3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle at Bottega Toscana in Newburyport, MA on 7/24/2008.
Aroma - Light fruitiness with some distant grainy and floral character
Appearance - Hazy yellow gold with a solid medium white head.
flavor - Somewhat bitter, more so thatn expected, and the faint and ill defined maltiness just didn’t compensate sufficiently.
Plate - Very light, but not watery, clean, and lightly carbonated.
Overall - Inoffensive, but not much character. Clean, refreshing in a way, but nothing stands out.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Blankboys bottle, shared with Paul and HogTownHarry - Hook and Ladder bottle. App: Golden yellow, no head. Aroma: Some honey, I can’t really detect anything else. Flavour: Slight honey and soda water - meh indeed
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft as Hook & Ladder. Minor league aroma and head. A decent sweet taste, I like blonde ales so kill me.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle, #393 Urine pour with pretty big white head. Light aroma with some offness to it. Not much good with the flavor either. Decent brew, but not much here.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle: First off, this was a bottle of Hook & Ladder Golden Ale. This beer poured a golden yellow with a white head. The aroma was of wet dog and cardboard. The flavor wasn’t much better. Tasted metallic, overly sweet and tart. Overall, Not a fan.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours clear golden with a white head. Malty aroma with a touch of lime and hop. Flavor is basic and refreshing. A touch of malt and hop is all. Very inoffensive, good for a summer day.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. Labeled as Hook and Ladder Golden Ale. Bought a sixer on a whim as the local package goods store is running out of brews I havnt bought. I guess every now and then there’s a not so good brew. This is one of them. There is nothing out of the ordinary abou this brew.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Called "Hook And Ladder Golden". On tap at The Happen Inn. Get an 8 on Overall Impression because this was actually on tap in 2 different places in Little Falls, NY. Population: 4,000 (give or take). Actually, considering what I was up against, this was a pleasant treat, though nothing I’d seek out unless I were back there again. Probably the most solid tap in a good 7 mile radius though. I saw a dude get beat to a pulp in the bar that night. Solid.
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