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Portsmouth Cream Ale

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.15/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   ABV: -
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Cream Ale (first brewed 1994; occasional release). This unfiltered ale is golden in color, medium light in body and moderate in the hop character. Cream ale is made by using ale yeast fermented at colder temperatures (like a lager). The colder ferment causes a slower, more gradual fermentation and a smoother flavor with only a very subtle fruity flavor. Cream ale is a hybrid style; it has traits of both ale and lager.


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3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Thorpe429 (4844) - , Illinois, USA - MAR 13, 2013
On tap at Portsmouth during our New England trip. Pours blonde. White head. Nose has a bit of light grain and faint hops. Flavor is fairly mild without too much. Relatively easy drinking but very basic.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thornecb (3645) - Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA - JUN 15, 2012
Pours pale gold into a snifter. White conglomerate head with good retention recedes leaving scant lacing. Sweet butter and toffee aromas. Soft with marshmallow and butter front to back. Lasting bitter earth finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
AirForceHops (1852) - Epping, New Hampshire, USA - MAY 28, 2012
Draft, served in a pint. Clear yellow, steady layer of foam with great retention. Easy sweet malt, grain and a moderate hop in the finish to help balance it. The hops play well with the grain. Texture / mouthfeel follow this style. Simple beer in a simple style. The Brew master; does a wonderful job making a simple, light style desirable.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - APR 19, 2010
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver 30/09/2005 (As Carlyle Cream Ale) Clear golden coloured and hoppy. Creamy on the palate with a hint of dryness in a lasting finish.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
WeeHeavySD (3356) - San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA - SEP 10, 2007
1st on my 10 tasting flight @ Portsmouth. Pours yellow with a ring head. Not much of a nose. Taste is sweet, light and really there ain’t much there. Nothing to write home about.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kimcgolf (872) - Dacula, Georgia, USA - SEP 5, 2007
Bought this bomber at the brewery. Poured to a light golden orange with thin off-white head that lasted awhile and left little lacing. Nose was a mild floral hop, and the mouthfeel of this medium bodied beer was a bit on the thin side. Flavor followed the mild floral hop theme and the finsih was medium short and unremarkable. Not a bad session beer, but nothing great either.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kramer (3880) - Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 10, 2007
22 oz bottle, from brewery store. Pours a clear light straw to yellow gold body with a minimal thin partial covering of white foam. The nose is rather light with some pale malts, light corn, and a hint of DMS. Flavor is pretty good for a Cream Ale. Light husky and crackery malt with just enough bitterness to balance. Finishes with light corn and yeast notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied and airy, yet not overly thin. NIce lively pinpoint carbonation. Pretty good length to the finish. Overall, a pretty darn good for a Cream Ale. Never watery or thin. Well done.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
TaktikMTL (4799) - Montréal-Nord, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 9, 2007
En fût. Verre de dégustation à la brasserie. Arôme: En fût. Verre de dégustation à la brasserie. Apparence: La couleur est blonde pâle avce une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales avec une pointe de miel. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de champignons en arrière goût (?). (Rating #1117)

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
2beerguys (299) - North Shore, Massachusetts, USA - FEB 14, 2007
Pours a light yellow color with an off-white, fizzy head. Settles a medium yellow color, active body, with good lacing. Aroma is of sweet malts, as well as a doughy yeast scent. Fairly straightforward on the nose. Initial taste is moderately sweet, but quickly shifts to a light bitter taste with short duration. Light bodied, it has a watery texture with soft carbonation. Reviewed on January 13th, 2007.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
porterhouse (1581) - Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA - FEB 5, 2007
(22 oz. bottle from pub gift shop) Decent refreshing beer...Pours hazy light lemon yellow with a tall white head that becomes rocky as it recedes. Aroma is lightly yeasty, bready and honeyish. Mouthfeel fairly smooth, tiny bit astringent. Flavor pretty much matches aroma with the light yeast/bread quality and a bit of honeyish malt, maybe a tiny hint of citrus tang. Nothing too exciting but nice.


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