3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Well, here goes nothing. It poured out a big thick cream colored head, and eventually revealed the amber color of the beer. The aroma is a bit off. It has a bit of spice in it, some olives, ceral grain and honey. Odd mixture. As for the taste....Suprisingly not wretched. In fact somewhat enjoyable. Initially its decently sweet, but then It does get to you that with that feeling of past-its-prime taste. I don’t know how long this beer was sitting at Chuck’s Fine Wine and Cheese in Chagrin Falls, but there were two bottles. One that magicall appeared around the new year out on one of the counters, and the second that was sitting atop of a shelf away from the rest of the beer. So for as long as they were there, and fortunately somewhat out of the way, it has held up respectablly.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
i bought this years ago,but i do remmber thinking,"this is the best lager i have ever had."soooooo good!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 28, 2004 Saw it in the store and had to get it because I knew it was retired. Looks like cider, no head. Aroma has hints of spice and apples. Flavor is sweet malt with just-right grassy/floral hops. Why is this retired???
Update: Bought the last two bottles and one tasted pretty old. I would still recommend buying one in the hope of getting a good one.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice carbonation; very smooth texture. Light, flavorful malts with a sweet base. Floral, aromatic hops. Nicely balanced and flavorful beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A friend of mine found one of these sitting in an A&P liquor mart, and figured I'd like it, mainly to save the bottle. The beer poured a cloudy golden amber, with a copious head. Smelled and tasted a little old, slightly tinny and past it's prime. Aside from that, it was fairly full bodied, nice and malty, with very little hopping. I would have liked to try this fresh, but it was fun anyways. Ratings boosted slightly for potential.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2003 Found this dusty bomber in a local store. Pours nice and clear, small head with big bubbles. Smells like sweet spices. Taste is of slight hop bitterness, but mostly of sweet spice.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Deep golden amber.Little or no aroma. Good sweet malt flavor.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JUN 19, 2003 Top notch! This is a superb Vienna lager on par with the world-class Great Lakes Eliot Ness. It's lightly hopped and has a hint of bockishness. Though I'm concerned my bottle is a bit old, I can still see why so many people loved this brew while it was still made.
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