3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Draught) Pours a clear amber body with a moderate off-white head. Aroma of fruit, oak, herbs, and rye. Flavor of oak, hops (floral), caramel, and toasted rye.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bright orangey-red colour. Mild toasty, caramelly aroma. Toasty caramel taste, lots of rye character and chewy breadcrust. Decent.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(22oz bottle) Clear amber body topped by medium beige head, some lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, rye, some toast, light floral, spice. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, toast, some rye, chocolate, light floral. Smooth light-medium body.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle-pours a rich to rocky light tan head that laces and amber/copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, nutty, perfumy. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, nutty, perfumy. Crisp, dry.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber from Wine Specialty. Copper color with a decent white head. Aroma of resin hop. Medium body with nearly creamy carbonation. Flavor is roasted malt and resin hop, perhops with a touch of floral/citrus. Finish is fruity and nearly dry. This is a great ale. It is incredibly tasty. Get it. Enjoy it. Smooth and mellow. Hoppy. Bitter. Wonderful.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared by shigadeyo. Poured dark clear amber color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted and had fair lacing. Moderate sweet toasted rye aroma. Medium bodywith a dry texture and soft carbonation. Moderate roasted bittersweet flavor with a medium tingly bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Drinkable brew.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A nice dark golden ale with a thin white head. Pleasant cinnamon wheat aroma, candy like. In mouth, a sustained graininess, malt, fresh mash, sustained bitterness. Much better than their other offerings. Served at room temp. On tap at Mahars, Albany, May 31, 2008.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle... Post RBSG ’08 O-Town/Vero Beach Throwdown Chapter 8... Clear amber ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. Discreet notes of caramel and rye. Medium-bodied and a bit thin with placid carbonation. Mostly bland, flavor-wise. A touch sweet, but rye dryness balances it out. Finishes mostly sweet, and then dry. Thanks go out to Oakes and Beershine for providing the samples!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle. Poured a medium orange color with a very large sized off white head. Aromas of rye breadiness (that came out the more it warmed), very lightly spicy, and I was getting some citrus in there too. Tastes of some rye (not as strong as the aroma), spicy, and some lighter sweetness.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Barcade. Light amber with a very creamy off-white head. Aroma is quite earthy and a bit peppery. It smells like an old NSLC or LCBO... that mix of beer and cardboard box that I can’t really describe any other way. It almost makes me nostalgic. There is also a light spiciness and a very unusual tobaccoish note with loads of grassy spiciness. The rye in this one is very expressive and really makes it’s presence known. Flavour is also quite toasty and earthy with a lightly whiskeyish character. Not a lot of fruitiness and the hops seem very woody and UK-ish. A touch of toast and light grassiness. It’s okay and there are some interesting components, but something about it is missing.
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