2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: 05/17/1997
Source: Brewfest, Richmond VA
light brown, thin head, sweet malt aroma, slightly nutty, sweet malt flavor, good amount of chocolate malt, slight hint of bitterness
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Date: 06/25/1999
Score: ii to i+
watery and boring
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Date: 07/14/2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Score: i+ to ii
clear brown, thine beige head, nice lace, nutty chocolate aroma and flavor, yeasty biscuit character
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA. Pours a brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some nutty hints. Hasa fruity malty caramel nutty finish.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Small off-white head, clear light brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, nutty. Taste is medium sweet, light nutty, malty, fnish with light roasty. Medium body.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours an off white head and dark copper color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel/smoky. Taste is smoky peat, medium malt-caramel. Secondary flat hops bite. OK carbonation. From 2.9, to with food 3.4
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft... ODBF2006... Clear, amber ale with a small, fizzy, white head. Malty nose with some nice, light chocolate notes. The flavor is chocolatey as well. A tad on the sweet side of balance. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Finishes chocolatey and mildly bitter. Did I get around to saying anything about this brew being chocolatey at all?
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Rich copper colour. I picked up some diacetyl in the aroma, which was otherwise mainly malty. Dry malt in the flavour, with a touch of tangy hop. Soft, but clean, mouthfeel. Not bad. On tap at the Green Leafe Cafe, Williamsburg.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle acquired in trade with The_Beer_God (thanks!). Poured a medium and hazy brownish color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, caramel, and some toasted malts. Tastes of stronger caramel, nuts, and some orange. Starts of sweet and ends in a light hop and almost tart finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
My Bottom Line:
Diacetyl à gogo in the nose evaporates in the flavor profile, leaving room for the simple caramel malts and earthy hops to attempt balance. This basic Brown Ale may reach neophytes or those looking for a simple session ale, but it cannot compete with the style’s best examples, imho.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A slim veil of foam sinks into the coppery brown.
-Leafy hop bitterness is decent, but not efficient.
-The body is slick and round, yet the residual sugars do not impart much flavor other than straightforward caramel.
-It remains rather sweet throughout, and therefore balanced is not reached.
On tap at The Green Leafe Café in Williamsburg, VA.
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