2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at Rohrbachs. Pretty light beer with a bit of cloudiness. Aroma was mildly hoppy with a bit of a biscuit smell. Flavor was a little hops bitter but a lot watery. Not much going on here, but might be nice on a hot day.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
A light golden ale with a thin white head. A lightly floral hops aroma, fragrant. In mouth, a light watery bitter with light floral hops, very fresh. Served on cask. Flour City brewfest, August 15 2008.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
house beer of Tap and Mallet. It is hoppy, with a creamy mouthfeel and lacey. The bitterness is distinctly British.Carbonation OK, but neutral on aroma. Decent bitterness I could have again and will.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampled at the Flour City Brewers’ Fest 2008. McBane’s Best Bitter is a cloudy straw colored beer with no visible carbonation and a white film for a head. The aroma is earthy, fruity and grassy-- all hops (Goldings, I think). It is light bodied and very smooth. The flavor is all hops. It’s lightly bitter and fresh tasting. There really isn’t any aftertaste. Pretty nice!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at Rohrbach’s. Amber looking beer with and avg. head. Both aroma and flavor of hops and sweet malt. I was pleasantly surprised that there was no bitter ending. Smoother than I expected.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Tap and Mallet in Rochester. Poured yellow with a thin white head. Malty aroma with notes of floral hops and a very light sweetness. Medium body. Flavor is cool malt with notes of caramel and floral hops accompanied by a light sweetness. Very nice.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This one is the house beer at Tap & Mallet brewed exclusively for them I believe. Amber color, with serviceable head. Malty aroma dominates. Some toffee in the palate and a nicely blended palate. Good session beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(draft @ The Tap & Mallet - Rochester, NY) Hazy copper color with a puffy white head. Aroma is a nice mixture of hops and some sweet malts. Very well balanced. Flavor begins with a smooth malt flavor followed by a very prominent and floral hop middle and a bitter and lingering finish. Can easily drink a few of these. Good beer.
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