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Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

Holy Mackerel Special Golden Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Florida Beer Company

Melbourne, Florida USA

bottled
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on tap
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1643.17/5.03.17/5.0Special8.5%20.9Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 FLnative80 (174), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20

May 24, 2008  
Bottle. 12 fl. oz. Hazy, amber color with frothy, white head. Good lacing. Sweet aroma of honey, lemon, and yeast. Medium bodied with a fairly dry texture. Flavor starts out bitter, then finishes with a big, sweet ending. The alcohol was well hidden. A strong, enjoyable beer.

 Ofortuna (315), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Pours a decent cap of head with a bit of saaz coming up in the aroma. Quite a bit of sweetness in here. The esters jump in, but I get a little phenolic character as well. Adequate body and mouthfeel, but there’s an ever-present amount of sweetness that just brings this out of balance. Not a bad drink, but I wonder if the "belgian-style" came as a result of accidentally fermenting at too high of a temperature and incorrectly thinking "lot’s of esters" equate to "belgian-style"?


 alexsdad06 (677), Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
12 oz. bottle courtesy of daknole. Pours a clear dark golden/light amber with a small white head that collapses to a thin film. The aroma is a strange mix of some lager qualities along with mild sweetness, slight yeast, banana, bread, and a little spice. The flavor loses the lager quality altogether. It opens with a quick hit of fruit and caramel malt before moving quickly to a dry, spicy, warming finish. The alcohol is noticable, but not distracting. Medium bodied with medium carbonation.


 DougShoemaker (2614), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Aroma is malt with shy hops pressence, light golden, small cream head. Taste is toffee, buttercream, light bodied, balanced, smooth, nice tongue tingle. Good. Thanks Beershine and Oakes.


 Mette (149), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Tak til Marsiblursi. Drukket til vores Shorts smagning. Lys gullig og næsten intet skum. Sødlig maltet, lidt blomster, lidt slikbutik, frugtet, let karboneret. Noget alkoholisk


 sunevdj (1482), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Bottle with The Club and then some. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Dry with fruity aromas. Some caramel notes. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Long dry finish. THX marsiblursi.



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