3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours a slightly hazy auburn - a touch of brown with highlights of orange and red. The head pours thick and soft, and it leaves tons of lace on a pint glass. The aroma is a pleasant mix of fruit, caramel and bready malts, and herbal, perfumy hops - almost like a spicy fruit-cake drizzled w/ caramel (diacetyl?). The flavor starts similarly - a soft, slightly toasted, slightly fruity, bready malt flavor with a touch of herbal English hops. A little bit of dark toast and caramel enters on the sides of the tongue about halfway back. Here also enters a touch more of spicy, dry hops. The finish is well-balanced and somewhat dry with a blend of light, delicate malt with just a drop of earthy hops. The mouthfeel is very light and creamy - and not particularly carbonated (which is great because I always dislike how many bottled bitters seem overly carbonated to me). So the texture is a little bit closer to that of a nice cask-conditioned pint due to the low levels of CO2. Overall, this is pretty much exactly what I was hoping for when I saw it and picked it up - much closer to the English style of bitter than most American breweries tend to get. Very decent, and a good session beer (as long as its not too long of a session).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had at devils alley. Pour was medium amber with good head. Aroma was mild hops and stronger malts. Flavor is the same
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle from craft beer outlet. Pours a copper color with a small head. Aroma of caramel and tastes sweet and bitter. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle pours a slightly cloudy copper with a bit of white head. Aromas of dough and carmel malts. Flavor is a bit balanced but a slight bitterness prevails. Body is medium light with a touch of water, finish leaves a bit of bread flavor behind
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours amber with a very minimal head. Smells of caramel and some leather. Taste is lightly bitter and lightly sweet. mouthfeel is medium.. overall it’;s a decent brew.. nothing outstanding.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft and ernest and young in Wilmington.... Red in color, not much head. Aroma of sweet malt. Taste is the same.... sweet malt, mild floral hops. Medium body, very forgetable beer... Not much to write about.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 ounce bottle thanks to Dan. Pours a clear red/amber color with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet caramel and candy. A sweet easygoing flavor with some biscuit and caramel, light hops. Decent.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz bottle. Clear red-brown color, minimal off-white head. Kind of stronger carbonation, light body. Good bitter taste, but a boring aroma... Not much there. Just a bit of watered down hop and spice. Not really impressive, but not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft @ Fox, served in a pint glass. Dark copper, thin head. Bready aroma, with a bit of caramel and fruity hops. Sweet bread, fruity hops and ale yeast. Smooth and sessionable, a solid American brewed ESB.
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