3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Decent seasonal with a smooth taste. Light bodied with small head. Crisp and refreshing
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours clear copper with a lacy off-white head. Soft citrus aroma. Medium body and light carbonation. The taste is mostly nutty, and the finish seems to feature the Powerhouse standard earthiness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
7/27/08 on draught at the brewpub. Aroma is excellent balance, on the sweet side. Appearance is hazy copper with a well maintained cream colored head. Flavor is a sweet citrus blend with low bittering. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a medium carb texture. Overall, simple but fairly easy drinking.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Floral and citrus hops in the aroma. Pours amber with a thin head. Juicy citrus flavors of lime, lemon, grapefruit are followed by floral hops. Malt is light and unobtrusive yet provides a nice balance. Nice hoppy ale. Probably their best.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Great little take on the style, loads and loads of floral fresh hops. Delicious, with a nice complex hoppiness, lively fruit and a well balanced malt backbone. Remains dry and crisp, and masks the alcohol extremely well. Great session pale ale.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Draft: Powerhouse Restaurant & Brewery in Puyallup, WA) A seasonal ale, Ezra has some serious issues with a funky aroma. I tried a new glass, just to be sure, and yeah, it smells like used athletic socks. I can also detect a somewhat sweet, grainy, and caramely aroma, plus some mild alcohol, but it takes some significant concentration to pick up anything behind the funk. Flavorwise, this comes across as a slightly amped up amber ale. It’s sweet and caramely, and balanced by a moderately bitter that seems to pick up steam in the finish. Alcohol can be detected, but isn’t terribly noticeable. Medium "plus" body, lightly carbonated, with a crisp, yet full finish. Hazy and amber in color. The off-white head gradually settles to a broken film, and deposits plenty of patchy lacing on the glass. Pretty decent flavor, but the nose is a real turn-off initially. Fortunately, as I drink more of the beer, the funk mellows a bit and becomes less of a factor, though never fading totally.
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