3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
At Alternative Brews. Creamy head, creamy mouthfeel, understated hops, drinkable for some more than others.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draft at Greene’s in Oswego. Red amber ale with a strong diacetyl aroma. Grassy sweet malt, barely hopped, oily mouthfeel. Watery and boring.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 6, 2008 [draft - Custom Brewcrafters - Honeoye Falls, NY] Very light aroma, mostly hops with hints of citrus, sap and other earthen notes. Very sweet smelling. Smooth sweet flavor with hints of toffee and brown sugar at the beginning, then going to a hoppy middle and a smooth, bitter hop and malt finish. Very well blended. [[400th Rating]]
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draught at Old Toad: Light amber in color with a smallish thick, white, creamy head. Light hop aroma (pine, citrus), some toffee, and light malt hit the nose. This was on cask when I tried it, and was head and shoulders above anything else custom brewcrafters brews. Flavor has caramel, toffee, with a nice bitter burnt malt characteristic as well as some easy going pine/floral hops that give it great balance. I agree that this is probably an English Pale Ale. Great stuff.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Had this a while back, but I wanted to rate it then, and have been waiting to rate it. Strange that Custom Brewcrafters dosent list this one on their website, but they definitely brew it. Had it on hand pull at the Old Toad. Pours a vibrant orange-amber with a good creamy white head. Smells hoppy, toasty and toffee like, but mostly hoppy (light pine, light light citrus). Flavor is plenty of caramel and toffee with a good dose of hops in the middle that linger on the finish. Terribly balanced stuff here and I believe this one is actually an English style India Pale Ale.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Lighter amber color, thick creamy head. Light malt aroma, very faint hops. Predominantly malty flavor, light hops round it out. Shorter finish. Light to medium bodied. Decent, but typical of CB.
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