3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Just Beer. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a thin white head. Grain and toast, lightly floral. Soft grain and toast. Sweet, grainy, with some toasty bitterness. Crisp finish with light lemon.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours clear gold with aggressive carbonation. Mild aroma with grass and a little citrus. Flavor is mild and smooth. Hops give a crisp, lightly bitter finish. Really good, easy drinker.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Shenandoah Throwdown. 22oz bottle, thanks j12601. Cloudy straw body, medium white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, bread, light straw, grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, bread, light straw. Light-medium body.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
22oz bottle-pours a white head and cloudy straw color. Aroma is light malt, yeast, spice-grains of paradise. Taste is light malt, yeast, spice hops.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at Victor’s tasting at Paul’s. Pours gold. White head. Nose/taste of wheat, lemon and lightly toasted malt. Clean and crisp finish. Medium body.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with almost no head. Nose is straw with light lemon notes. Palate is fizzy and tingly with a clean finish. Flavors of circus peanuts, lemon, grass.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
In short: A extra-crisp pale ale with tangerines, wheat and other light refreshing flavors
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed fresh two days after purchase
The look: Almost clear golden blonde topped by a small white head
In long: Nose is bright and crisp with tangerines and refreshing fruits. Taste is very crisp. Crisp wheat, crackers, tangerines, citrus fruits, clementines, a touch of honey and caramel to tie everything together. Not much bitterness. Very juicy and ultra-refreshing. Probably only good when ultra-fresh, but my bottle was ultra-fresh, and it was very good. Very nice refreshing summer brew that will probably not get much love here where only very bitter IPAs get recognition. I recommend this beer. We need to keep drinking American Pale Ale otherwise the terrorists have won.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light golden colored ale. More of a true golden ale than an APA. Well balanced with the hops and malts. Finish is slightly sticky, but overall this is quite drinkable.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light golden color. Aroma is pretty simple, just hops and malts come forward. Flavor is a little more complex. I can taste malts, bread, hops, and a little lactic. Has a nice and crisp malt finish. Good one for the summer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 20, 2012 22oz Bottle. Oh, the Golden Flounder, how I love your taste, your drinkability, and your price. This is an odd hybrid style that falls somewhere between Golden Ale and American Pale Ale. Aroma is bright and fresh, with crisp, clean golden malts and a warm, glowing juicy hop edge. Pours in a well-wheat hazed beaming yellow, with lots of tall white head. Flavors are fresh. It’s like a super-fresh, pilsner based Belgian ale, without the Belgian yeast. Bready, crackery, bright and full of minerals. Hops come in for about 30 IBUs worth of balance, nuance, and complexity. Incredibly drinkable and super-fresh. Maybe a take on Sparkling ale, or like the English-American version of Dupont Avril. Whatever it is, it’s fucking delicious and it was less than $2 a bomber at the brewery (holy shit)!
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