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Newport Storm 04

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RATINGS: 77   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.11   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 420   ABV: 14%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The fifth iteration of our annual limited beer series, ‘04, features a new look and some more premium ingredients. First, ‘04 is the lightest in color of the limited beers that we have created. However, to assume that it is less intense than our previous versions would be a mistake. In order to balance out the ample European Pils malt in this pale colored lager we have used the four Noble hops (Hallertau, Tettenanger, Spalt, and Saaz). For centuries these hops have been singled out in the brewing industry for their superior qualities and, in ‘04, provide an exceptionally complex bitterness and aroma. It is this special combination that creates, yet, another unique brew. It is extremely limited, extremely strong, and extremely original, because as we like to say around here: “It’s All About Extremes!” 14.0% Alcohol by Volume.


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JUN 5, 2011
75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with no lasting head. Aroma is oxidised and dark malty and caramelish. Sweet and dense malty, caramelish and oxidised. Dry malty and lingering phenolic. Dry and roasted malty malty finish.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 07/20/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

opaque orange, headless, sweet fruity aroma, sweet alcoholic hot malt flavor,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
bu11zeye (9626) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - AUG 29, 2011
(750ml bottle) Pours a still clear amber body. Aroma of raisins, vinous, mustiness, and cardboard. Flavor of caramel, cardboard, and raisins.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
argo0 (9034) - Washington DC, USA - DEC 12, 2005
(750ml bottle) Virtually non-existent off-white head atop a cloudy amber body. Aroma is sweet, caramel, wood, candied orange, plum, butter. Taste is sweet, caramel, raisin/plum, molasses, some butter. Some alcohol burn in the finish. Uncarbonated, full body. This comes out more as a barleywine than a lager of any variety -- it takes a few sips to acclimate to the sweetness and alcohol, but once this is done, the beer becomes fairly enjoyable. Still could stand to have some carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jcwattsrugger (8704) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JUL 10, 2011
750ml bottle @RBSG-pours a white head with bubbles and amber color. Aroma is spice, secondary sweet medium malt-caramel. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, spice hops.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
hopscotch (7288) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - JAN 9, 2007
Bottle... Murky amber ale with no head. The nose is subtle, but includes apple, epoxy and fuzzy fruit esters. Sweet, medicinal, cough syrup flavor. Lots of hot alcohol and very resinous... NyQuil. Full-bodied and syrupy with a rumor of carbonation. Finishes boozy, fruity and medicinal. Not at all good. Thanks to growler for picking this bottle up during his travels! ... for what it’s worth, he poured his half out... I drank mine... I’m not entirely proud of that!

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 12, 2011
Bottle I brought to the RBSG. Poured a deep amber color with a small sized white head. Aromas of oxidation, yeasty, and some spices, Tastes of the same with some sweet caramel.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
CaptainCougar (6749) - Boz Scaggsville, Maryland, USA - JUL 23, 2005
Pours a hazy golden bronze with very little carbonation and no head. Sweet, lightly hoppy aroma has some alcoholic notes. Body starts sugary malty and sweet with some pleasant complexity but has some peppery hops and alcoholic burn in the finish. This isn’t as bad as its ratings show, but could still probably use some more aging.


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