 eaglefan538 (2355), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Feb 23, 2008 Bottle. Poured a really full amber color, some copper elements to it. Head was decent, nothing great, nor was the lacing. The aroma was some odd combination of bubblegum, candy, caramel, toffee, and resinous/earthy bitter hops. The flavor followed the aroma, and this thing was just brutally bitter with off earthy/dirty flavors on top of those mentioned in the aroma. I couldn’t get through this beer, as the bitterness and unpleasantness of the flavor just didn’t seem worth the hit on the liver. Shocking to see this as the "flagship" beer and hard to believe it is made by the same folks that make that wonderful oatmeal stout.
RCL (1443), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Feb 15, 2008 Really good pale ale. Rich grainy aroma and flavor. Light and refreshing yet still keeping a nice mouthfeel and perfect balance.
ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Feb 12, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, orange-amber body with a thin, wispy, white head.
Smell: Butter-basted malt aroma with a scant hint of fruitiness.
Taste: Dry maltiness that’s really not biscuity, more like biscuitesque. Flash of sweetness. One pat of salted butter. Juicy, tart fruit flavors of citurs and apricot. Just a bit of earthy bitterness for the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Fair enough for what amounts to an easy drinking, session-type beer.
Ported (67), Ontario, Canada
Feb 10, 2008 Moderately dark Amber/Red with a white head. Typical hoppy pale ale with light malty and fruity notes. Starts sweet and finishes with a bitter, crisp aftertaste. Easy drinking and fairly well balanced.
Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
Feb 2, 2008 34.1 cl. Bottle. Little cloudy colour with a little white head. Light aroma of hops. Malty flavour with a little touch of hops. Ends up little bitter and dull.
CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jan 25, 2008 Pours a transparent orange amber with a wispy-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of fairly fresh citrusy hops with some mild pale malty sweetness. Starts semi-sweet with a decent earthy bittering hop balance before a drier finish. Pretty drinkable and true to style.
ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
Jan 1, 2008 Coulda swore it was a blond, but wow I had a lot to drink this weekend so whatever. Golden amber. Aroma is very light, bread, grass, etc etc. Lighter body, fairly well balanced.
Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland
Jan 1, 2008 0.34 l bottle. Amber color. The aroma and flavor is malty, toffeish and caramelly with judicious amount of lemony and black curranty hops. Tasty!
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