3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 Botolph (16) - Brooklyn, New York, USA - JAN 20, 2007
Nice color and, typical of the style, easy to drink. At times too similar to other Harpoon products A bit flatter than I like.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Cletus (6025) - Connecticut, USA - JAN 20, 2006
I finally tracked one of these down. Worthwhile, though a bit weak even for the style. Amber/reddish with a white head. Smells roasty with some rosey elements. Taste is sweet and fruity with a decent finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Dickinsonbeer (5077) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - JAN 28, 2005
Deep amber and clear with a god off white head. Aroma is lots of munich and some toasted malts along with some nutty hints and a touch of hops. Flavor is malty with some caramel sweetness and a good bittering finish. Pretty smooth. Moderate to low for the hop aspect.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Pigfoot (2266) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 9, 2005
Clear, bright amber color, slim, tight, white rings caps it off.
Aroma: sweetness, from fruit and caramel tones, apples and berries, grapes, a hint of oak and vanilla, just a tease of spices. Nice.
This ale meets the tongue amiably, gently passing the lips and providing a pleasant hoppy breeze. It’s a brief blitz, gritty, then dimmed. The palate is lightly touched with flavor, then it fades clean off, leaving only a faint echo. While it lingers, though, it’s a fine fruity flavor, with nutty, cola-ish edges.
Medium bodied, and a supreme drinker, as quaffable as they come.
An okay alt, sure, but nothing to shout about.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 zathrus13 (1559) - Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA - DEC 29, 2004
Pours amber/copper. Aromas of sweet malt, brown sugar, and hops. Body is too thin, and the flavor is bland. Not as sweet as the aroma would lead you to believe, with flavors of brown sugar and hops.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 axilla (962) - New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 27, 2004
Pours clear medium/dark copper color with a tan head. Aroma is carmel and somewhat yeasty. Medium bodied with earthy malt and carmel flavors followed up with a bready finish. Let it sit a while.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 TChrome (1315) - Bedford, Texas, USA - DEC 13, 2004
Good lookin amber beer with creamy excellently retained off white head. Aroma is quite enjoyable with nice caramel maltiness and some light hops. Flavor is good, but underwhelming. Nice bread flavor with some eathiness. Pretty good alt. Opens up as it warms.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 mrkimchee (1414) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 15, 2004
deep clear copper, off white head. dark bready and malty aroma with some caramel and earth. toffee and toasted bread flavourmalt fades out in the finish, leaving a dry, lingerinfg pithy after taste. tasty
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