3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20Sample at Jackie O’s during the bottle release on 8/18/12. Clear amber pour with a medium beige head. Dank English nose; malty and earthy. Malty and dank flavor (or flavour) with a bitter earthy finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample on tap at Jackie-O’s 7th. Mostly clear amber color. Good thin off-white head, leaves full, thick lace. Good English-style caramel malts and grassy hops. More dry texture, medium body. Light bitter taste. Solid English-style pale ale with a respectable balance of malt backbone and grassy hop goodness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft sample. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that was was lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate balanced hop and malt aroma. Medium body with a dry slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured on draft. Pours a pale hazy gold with a nice white head of foam. The aroma is more of a fruity hop profile that remains subdued. Taste is a touch bitter on the front end, but moves more to a seester middle and a slightly bready finish. Quite nice overall. Session beer for sure.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Jackie O’s. Served in a sampler glass. Pours a moderate golden color with a good white head. Touch of lacing. Nose has some faint English hops alongside a solid base malt profile. Flavor is a bit more hoppy. Refreshing and fairly light. Light-medium body and light-moderate bitterness. A good beer to start the day.
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