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Reunion - A Beer For Hope 2010 (Terrapin Beer Company)

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RATINGS: 134   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.26   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 30   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
REUNION ‘10— Belgian-Style Scotch Ale. Terrapin Beer Co. and Taco Mac are once again participating in the Reunion: A Beer for Hope fund-raising campaign. The Campaign raises funds to support The Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research in the name of Virginia MacLean who succumbed to the disease in 2007. This year’s beer is a Belgian-Style Scotch Ale – a nod to Virginia’s Scottish heritage. The beer boasts a deep amber color with a rich malt palate and subdued hop notes in the finish. We used an authentic Belgian yeast strain for complexity. The beer will be available in 22oz bottles and will be features on draft at Taco Mac restaurants in Georgia later this summer. ABV: 8.5% OG:1078 30 Units of Bitterness


3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Kinz (2694) - Glen Allen, Virginia, USA - JAN 28, 2012
Beer whatever for the Richmond Gathering 17, I’ll have to check out where I am at when I get a chance. Medium to dark amber. Aroma slightly of alcohol, some dark fruits. Flavor is a match, good residual sweetness, but not enough flavor my taste.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - DEC 25, 2011

Name: Reunion
Date: July 02, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, bsp
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: hazy dark amber, frothy beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma, lots of dark fruits, sweet banana
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of banana, sweet chocolate, fruity

Name: Reunion
Date: July 29, 2010
Mode: draft
Source: Taco Mac, The Fred
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: dark brown, fine beige head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, chocolate, fruity esters, banana sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, sweet fruity esters, ripe banana

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rustyham (1301) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - DEC 11, 2011
Solid Maltiness, sweet flowery yeast esters. Standard malt flavors- caramel, toffee, cereal. Nothing Fancy or exciting, but still more boring than even a well made Scottish ale would be. On tap at the 12 South Winter Warmer beer festival in Nashville, TN.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jzzbassman (1249) - New Albany, Mississippi, USA - DEC 3, 2011
Pours dark mahogany with a small tan head. Caramel, yeast, and banana esther in the the aroma. Flavor is dried fruit, sweet caramel, and toffee-like with a warm alcohol finish and lively carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Leighton (3571) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - NOV 30, 2011
Bottle at The Funky 7, Brooklyn. Pours lightly hazy brown with a small, off-white head. Lightly toasted malts, caramel, modest yeast in the aroma. Sweet flavor, some caramel, spices, bread, yeast, fruits. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Faintly warming finish, light sticky sugars, caramel, light fruit, some nuts and toffee. Not bad.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BlackWarrior (139) - Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA - NOV 15, 2011
Pours reddish brown w/ a 1" quickly dissipating tan head. Atomas of caramel, dark cherry, sugar and booze. Belgian yeast is secondary under the malty sweetness - a hint of saddle soap. Mouth is syrupy sweetness & lt carb that becomes dry rather than cloying. Med body. Flavors are cherry, caramel, milk chocolate. Hint of smoke and some bitterness balances things out fairly well. Alcohol and vanilla notes on finish. I liked it and wouldn’t mind another bottle.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Beerman6686 (2384) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 14, 2011
Ths poured a cloudy brown color with a beige head. Aroma was malty caramel, some peat, and belgian yeasty sweetness. Flavor was caramel, some brown sugar and dark candy sugar. Somewhat interesting, pretty much what i expected from a belgian scotch ale.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
glennmastrange (1544) - hobe sound, Florida, USA - NOV 11, 2011
Bottle. Moderate roasted and milk chocolate for the malt, light herbs for the hops, light to moderate dough for the yeast with raisin, brown sugar and alcohol in the background. Head is small, fizzy, off-white to light tan, with fair lacing and is almost fully diminishing. Color is hazy mahogany. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes moderately sweet, lightly acidic and faintly bitter. Palate is medium, creamy with a soft carbonation and a moderately alcoholic finish. Typical Scotch Ale qualities with some nice sweet malty overtones.


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