. A nice summer refresher, this was a great treat on our first 90 degree day of the year here in PA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a basic pale yellow but with an impressively puffy white head. Good lacing too. Grainy aroma hints at a potentially surprising peppery hop punch. Tastes good. Obviously a light summer style beer but it’s a pleasant surprise that this beer doesn’t skip out on flavor. Some citrus in the finish. One of the best summer seasonals out there.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Clear golden color with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with some light floral hops. Sweet corn and grain flavor. some light bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Ineffable faint aroma. Clear deep golden with nearly no head(tasting cup). Bubbly intense flavour of fruity hops.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tan, small white head. Looks like an IPA. Malty nose, a touch of bitterness in the finish. I think its summery. SWMBO would probably like it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
While I do question the amount of lagering that this beer underwent I am very pleased. The color, I think, is very current with the style. A balanced golden hue emits with a clear and inviting color. The white head reveals a nose of many hops. Interesting that these varieties where used. The English malt is a nice touch also. I think this beer is a fine example of what brewing needs to take place in America. German style, American hops, British malt. Very refreshing with a frim malt body that mellows and develops into a crisp but complex finish of biscuity fruit and hop richness. Definantly a fresh bottle. Very balanced and spicy. I love this style and I think it was well executed. The abv. may be a little high, not neccessarily for the style but for a summer offering. This might be dangerous when I’m thirsty. Any sweet malt is quickly checked by hops, this also means it’s not by cold conditioning. Though I might be wrong. I give points for style and inventiveness.
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