3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
A decent rye beer. I’m partial to rye beers (and rye whiskey), so I enjoyed its soft, banana like rye aroma and sweet, nutty and bready flavor. This is not a bad choice if you can find it at a decent price.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Overall Impression:
A pretty typical summer ale, not a whole lot of exciting flavors in this one, probably best for outside/hot day/quick drinking consumption.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft at Brick House in Davidson. blah. Rye is nowhere to be found, as far as I can tell. Just another weak "summer ale." Promptly switched to Highland Gaelic after this.
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Poured a light amber color with almost no head, carbonation was very light. Aroma was very faint with the smell of grains and rye. mouthfeel was clean and crisp with hardly any aftertaste. Overall a nice light beer but nothing special.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Slightly cloudy golden yellow color with almost no head to speak of. Aroma of sweet malt. Taste is a little dry and grainy with a hint of hops. Pretty average.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz bottle. Pours a very clear golden with huge fizzy soda bubbles and basically no head. Aroma of vanilla and very light honey sweetness. Flavor follows with slightly more depth than the aroma, vanilla, glassy hard candy taste, plain-jane, a bit sweet and just a tad tart. Medium/light bodied, almost a hard-candy feel, big fluffy soda carbonation.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours clear golden with a wispy white head of light retention and sudsy lace. The nose is spot on for silage corn and grain. Flavors are somewhat of corn, with light sour grains mid-palate. The "touch of rye" is just that, showing up in the finish. Lightly hopped, this summer brew goes down very easily with a soda mouthfeel. Not anything jaw-dropping going on here, but makes a nice first impression in 90-degree summer sun by the pool.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pretty drinkable, but uninspiring. Dark straw color with very little head. Sam Adams Summer Ale is much superior flavor wise.
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