2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Date: 08/07/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy amber, wispy off white head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with light earthy hops,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of butterscotch adds to the sweetness,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
*110418-Grays Busted Knuckle [Gainesville WI]-12 oz bottle-thanks PatrickL for sharing-pours a thin tan head and dark amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, earthy, some fruit. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, earthy/spice hops, some fruit. Finishes thin.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle. 12oz bottle. Poured a dark orange color with an averaged sized head. Aromas of caramel, a little earthy and toasted malts. Tastes of caramel and toasted nuts. Thinner body.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours coppery brown with ruby egdes and a 1-figer off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, some red grapes, and some nuts. Medium to light body, with flavors of caramel malt, almond, and vinous fruit.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. Poured a slightly murky coppery-orange with a quickly-receding cap of off-white head. Nose was of sweet pulled caramel, earth, and herbal pine notes. Flavor was of sticky caramel with earth and mild herbal bitterness.... light on the palate at first, but became sticky toward the finish. Not a bad session ale, but rather one-dimensional.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Not too bad. A single-fingered head caps its reddish amber body. The nose is fruity, cherries and apples, with caramel and a faint florlal hopping. The flavor is limited to the fruits and malt, the hops seeming to fade out of sight... but I didn’t expect much bitterness for the style. Quite drinkable. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Liquor, Peoria, IL<font size=-1>
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark orange amber color with a lighter tan head. Aroma of pipe tobacco, light toffee and malt. Very malty in flavor. Really something to chew on. Slightly sweet, mildly toasty, and a light alcohol finish. Leaves a nice malty after taste. I’ve had this before, but this seem better than prrevious batches.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle and served in yet another ye olde pint glass: Reddish hue with some small floaties (WTF this is bottle conditioned?) and a fading white head which left some lace. The weak aroma does show some basic caramel, toffee, bready and pale, nutty malts along with a dash of spearmint leaves and a heather and flowery ester. The taste is mildly malty at first but quickly moved towards a mild roast and herbal midsection. The finish is sadly musty but could be a product of age. A bland but quaffable mouth feel. What can be said about an generic "Irish Ale" other than been there, done that.
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