2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20Bottle on Amtrak Train 27 - The Empire Builder ( from Binny’s South Loop) - 05/11/12.
Slightly obscured mid amber with a thin off white head that soon clears to a thin film and the edges.
Pale malts on the nose, hops, vegetal tones, light metallic notes, grains.
Tastes of light caramel malts, citrus tones, medicinal tones, very light hops.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a bitter finish.
On the dull side.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 oz. bottle poured to a Czech-pils glass, showing a clear, orangy amber, with fairly persistent, light tan, froth & bubbles head foam, and waves & spots of lacing. The nose was some graininess, light brown sugar sweetness, caramel, fruity esters, citrus, and some resin. An astringent, rind-like, earthy, parched, very lingering and somewhat harsh hop bitterness took over the flavor, where the malt, and even the alcohol took a back seat. Medium+ bodied, warming, but unbalanced, and difficult to finish. Didn’t seem to age well from 10/30/12.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 ounce bottle. Pours reddish brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, and fruit. Taste is caramel malt, fruit, yeast, and a touch of pine. Interesting.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Pikkulintu. Mild nose. pale creamy head. Coppery color. Soft slightly sweet hoppy and malty taste. Slightly tea like. Some fruitiness and some hints of syrup.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Copper pour with a thin head. Pine, grapefruit. Medium to light body, carbonation and finish. Slight bitterness. Easy to approach but nothing special
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle. Pours a bright orangish-brown color with one finger of off white head. Aroma of piney hops and some citrus. Taste follows the nose. Piney hops and citrus, with just a hint of bitterness at end.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured from 12 oz. bottle.
Hazy, rusty orange with khaki head and fair lacing.
Aroma of pungent floral hops, toasted malt, caramel and bread.
Taste of toffee, sweet dark fruit, spicy floral hops, caramel and bread.
Medium body and low/medium carbonation.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Market Square liquors. Copper-red pour with half inch white head and frothy stick. Aroma is caramel, perfumy, pine. Tastes are toffee, cinnamon, grass, bread, spice. Ok.
3.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
The color of this beer a slight reddish brown with a minimal off-white head that disappears quickly, and the aroma is yeasty and has a touch of nutmeg. The taste is quite sour, a touch bitter, and slightly umami but is nothing too special; also, the palate has a medium body, a soft carbonation, long finish, and a oily texture.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Village Wine and Spirits in Athens. Mild piney hop nose. Bright reddish-brown color. Hop-heavy initial / mid palate goes to an unusual twisting back and forth between the hops and the malt; sort of a balancing act? / hops remain on the tongue for a bit. Medium body. Very nice stuff. But pretty damn hoppy for a winter ale.
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