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Great Divide Samurai

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30
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3442.83/5.02.83/5.0Summer5.2%40.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Looking for something a little different? Brewed with rice and barley malts, Samurai is an easy drinking, unfiltered ale that changes the status quo for unfiltered beers. The addition of rice gives Samurai a slightly fruity, crisp, refreshing and clean taste. This is definitely not your everyday unfiltered beer.
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 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/57/20
Jul 17, 2008  
i think its funny that anyone actually could pour this without a huge head. i tried. even wicked slow on a super slant, HUGE head. i dont be buying it again. after a coupe of them in a pint glass i just drank from the bottle, even then, every kick back reared a HUGE head. super cloudy. not so much on the flavour.


 GarrettB (494), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/512/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Not sure where they were going with the marketing on this one, but, you know, I guess samurai eat rice to get all burly, strong and tactical. Whatever the reasoning, this is not exactly an exciting beer, even though I really love the label. The Samurai, light yellow in complexion, looks a bit like a tripel at first. The cloudiness and fuzzy white head support this observation. But the smell is markedly different from anything like a tripel. Underripe apples, sweetened butter squash and cooked pasta give it a strange carbohydrate aroma. Appropriate to beer but not exactly alluring. The taste is generically sweet with a pale lager bitterness, and the aftertaste is a soapier version of the aroma, but even blander. So, sudsy and bland. I’ll stick to a clean bowl of rice, thank you.


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 17, 2008  
pours a hazy lemon-drop in color with a small egg shell head.
smell is slight citrus, pear, some banana, some malt, a bit of yeastiness to it also.
taste is semi-sweet up front, pear, peach, pineapple, more sour in the back, touch of wheat, some malt, and a touch of bitterness.


philbertk (34), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Remarks 6-$8.99.Dense mild lace white head.Light sediment.Clear bright butter yellow color hazes lemon hefe with unfiltered sediment.Floral mild hop wheat rice?ester front.Crisp spicy Hefe mild citrus fruit rice ester body.Refreshing unique rice end.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Pours a golden color with a white head. Aroma is of citrus and grains. Flavor is of citrus hops and grains mostly with a very slight bitter finish. Lots of carbonation as well.


 00cobraR (1098), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2008  
a nice session beer. pours out a cloudy golden yellow color with a nice white head. aroma was nice and the flavor was even better. i certainly enjoyed this brew.


 cbkschubert (1967), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2008  
12 oz. bottle from Premier Gourmet - Pours a slightly hazy straw color with a medium size white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is faint grain and soapiness. Aroma is very light grain, light esters, and faint lemon. Light to medium body. There’s not much to this beer, but it’s still a notch above most BMC.


 chicagodri (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Had at some bar in New York (I might have had a couple by this time). Pours a hazy yellow like a wit with a white head. Well balanced and very drinkable but nothing that really stands out from this beer. Usually I am a huge fan of Great Divide so I was a little disappointed.



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