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Northern Lights Crystal Bitter 3.06 30

Northern Lights Crystal Bitter

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
303.12/5.03.06/5.05.5%46.6English pint
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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 Skyview (4128), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Fifth stop during the ABA Beer Tour ’07 in Spokane, Washington. Sampled on tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear dark brownish amber with a thin off-white head that slowly dissipates to a fine film. Nice white swirl fillm on brew surface. Aroma of caramel malt, light maple syrup, some grassy hops and a touch of yeast. Taste is medium bodied, very little carbonation with flavors of multi-grain biscuits, and some citrus hops. Finish is dry and a little metalic, with a lingering light bitterness.


 Braudog (3789), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/59/105/513/20
May 22, 2007  
Draft pint at the brewpub; Red, little to no carbonation and virtually no head. Not much of an aroma, but this has a nice prototypical bitter flavor profile ... caramel malt, tangy bitterness, nice metallic hop bite. (#2917, 5/18/2007)


 after4ever (2863), Brier, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/58/20
Dec 28, 2006  
Bomber. Pours a murky dark amber with a towering, rocky, off-white head. At least this one didn’t ejaculate a couple of servings onto the kitchen counter. Fairly neutral nose, a little cracker and sweet yeast in there. Virtually lifeless attack--low body, low carb, vacant flavors. Not much flavor anywhere until you get to a sour, tangy, cherry-ish metallic finish. Not sure what went wrong here, other than some kind of sludge in a bottling line, because these guys do good work in kegs.


 BillKismet (1962), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Nov 21, 2006  
Medium amber w. crisp head. Some casade and perhaps northern brewer hops in the nose. Nice reserved hop flavor w. proper amount of bitterness.


BJP2006 (35), Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 3, 2006  
ton tap Pours dark redish copper with an off white head. nice malty aroma some hops come through very light and floraly and grassy, good bitternes and malt combo I liked this beer will have to try the bottle but looks like they have some bottling issues.


 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/104/512/20
Feb 28, 2006  
Bomber. Overcarbonated tan head. Copper in color. Malty aroma. Hoppy crisp flavor. Smooth tasting. Finish is hoppy. Medium bodied. Ok beer.


 Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/104/512/20
Feb 28, 2006  
Bomber. Over carbonated beige head with large bubbles. A 5 minute wait before you cabn get a malty metalic aroma. Taste is smooth though with a light but crisp hop flavor. Nice and malty that leaves the tongue coated in hops.


 omhper (12338), Stockholm, Sweden
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/101/52/101/55/20
Feb 23, 2006  
Bottled. Hazy reddish brown, explosively lively. Appley nose. Hilariously overbarbonated with light crystal malt flavour and some syrup. Low bitterness. Oh dear, the Cave Creek Chili Beer I had before it tasted better...



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