3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: July 12, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear deep amber, frothy beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: dry caramel aroma, touch of breadyness, light sweetness balanced by earthyness, touch of spicyness
Flavor: rich caramel flavor, touch of candy sweetness, nice bready character, light earthyness, light floral spicyness, easy bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasting Notes from Fall 2000: Nice aroma of malt, OK bitterness, smooth
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Rich malty aroma. Amber color with a fine white head. Starts with smooth malt. Followed by carbonation and a hint of roasty malt, finishing with carbonation on the tongue and more malt. Struggling to find the hops, if any. Better than Bud. Much better.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A golden amber beer with a thick off white head. In aroma, a lightly nutty aroma. In mouth, a lightly nutty malt taste with mineral notes and German hops. Medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, August 27 2009.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap. Pours with a small white head over a clear bronze body. Aromas are bready, toasty, light melanodins, flowery, light alcohol. Flavors are a bit spicy, caramel, some diacetyl that adds a slickness. Missing the complex malt profile of some of the better Marzen’s out there. Missing the melanoidins on the flavor. Lively bubbles. Okay.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of wavers1. Pours copper with a sustained, white head and a healthy amount of carbonation. Smells of caramel, some fruity hints, spicy, earthy, some citrus. Tastes of citrus, caramel, spice, pepper, earthy. Enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Beer on the Wall, which has become a favorite of mine due to the rapidly rotating inventory, fair shipping rates, and sturdy, reshippable cardboard boxes that they ship with. This one pours chill hazy deep copper with minimal head. Aroma is caramel malt, slight brown sugar, toffee, and red wine grapes. Tastes caramel malty for the most part, with notes of berry, brown sugar, almond, walnut, and cabernet.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
Deep apricot pour. Fluffy white head. Aroma is very malty, a hint of leather, and cooked carrots(what?). Flavor is very heavy on the malt up front, overripe fruit, almost a meaty flavor. This one was not enjoyable to speak of.
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