3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: NOV 20, 2011
Date: February 15, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brusin Ales, Asheville NC
Appearance: clear copper, sudsy off white head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, nice light floral and citrus hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor is well balanced by the floral hops, just the right amount of bitterness to balance the sweetness, bready and caramel character, light peppery hop spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ** /4
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty weak hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle. Small beige head atop cloudy dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange, some bread, grapefruit. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/orange, bread, light caramel. Resiny medium body. With the relatively high ABV and the hoppiness, this definitely comes across as more an IPA or even an Imperial Red than an APA. Tasty though.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
@Noogfest High5–pours an off white ring for a head and copper color. Aroma is perfumy hops, medium malt. Taste is herbal/spice hops medium malt.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Charleston Beer Exchange. Pours darkish amber with a foamy beige head. Aroma of citrus/fruit hop. Flavor is malty with citrus hop. Finishes more bitter than not. The relatively high ABV may be providing some extra smoothness. It’s a pretty decent drink.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle courtesy of durhambeer. Pours copper with a rocky white head. Smells of dough, spice, some resin. Tastes of pine resin with a caramelly finish.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft. Not very pale. Aroma of raw dough. Taste of sweet caramel at the start and a bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 ounce bottle from Bruisin Ales. Cap was a bitch to get off. Pours a reddish copper color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of leafy hops with a bit of a resiny note. Slightly odd taste... metallic, citrus hops, caramel, toasted malts. Bristly feel. Medium bodied.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at Noogfest High 5. The body was medium bronze with a light khaki head. The aroma was oranges with some fresh bread. Tastes of oranges and raw bread crust. Decent.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Raleigh WBF. Pours a clear orange with a temporary beige head. Aroma of piney hops, toffee, caramel malt. Taste is very sweet from the caramel malt with the citrus and floral hops creating a taste like orange juice rather than grapefruit. Very strange to see a 7.3% pale ale. Slight metallic finish. Very odd overall but not offensive.
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