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RATINGS: 240   WEIGHTED AVG: 3   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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Currently Thom’s Olde Ale is Harpoon Ale, our first beer.

The first in the Harpoon family of beers, our ale is a light amber in color, medium bodied, and well balanced. The slightly fruity aroma is from Harpoon’s special yeast.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fly (1357) - austin, Tejas, USA - MAY 12, 2004
Decent to rather good depending on my mood. And I mean that. Had a few and was not overly impressed at one time and enjoyed as something I could have kept drinking all night the next.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
HighGravity (926) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - MAY 8, 2004
(Bottled 3/30/04)Soft hop nose . Excellent head and lace. The palate is nicely balanced. A good well made beer.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
axilla (962) - New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 6, 2004
A very feint carmel nose with even more feint hop and yeast aromas. Pour slightly hazy orange color with a nice, sticky beige head. A little bit tastier than I had expected from the smell. Slightly sweeter carmel taste with some fruity hop and yeast undertones. An alright brew.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
beaconstreet (811) - Washington DC, USA - APR 24, 2004
Pretty tinny and bitter for the taste. The color is good, and isn't too headstrong (as a good ale should be, perhaps), but there's something missing here. There's a continuity to this beer that you wished it had, that connection between flavor and nose spice and depth and weight, as the milky way is to the strung out night sky. That's absent here. Completely. Otherwise, there are elements of a good beer, but its just blechingly ick to the tounge, even if just drinking for its alcoholic value (not much).

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
sfontain (539) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - APR 9, 2004
Pale amber color with a fairly sizeable white, bubbly head. Definite fruitiness in the aroma. Sweet flavor; miniscule caramel flavor once it warms a bit. Barely any hops. Feels nice and full.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
wunderbier (1434) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 8, 2004
12 oz bottle, shaker. Cookie, caramel malt (M); flowery hops (L); medicinal aroma. Medium amber body, small, white head. Moderately sweet, lightly acidic flavor becomes a moderately bitter, moderately acidic finish. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The bottom line is: yeah, I like my beers to taste like green apples >:\

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BückDich (5468) - McCall, Idaho, USA - APR 7, 2004
Pale amber color with a large off-white lacing. The aroma is lightly hoppy with spices & toffee. Flavor is also very malty with a touch of hops. The malt profile is very good and full flavored AND bodied.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Suttree (3759) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - MAR 27, 2004
Slightly cloudy orange, decent white head. toasty, smoky floral aroma. Full bodied, and a dry finish. Nice and easy to drink - a good session ale.


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