3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark amber pour with a thin wispy white head. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel. Medium body taste of peppery hops, sweet malt and faint caramel with a hoppy finish. Nothing complex here, middle of the road amber.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Beer #3 drank at the Festival des bière du Monde Laval 2010, on August 1st, bottle. Amber honey, little head. Aroma of malted barley raw, with some notes of hops. Weak taste of barley, lightly hopped, aftertaste of bitter herbs. I would rather take a hike!
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
In a word, "fine". Dark amber. Low carbonation. Some hops in the finish, but, other than that, pretty plain. I would compare it to Clancy’s, one of the local macro brews from this area.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours a medium amber with a white head. Medium malts, slightly sweet, some toffee. Not much in the way of hops. Easy to drink and enjoyable without being very interesting.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Found it hiding in the back of my fridge. No idea where it came from. Maybe a party left over. Pours a nice copper color with a white head. Aroma is malt, some grass and hay, a little sweet. Some slight hops notes. Flavor is malty, a little sweet, a little grassy. Nice crisp finish. Not bad.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
12oz bottle left over from having a fire-pit get together... Thanks Bill. The pour is a deep copper with a quickly disappearing head. The aroma is grass and a little sweet peanut. The flavor is mostly malt with hint of grassy bitterness in the finish. This is one popular beer that would be better balanced with a bigger hop presence. Not bad for a free single bottle tho.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Brown amber color with a very thin head. I had high hopes, but they were dashed upon the rocks at first sip. This is a very thin, oily beer with a skunky, sour taste that doesn’t dissipate. Didn’t even finish the whole glass. Ugh.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle from a shop in Wisscasset
It pours an clear amber orange color with a small, foamy, white head. The nose has a bit of wet cardboard, earthy yet sweet malt (reminiscent of an Oktoberfest), and a hint of apple. Light apple and fruit notes pair with some cracker and a slight sour note (think English ale). It says this one was fashioned after an Altbier and I can see the connection. Light to medium body leading to a slightly mellow yet dry finish. I don’t know if this is spot on for an Altbier, but it is rather tasty and something I would be willing to try again given the chance. Recommended as a good daily drinker.
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