3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Please note that on my older reviews I used a 100 point scale. To make up for any scoring discrepancies, all palate and apearance scored are assigned a neutralized 3/5.
09/12/02: I was excited when this came out because it reminded me of my trip to Germany. It has a nice sweet malty taste and is prickly and like liquid bread in the mouth. A great beer to drink in the waning weeks of summer.
1.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 5/20
Date: 10/01/1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
light malt aroma with a hint of floral hops, light, hint of bitterness
Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 2/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.3/5.0
Score: 4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Orange color noe head. Butterscotch nose and also taste. Weak hoppy finish - crisp - ok - but not very special.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sadly, word is that Hammer & Nail has gone the way of Brakspear and Celis Brewing. A nice, slightly spicy Vienna-style lager that's perhaps not up to Sam Adams Vienna standards, but yet makes for enjoyable drinking nonetheless. Light bitterness that most anyone should be able to handle. Adios, Hammer & Nail. I hardly knew 'ya.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. Bright, bright luminous lovely amber, would get a 5 app if the head lasted more than 10 seconds. Rather cloudy. Strong toasted grain aroma with hints of pine. Flavor sweet and malty for the most part, with some hop hints towards the end. Rather weird cola flavors and texture at the finish also that I wasn't too thrilled about, but this is a fairly solid effort from this now sadly defunct brewer. My first Connecticut beer!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Another good one from Hammer and Nail. Dark amber, with a decent sized creamy head. Sweet and malty, with a touch of hops popping through the middle and in the finish. I’m not real familiar with the vienna style, but i prefer the Sam Adams version a little more. This one doesn’t seem to have quite as much body, but is balanced a little nicer. I don’t think this brewery makes a bad beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Awesome lager. Huge toasty malt flavor with a nice crispness and spicy hop bite.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Copper colour; Aroma of plain CornNuts and dark rye bread; smooth palate - soft malt notes, touch of iron, finishing sweet with a hint of brown sugar and caramel popcorn.
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