4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours light golden, clear on tap. Minimal head. Medium bitter taste with some citrusy notes. Medium body with lively carbonation. Clean, abrupt finish. Overall a good beer comprable to and IPA, but less bitter than my IPA experience.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours a clear golden. Aroma is earthy, a little funky. Hop front, very bitter and still somewhat grassy. All Schlafly beers I have had have this same taste. Palate is of medium fizz. Maybe by the time it gets to DC it is skunked? I dunno, something does not seem right.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
medium orange with large white head. great nose of herbal hops. firm bitterness for the style. some crystal sweetness prior to great hop flavor wth touches of english yeast. overall a very flavorful brew, an example that blurs APA and IPA but it is closer to the former and a great version
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours light orange with a medium-sized, frothy white head. Aroma is lotsa hops -- pine, citrus, and some grassiness. Malt is there but muted -- some caramel and bread. Flavor is very hoppy -- quite flavorful (mostly pine and citrus; a bit earthy too) and mildly bitter. Not very malty at all. Long, mildly bitter, hoppy finish. Palate is on the heavy side and slightly oily. Carbonation is a bit prickly.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at the brewpub in August 2009. Reviewed from notes.
Pours a light copper color with a white head and not too much lacing. The nose is really light with a bit of citrus and floral aspects, but really just some light bread and grain. The taste is the same, with generic malt revealing only a tad bit of hoppy character in the background. Mild feel with ever-so-slight bitterness. Drinks nice and easy, but is nowhere near the level of their dry-hopped APA.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 10-24-2010
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap; pour is clear copper with a terrific white head. Surprising retention and amazing lacing in this pilsner glass. Probably the best part of this beer, however. There is your typical floral hops on the nose, but it seems muted to me. The malt side is present as well on the nosel; I find the brew quite drinkable, quite balanced, but it could use a bit more flavor, honestly. Florals and grassy hops and a very light caramel malt, with a bit of bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Quite good overall. Powerful hop floral aroma, white foamy head, light gold color, clear, medium carbonation. Full taste of bitterness, but not as much as an IPA, very nice finish that lasts. Good all around.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours gold, wit a white head. Aroma is hops and fruit. Flavor is hops and a little fruit. A solid, refreshing beer.
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