3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured from a draft into a imperial pint at Hooley’s in La Mesa, Calif. Color was reddish brown. About an inch of head. Nice tan lacing on the top. Good amount of film on the sides.
Smelled thick caramel malts. Also a heavy dose of chocolate. Some roasty malts in there, too.
Initial taste was metallic. That’s not good. But later got a big dose of malts. The taste was more nutty than caramel, almost a change from the smell.
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Malty long finish.
Newcastle is hit and miss for me. Sometimes it tastes pretty good. Other times it’s a bit much. But once in awhile is OK with me.
3.2 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Not bad! Buttery toast aroma! A little on the watery side, but to be expected for a mid size brewery! Not bad when it’s warmed up!
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Flying Saucer.Pours a dark brown with generous tan head and strong lacing. Nose is all malt, but non-specific sweetness. Very little bitterness to the nose. Taste begins mostly sweet with a touch of floral and citrus hops and ends all sweet with a slow lingering finish. Lots of wood and nuts come through nicely. Mouthfeel is thin and carbonation is nicely average. A decent session beer that is above average.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Purchased at some random liquor store in Orange, CA, enjoyed at my hotel room after a long trade show day. Appearance is a dark brown with a thin white head that rims around the glass. Aroma is mostly malt, nothing else really offered. Taste is decent, definitely has an English ale yeast presence with a malt backing, it is pretty smooth and easy drinking. Not bad stuff, have enjoyed many times before during my craft incubation phase.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
interesting brown/dark amber coloured semi-clear liquid. pours a thin unbalanced but smooth looking head. the aromascape gives of a very typical light bitter entirety with a low malty caramel base accompanied by floral citrusy hops. very low-caliber and weak. taste is surprisingly crispy with low bitterness and sourness, rounded up by light honey sweetness. a functional combination that goes well with the light, slightly but not annoyingly watery body. texture is very straightforward with almost no aspect to it at all; quite slick and slightly oily. carbonation is happy and tingly, not overpowering. an interesting ale with easy drinkability and fresh character. nothing that powerful or characteristic here, but then again, that might not be the point.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brown-red color... with a medium-small head, which disappears a bit fast... Caramel aroma. Caramel, toffee, nuts in the taste. A bit creamy body.... With a light malty finish..... Not bad actually....
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A copperbrown beer with a very weak and beige head. Aroma is maltyy, toffee, some aromatic fruits and roastiness. Toffee, rosted malts and wooden, dry hops are in the taste. Medium- bodied, slightly biting to drink. Unpersonality, anyway, pure toffeeish and wooden beer.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Nutty nut nut. Everything nutty. The aroma and taste were toasty and nutty, but I found the aroma lacking, not that present. The taste is slightly above par for a brown, once again, toasty and nutty. The palate was lighter than expected, and the appearance actually impressed me more than any other quality. Rich amber with a decent head and lacing.
Overall, a solid beer, but nothing to write home about.
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