3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Frisco Grille. Amber color with white head. Sweet malty aroma with citrus notes. Sweet caramel flavor with slight citrus hop finish. I always enjoy the Olivers beers.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reviewed from notes. On cask at Pratt Street.
Pours a moderate orange brown with a good white head and some nice lacing. Quite a bit of lace is there, but can’t bump to a 4.5 given that it doesn’t overpower and it is cask. Nose brings some light caramel and toffee and some slight hops. The taste is ever-so-slightly hoppy with a base malt that is nice. Good body with slight bitterness. Very sessionable.
Serving type: cask
Reviewed on: 11-03-2010
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Pratt location. Pours a clear amber color with a medium creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of green apple, floral hops, faint malts. The taste is caramel, lightly toasted grain, apples, tart fruits and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned draft at Church Key in DC. Pours a nice copper, almost no head, low carbonation. Aroma and flavor are of rich caramel, apple, biscuity malt, a slight tartness. Some burnt malt creeps into the finish. A very nice bitter, particularly on the hand pull at the right temperature.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
On cask at Churchkey in DC. The cask was dry hopped with additional Chinook pellets. Clear orange amber with a frothy, rocky white head. The aroma is nice, the dry hopping is evident, light citrus fruits, light candy, sweet, a little buttery. Flavor is malty, sweet, crackers, bread. A little watery. Good example of dry hopping, bad follow through in the flavor.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Churchkey. Pours a clear light orange with a large, rocky, off-white head. Looks excellent. Aroma is muted: some lemon, buttery biscuit, grassy hops. Taste is fairly light, a bit watery. Lots of biscuity malt, citrus, lemongrass. Very drinkable. Nice session beer.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
More citrus flavor than expected, medium bodied dark amber with decent lacing and maltiness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a copper/amber color with a thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet malt and floral hops. Medium, smooth body with flavors of sweet malt, caramel and citrusy hops. The finish is malty with a lingering citrus aftertaste. Decent Bitter overall.
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