3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear straight amber. Straightforward crystal malts aroma over which thrive earthy hops on top of the lightly flowery and heavily citrusy ones. As usual, the assembling is competent. In 1995, this would have been excellent, but you need to go a bit beyond to gather the high scores nowadays. Crisp palate with a sweetish toastiness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: OCT 19, 2009 2009 version. Bottle. Deep amber pour. Thick sticky off-white head. The beer has perfect clarity. A fairly unusual nose with a distinctive spicy/herbal character. There is also a touch of cherry fruitiness. There is a bit of a distinctive caramelly sweetness with an unusual spiciness. It has a touch of pine and more light fruit as well. Lingering crackery maltiness. It’s a very unique and tasty brew. I like it.
2008 version. Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep amber beer, light off-white head. Nice caramel aroma with a fairly spicy/orangey hop aroma. Flavour shows good balance, sweet earthy malts, orange/spicy hops. Quite fresh and zesty with some perfumey spice, but without any resinousness. Lingering moderate bitterness. A bit grassy and spicy on the back. Nice brew.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Blind Tiger. Dark amber pour, great lacing. Aroma is gingerbread hop, earthy and cinnamon/anise. Dry, caramel taste. Challah bread? Odd hops. Unique but not great. Tastes more like an EPA to me, and the hops used certainly seems to be European.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 25, 2011
Name: Organic Harvest
Date: October 16, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest, Decatur
Appearance: dark yellow, frothy off white head
Aroma: fresh hip aroma, touch of citrus backed by slightly sweet malt
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, light bitter finish
Overall: nice fresh hop pale ale, but what’s up with the wax on a pale ale?
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ** /4
Name: Estate Harvest Ale
Date: October 14, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Fred
Appearance: clear amber, frothy white head, lots of sticky lace
Aroma: sweet caramal malt aroma, citrus hops
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, citrus hops, balancing bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear dark copper color with a medium off-white head. Full caramel malt aroma with a moderate sweetness. Caramel malt in the flavor as well. The hops were there but seemed a little on the weak side. Medium bodied.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Metallic and malt nose that is very light on the hops. Slightly biscuity with notes of lemon zest and caramel. Astringent and very soft finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at O’Briens. Arrived in the glass a clear mahogany-amber with a generous off-white head. Mild aroma (maybe this was influenced by the shaker pint glass), but what there is occurred as toasty and caramel malts with a nice floral hoppiness. More caramel and toasty malts in the flavor, a bit fruity as well with floral and citrus hops evident in the finish - nicely balanced, but a little more dominated by the malt flavors than I expected for a wet hop ale. Medium body and gentle carbonation. Another nice brew from SN.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at O’Brien’s. Golden Orange with nice head. Aromas were hoppy and fresh, Flavors were a little weak but now that I realize it was an APA, it was probally right on. Very smooth mouthfeel. Nice beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap, O’Briens. Brownish pour with a hint of ruby. Lightly hoppy aroma. Grainy malty flavor. A fair amount of hops. Tastes like a really hoppy pils.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On Tap @ O’briens: Fairly dark color, very little head, relatively weak smell. Pretty good stuff, with a nice bitterness to it and a fresh hop taste. However, all the while I was drinking it, all I could think was "this is a hoppier SN pale ale". Not that this is a bad thing, it just seems a little uninventive. No need to reinvent the wheel, I guess. Pretty good.
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