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Northern Lights Crystal Bitter

Northern Lights Crystal Bitter

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Northern Lights Brewing Co.

Spokane, Washington USA

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273.12/5.03.1/5.05.5%43.8 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
By combining elements of English, German and American brewing techniques and ingredients, we have created a hybrid beer of undeniably satisfying character. This burgundy colored ale has a big herbal hop nose, assertive bitterness and complex malt flavors, creating a multi-dimensional taste. It's cold-filtered and lager conditioned.

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 riversideAK (1444), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Apr 19, 2008  
Big butterscotch nose. Not much else except maybe some light floral hops. Perhaps a little vanilla. Pours a dark amber with a thin head. Diacetyl, toffee, caramel malt, and some floral hops round out this one. A sweet lingering butterscotch flavor. Bad bottle eh?


 presario (2382), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Sample tray. Dark reddish amber. Nice hop flavour with apricot and melon. Notes of wood and toffee. I could drink a few of these.


 auderale (453), Fairchild AFB, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Draft: Golden colored pour with huge head. Spicy, malty aroma with a little hops. A nice crispy bitter malty finish.


Scoutman (14), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/515/20
Dec 16, 2007  
On tap at the brewery, Not much nose or head, but a nice bitter none the less. Excellent clarity and copper color. Nice malty backbone, It cold have used perhaps a little more caramel malt for sweetness. Very pleasant brew with lunch


 Bradrcr (525), Renton, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/512/20
Jul 17, 2007  
On draught at the brewery. Aroma is a sweetness and bittering hop balance forward with notes of citrus and caramel. Appearance is a clear copper with a well retained off white head. Flavor has earthy hop notes forward, some resiny flavor and low sweetness. Mouthfeel is low/medium bodied with low/medium carb texture. Overall, a fairly well balanced beer that just needs a bit more sweetness.




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