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Orlio Organic Common Ale


 Percentile 
43
overall
A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Magic Hat Brewing Company

South Burlington, Vermont USA

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463.01/5.03/5.05%62.5English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A light to medium bodied deep golden ale that starts with an elegantly creamy malt complexity and ends with a firm but understated hop finish that balances the initial sweetness with a touch of bitterness.

Brewed at Magic Hat for Orlio Organic Beer Co.

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 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/102/55/20

Jun 28, 2007  
Come on....you’ve got to be kidding me? I even had this bottle fresh and bought it from the cooler and kept it refrigerated. This is the worst beer I’ve had in recent memory.
I dont know for whom I feel worse, Magic Hat and their horrid bottling line, or the suckers at Orlio who thought, "Hey, let’s use MH as a contractor, they’ll do a good job with our beer...".
Bottle drunk (but mostly poured out) on 5/28/07.


 maniac (2523), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 24, 2009  
Bottle with MaltDawg on 08/16/2008 or sometime shortly afterward since these ratings were lost for a half a year. Clear copper amber body with a small off-white head. Grassy, slightly vegetal aroma. Sweet floral an caramel flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation


pabstsfan777 (43), Unionville, Connecticut, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/511/20
Mar 23, 2009  
Poured mediun light amber color. Hop nose, with some maltiness. Descent head with little lacing. Same malt-hop flavorness....Not a huge fan of organic beers, but descent.


 Slipstream (628), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 7, 2009    Updated: Mar 9, 2009
Nice amber color and a fast fading head. The bottle has an abstract dot on it. Mellow aroma that is floral with a little earthy yeast. This is a mildly sweet ale that is not forceful, but is mild and well balanced with some light, perky hops. A tasty organic brew.


 michael-pollack (2192), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 14, 2009  
12oz. Bottle: Faint aroma of toasted malts, citrus hops and caramel. Poured orange/amber in color with a small, off-white head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of toasted malts, caramel, hops, brown sugar, and slight citrus. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, toasted malt, brown sugar finish.


 KnutAlbert (2928), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 8, 2008  
Bottle in NYC. Glowing dark gold. Soft, fruity, well balanced beer. Sweet and sour cherries, fine dryness.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/58/20
Oct 3, 2008  
(Bottle). Faint caramel malt aroma. Orange-copper color, tiny off-white head. Flavor seems like an attempt at maltiness and caramel, but really there’s not much of anything. Mostly cardboardy and watery. I like their Black Lager, but this one’s quite bad.


 MaltDawg (674), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/104/510/20
Aug 20, 2008  
A single sixer of 12 oz bottles found at local Kroger. Slight aroma of pale malt with a touch of earthy hops and a hint of something vegetal. Clear amber golden with a small white head. Flavor of caramelized malt and sweet tea like hop notes. Medium body with a fairly dry finish. Okay amber ale.


 blankboy (2939), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange-copper with a big, mostly-lasting, fluffy off-white head. Decent aroma, slightly sweet, of caramel malt, more hops then expected, some fruit and light toastiness. Light, hoppy, fruity flavour, a touch watery, backed by lightly toasted caramel malt and a light bitter finish. Easy to drink. The aftertaste got just a tad iffy after a while though. Medium bodied. Though not amazing or anything this is still much better then I expected and I would easily drink it again.



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