2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Slightly hazy yellow with small white head. Aroma is light sweet, lemon, wheat. Taste is medium sweet, fruity (peach and lemon), finishing light herbal. Light body.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle-pours a dissipating white head and hazy yellow/gold color. Aroma is light malt, hint of hops. Taste is light malt-some sweet, some hops bite. Easy.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2006 Re-rate...Draft at RFD in D.C., March 2006... Clear, yellow ale with a small, fizzy, white head. Fruity, grainy aroma with notes of apple, wheat and lemon. Thin flavor, but well-balanced and refreshing. Fruity and lightly tart. Light-bodied and fizzy. Finishes crisp and dry... Original rating... Draft at Old Dominion Beer Festival 2005... Clear, straw-colored ale with a small, fizzy, white head. Lemon, bread, bubblegum and orange blossom honey in the nose. Nicely hopped. Light-bodied and fizzy. Crisp, medium bittter finish.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Figured I’d try out their golden ale (and the three "blends" while I was at it including the ember and half and half). Pours gold with a white head. Smells nutty and earthy. Tastes of sweet sugary wheat, nutty and on the watery side. Slightly better than the brown.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Capone’s. Deep gold pour with 2-finger off-white head. Aroma of Saazy hops, citrus, pale malt, some funky yeasty notes. Tastes pale malty, with citrus, hops, and mild fruity notes.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Labeled and bottled as Hook and Ladder Golden Ale, purchased at The Fresh Market, Mobile, AL. Pours light yellow-gold with a small, fizzy, white head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, hay), light hops (grass), average yeast (sweat) with notes of pear. Light bodied, lively carbonation, sticky texture, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle 355 ml sold as Hook & Ladder Golden Ale
Appearance: Visibly carbonated golden ale with mid large white top.3+
Nose: Plain grainy nose , slight creamy/butter like with mineral like accents.
Flavor/Palate : Medium light bodied. Flavor follow path of aroma. Light grainy character with hint of butter and mineral hops. Fairly forgettable finish.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Light gold color, medium head. Mild malts, very hoppy for a wheat beer. Good flavor. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is dry and crisp. Aftertaste is harsh for a wheat
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