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Harpoon Ale

Harpoon Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Harpoon Brewery

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
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2053.02/5.03.02/5.04.9%54.8 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
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.

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 Shazbat (100), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/514/20

Feb 6, 2001  
Smooth, easy to drink without the bitterness of Sam Adams Ale.

 ucusty (1077), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/512/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Copper pour with fluffy off white head. Caramel malts on the nose. Similar flavor with notable hints of hops and honey.


 Beer_Hawk (705), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Bottle. Poured amber with a fizzy off-white head that settles out to a ring. Nice caramel and honey aroma with a light hop and fruit background. The flavor has malt caramel with a slight fruit and grass touch. Light body and oily texture. Sweet throughout.


fluffy (61), Alabama, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/102/510/20
Aug 13, 2008  
red amber color, very little head. taste of yeast, malt and roasted malts. slight hoppiness with very little finish. its ok, nothing special.


 estoppel (1018), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Bottle. Amber body, honey in the nose, small head. Honey and an unpleasant graininess. Once upon a time, this would have been considered good beer. How far we have come!


 jjuf1853 (200), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle pours a clear amber color with a medium sized head. Fair amount of hops and malt in the aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet, some notes of honey and caramel. Little bit of a bite in the finish from the hops.




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