3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at the brew pub. The beer pours deep brown and clear. The flavor is good but the aftertaste is a bit of a put off. Good brew, something new by them. I think there is still work to be done but well made, nice drink, just rough aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is floral and bready with notes of perfume and tangerine. Taste is apricot, tangerine, soft/subtle, flowers. Dry and smooth. Very enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub. Light amber yellow with a strong white effervescent head. Nose is yeast and light sweetness. Taste is same. Light sweetness and more bitterness. Clean finish with lingering bitter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden yellow with a small white head. The aroma is lightly hoppy with some berry notes and hints of grain. The flavor is grassy, herbal, and medicinal hops with some grainy malts behind it in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Yes, another Russian River tick! This is always exciting. Had this on tap at the brewpub.
The beer pours a crystal clear golden color with a one-finger white head. Some lacing on the glass.
Nice aroma. Earth and citrusy hops stand out most. Some malty sweetness stands in the background, and there are some appleish light fruit notes.
A little restrained on the flavor compared to the other offerings from Russian River, but hey, it’s an English bitter, not an imperial IPA. Slightly sweet malty notes - mostly pale malt, with only slight caramel - as well as earthy, herbal, and orangey hops. Medium bitterness. Balanced.
Clean and crisp on the palate. Medium-light body with appropriate carbonation level.
Overall, well, it’s a Russian River beer, and while this style is certainly not the most exciting in my book, this is a very good example of it. Enjoyable if not a game-changer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at Russian River in Santa Rosa. Pours a pale yellow. Very mild, but refreshingly bitter hops. Like an English pale. Not my favorite of the day.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Orange colour with Lots of lace. Minerally, Saaz here? Good bitterness,earthy, and good balance. good drinkability.Citrus.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at pub. More of a strong bitter with noticeable (by British standards) hop aroma/flavor and high drinkability. Straight-forward malts and yeast notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thanks to Turd for sharing this growler. Pours a soft amber gold with a one finger offwhite head. Nose is really nice, sweet bready malt, earthy, caramel, sweet/ctirusy hops. Flavor is bready and earthy, citrus peel bitterness, crisp English Feel. Palate has a dry medium bitterness.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
5.27% says the chalkboard. Clear honey amber with a one finger creamy off-white head, great retention and lacing. The hops up front are a mix of fresh cut grass (without the sweetness) and soft citrus. Moderate to light biscuit malt presence. There is also a bit of earth. Flavor picked up on some soft pine hops, as well as light toast and some fruity tang, minimal sweetness. The fruity tang peaks just before the dry finish, bitterness at a 3-4 and earthy. Light prickly carbonation with a light to medium body. Pretty good.
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