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Reunion - A Beer For Hope 2008

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Percentile
80
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1613.38/5.03.36/5.0Special6.5%87.8Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
This year’s beer is an Organic Red Rye Ale, once again brewed in cooperation with Bison Brewing in Chico, CA. It is a reddish-amber colored beer, with a pronounced malt forward profile balanced by the delicate spices of the hops and rye. It is 6.5% alcohol by volume.
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 CharlesDarwin (1838), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 10, 2008  
22oz Bottles. Settled bread-like nose, with a light punch of caraway. Some Black Russian Bagel in there for sure. Pours a vibrantly clear red-brown, with a thin rim in off-white. Flavor is relatively mild. A gentle sway of brown sugar, toasted pumpernickel, malt sugars, bright alcohols and a faint cast of hops on the backend. Sweet, but some of the spicy sharpness from the rye and the alcohol balances. A nice west-coast hop character draws finish. Respectable. Thanks much Sean!


 MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2008  
22oz - Aroma is doughy, fresh malts, caraway and rye with a touch of hops. Pours dark transparent garnet with cascading bubbles a small head and great lacing. Flavor is caramel and crystal malts with some rusty resin hops. All that finishes with strong rye. Palate is creamy with a sticky finish. Really not a bad brew.


 Oakes (8080), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Hazy reddish-brown. Deep rye and toast aroma is quite earthy. Big chewy rye character with chocolate accents and a moderate earthy bitterness. Overall sweet but balanced, a good rye brew.


 mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 8, 2008  
bottle. small (quickly and almost fully dissapating) khaki head into a hazy amber body. aromas of moderate caramel and light citrus and pine hops. flavor is initially moderately sweet and finishes lightly bittersweet. long finish duration. semi-dry texture. lively carbonation. pretty decent.


 argo0 (6891), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2008  
(22oz bottle) Small beige head atop crystal clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some caraway/rye. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, some nutty chocolate, rye. Medium body, light stickiness.


 JK (2949), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Caraway and rye aroma. Brown, no carbonation. Medium palate. Some lettuce and caramel malt. One of the better "specialty grain" beers I have had.


 dchmela (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 3, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours a dark amber brown color with a thin off white head. Spicy rye malt aroma. Taste is smooth and malty with good use of the rye and caraway. Spicy slightly bitter aftertaste. Decent bee.


 KAggie97 (2427), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a decent but nothing-special amber with an aroma of pure malt, much like what one smells when on the malt part of a beer tour. Flavor is a soured, red wine hybrid malt beverage that is not unlike other similar beers. Average palate. This beer is par for the course; I want a birdie.. or a bogey, depending on my mood.



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