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Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

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63
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2413.18/5.03.17/5.0Special8.5%28Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This Golden Ale is Belgian-Style, yet with a Florida twist! Handcrafted in small batches using the finest all natural ingredients, including German Plisner malt and Czech Saaz hops. Quite a refreshing, yet complex beer… that will only mature if cellared for 2-3 years. -Ideal serving temperature 45f.
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 cking (1019), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 15, 2009  
Wonderful golden orange body with a large, fizzy white head and ample lacing. Inviting aromas of lemon, biscuits with honey and Belgian yeast. Medium bodied, clean finish and a slight warmth...fairly dry and quenching. All around good flavor, lots of crisp fruits coupled with doughy malt and sweet candy. Good brew.


 carl4beer (400), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 8, 2009  
pours golden with little head. aroma has esters with some honey and a hint of citrus. mouthful is smooth with a balance of candi, citrus, and a little spice. abv is well integrated.


 sneagrams3 (1747), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2009  
The Dan Journal #273. Tasted 7/11/09. 12oz bottle. 2009 Vintage. Clear with a golden hue. Ring of bone white head. Aromas of honey and melons. Dandelions and citrus. Mildly doughy and perfumy. Medium bodied with a bright palate. Doughy and yeasty character. Bready malts with a big citrus candy note. Lotta flavors and a nice complexity. Solid strawberry note. Milder spices. This was nice.


 Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle from Total Wine. Pours a honey golden color with a thumbnail of white head that reduces within 30 seconds. Aroma of wheat and sweet honey. Flavors are relatively smooth and include more honey, grains, subtle yeast, candi sugar, subtle citrus fruit, and even more honey in the finish. Medium carbonation and medium body. I found the flavor to open up more over time. Not bad.


 MmmcKay (276), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/514/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Pours a slightly murky gold. Notes of confectioner sugar, vanilla icing, honey roasted peanuts, maybe carrot cake. Just a touch of spice. I don’t taste the alcohol at all. Not bad at all. Very smooth. Would drink it again.


 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Pours a lasting ring of off-white head with a golden-amber body. Aromas of candi sugar, bubblegum, some alcohol, a little grass. Flavors of malt, candi sugar, little grassy. Honeyed finish.


 doubleo (1104), San Diego, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/512/20
Oct 18, 2009  
12oz bottle marked 2009, from dmac. Pours hazy golden with a thin, offwhite head and no lace. Smells of sweet, cereal malts and some rubbing alcohol. Tastes sweet and malty with a twinge of alcohol. Eh, es ayight. Medium body, ok carbonation.


 SuIIy (1435), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2009  
12oz bottle thanks to HOPSHUNTER. Pours a cloudy dense orange color with a very small off white head. Nose is kinda funky esters with a yeast note and lots of apricot like fruit notes. Palate is flat and thick, syrupy almost. Flavor is yeasty funk esters with a bit of honey and some more of the fruity apricot notes.



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