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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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 michael-pollack (2654), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 13, 2009  
12oz. Bottle: Lightly sweet aroma of grains, Pils malts, hops, light yeast, slight grass, mustard, fruit, light bread, and faint spices. Poured golden/amber/orange in color with a small white head that diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top. Clear. Sparkling. Medium sweet flavor. Tastes of malts, fruit, slight banana, sugar, hops, grains, yeast, slight spices, slight clove, honey, light herbs, and slight alcohol. Medium body. Syrupy, sticky texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, malty, sugary, honey finish.


 WeeHeavySD (2963), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 12, 2009  
12oz bonus from daknole. Pours gold orange with no head. Nose is sweet and off. Taste is sweet and slightly citrussy. Ok, not great.


 Tripplebrew (493), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/103/514/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Pours a cloudy copper orange/amber with very little cream-colored head. Aroma is a creamy nut. Caramel sugar flavors to start and finish. Body is light/medium and creamy with high carbonation. A decent golden ale but nothing extraordinary.


 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jan 4, 2009  
12 oz bottle-Trade w/daknole-Clear golden color w/a slight off white head. Spiced wheat aroma. Sweet hop flavor of wheat, banana, spice, orange peel, & light fruits. Classic Belgian flavor, smooth & easy drinking. Alcohol was extremly well hidden, no wonder I’m having trouble typing right now!!! Long, sweet, spicy finish. Good Stuff! Thanks Dakine!!!


 Dorwart (1812), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Jan 2, 2009  
Minimal head from a rather vigorous pour. Dissipates quickly. Fruity aroma with apples, pears and some white grape. Some yeasty notes with a hint of dry spice. Hazy, lifeless dark orange body. Sweet and spicy with more fruit (bananas). Nice warming as it goes down. Little zippyness in the mouth. Almost tripel like in flavor. Finishes clean and dry with some lingering spices on the tongue. An ok belgian brew. Drink a couple of these and you will be feeling no pain.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle. Fruity malt aroma. Cloudy orange body, off-white head. Malty flavor with some sweetness. Not especially distinguished.


 Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/59/20
Dec 28, 2008  
I want to support an effort like this. I really do. I recall looking at the ratings a while back and they were generally positive. So, in my desperate search for Saison Athene I pop into a store on Sanibel, and this is the best I see of local stuff. I pick up a 4 pack. Ugh. Massively sweet and as slimchill says, way underattentuated. Thick, yet carbonated. Are there actually Saaz here? If so they are not to be found. I went in really hoping for a dryer beer. What will I do with the remaining 3. Perhaps my wife will like them...


 slimchill (777), Austin, Texas, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/57/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Bottle. Nose is sweet with butter undertones. Light spice and banana esters. Cloudy orange with a faint head. Intensely sweet flavor with lighter spice notes. Sharp caramel and candy. Way underattenuated and massively undrinkable. Cloying and sticky.



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