2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Thanks to Duane for this bottle. Poured a very transparent amber color. Sweet malt aroma, nothing else there to balance it though. Creamy mouthfeel at first, but it gives way to a watery finish. I can just barely taste the hops in the finish. This isn’t particularly bad, just not great either. This might be a good one to start a swill-drinking friend on.
2.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear read amber color. Small diminishing head. Sweet malty flavor with a late aftertaste that is mildy soapy.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: APR 9, 2006 The head was small and diminishing. The color was red and the body was clear. This was a smooth tasting beer with no bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
red amber in appearance. smells of malt and tastes of hops.
was expecting more out of this one though.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On Tap at The Copper Stein in MSP airport: Had I known this was a Vienna which as I just found out is similar to Oktoberfest’s I would have tried something else. Honestly, I could barely tell the difference between this brew and Schell’s Oktoberfest. I didn’t think it was anything special. A clear amber in color dominated by soft malts, fruits and chlorine/tin tastes. It has a creamy feel, but it is followed by a major cae of metallic mouth. Do you remember when you were a kid and you licked the bars at the playground. Just try Firebrick and you essentially get the same sensation, minus all the germs. Combine this metallic feel with a soapy taste and there you go. No thanks.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear reddish-copper. Nose dusty, some sweet caramel. Flavor not bad, some good hefty malty sweetness with caramel and a hint of bright fruit, but it’s a mite thin and has an unpleasant soapy character to it. Palate-wise, very nice, full, sticky, and creamy, excellent weight to it. Certainly not offensive, but the great heft of this one can’t quite cope with the vague mingling of astringency and dish soap lingering in the finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Orange-amber pour, with white head. Stinky malt aroma. Dry dusty old malt flavor. Finish doesn’t exist. This beer has no value.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at Brew Ha Ha 2005. Orange in color with a frothy, off-white head. Aroma of rye and pumpernickel bread. Flavor is of course rye, corn husks, and wet hay - seems very "roughly" flavored, as if it would hurt to swallow it. Mildly carbonated.
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