3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at SDB. Truly an amber pour with an off white head. No nose to speak of. Rich malt with a hop profile that is over the top for an amber. Very soldi palate for the style. Lingering bitter and good malt balance make this beer a very pleasant surprise.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at SDBC. Reddish copper color with a creamy head. Caramel and malt aroma. Malty taste with a dry slightly bitter and bready finish.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap @ SDBC - Pours a clear amber color with a small off white head. Nice lacing. Has a very light caramel malt aroma. Flavor is light toasted caramel malt. Light to medium body. This beer needs a boost.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Apparently this is their most popular ale. This one had a mild caramel nose. Poured amber with a small beig head. Flavor was medium sweet caramel malt, earth, wood. It was relatively light. Finishes crisp.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at the brewery. Decent amber color with a nice frothy white head. Flavors of roasted malt and caramel. Not much exciting about this beer but ok.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap, San Diego Brewing. Pours a brownish amber color. Roasted caramel with a touch of hoppy bitterness. The finish is bitter and has some grapefruit peel qualities going on.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draft: Bronze color, nose if lightly hopped, watery, sour. The flavor is similar, bland. Finishes tart. Hard to compare to the other hoppy SD beers on tap.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Draft: San Diego Brewing Company in San Diego, CA) Wow, very toasty with lots of corn and cereal here. Actually, better yet, it’s like eating mildly salted tortilla chips from a mass-market brand. I get a somewhat soapy burp. Lightly sweet, but even lighter on the hops or bitterness. The nose is fairly toasty, but also has a somewhat rancid aroma. Medium body, fairly dry on the palate, standard carbonation level. Medium amber color shows slight haze. Light tan head is average across the board with size, retnetion and lace. Very odd amber, but at least it makes you take notice rather than just mindlessly sipping some generic amber. Still, the mild rancidness of the nose is just too much of a distraction.
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