2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask (handpump) at NERAX North, Haverhill MA, 7 November 2009 @ 4.7%. Very murky orange colour. No condition. Fruity but estery aroma - slightly gluey. Better flavour. Cleaner fruit. Light, sweetish mouthfeel. Not great condition. Marked for re-rate when the opportunity arises. Didn’t realise this was supposed to be a mild, but the festival programme described it as an English Pale Ale (which seems nearer the mark) so perhaps the recipe has been changed.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at the brewery. Light brownish color with a white head. Light hops.m light nuttiness. Drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours a few bubbles and cloudy orange color. Aroma is soft orange, medium malt. Taste is soft orange/floral hops, medium malt. Soft/minimal carbonation. Easy.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From a bottle; mild in every way, but quite pleasant. Bready and a touch of sweetness. I don’t know what else to write.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Finally... I’ve missed this one for two years now, but finally I get a chance to rate it. Tap at the Inn. Pale amber beer with a thin white head. Lovely aroma with pale UK malts, sweet berryish esters and a touch of Fuggles-like woody/spicy hops. Very soft bitterness on the back that just plays off of the fruity yeast and crisp clean malts. Tasty balanced brew.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at 08 vt brewers fest. Pours a light amber with a thin white head. Aroma of light malts, caramel and a touch of hops. Flavor is similar to aroma with a smooth and round finish
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
My Bottom Line:
Biscuity pale maltiness builds a most comfortable body within which delicate fruity hops dally, creating tangerine honey allusions. This poundable Blonde Ale offers the purest delight that is well-extracted base maltiness.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A slim veil of foam covers the hazy bronzed golden.
-The aroma is not its best feature, sadly.
-A second pint of this one is hard to avoid.
-As for most of their beers that day, the head dies a tad too quickly.
-Supporting hop bitterness is light and cannot quite achieve balance. This is a malt lover’s quencher.
On tap at the brewpub.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Draught) Pours a highly carbonated, light amber body with a thin, white head. Nose of mild nail polish, caramel malt and ginger ale. Nice oily texture, bitter hops and balance almost like a peanut butter malt. Average.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From notes dated June 15, 2005:
Pours amber with a thin head. Smells of sugar, citrus, and grassy. Taste was very sweet with a light peppery note. Tim ’s talents as a brewer really shine through on all his brews.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
4 oz sample at the brewpub. Clear medium-to-dark amber with no hea or lacing...light malty nose offering hints of candied orange, slightly oxidized...smooth, moderately sweet, light maple and pecan notes in the full malty body, light dry hops to finish, bit of scotch whiskey character and some smoky peat. Nicely done.
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