2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Bottle. Pale amber brown with virtually no head. Aromas of caramel and my sidewalk. Malty flavors with some caramel. No roasted flavors and not much hop presence. Quick dry finish which I beleive is helped by the rye. Thin and easy to drink, if not memorable.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted from bottle into standard pint glass. Brewed for Trader Joe’s by Goose Island in Chicago; I’ve read it’s essentially the same as their seasonal Irish Red Ale. If true, it’s no wonder Trinity is one of TJ’s very best "cheap beers." Pours a clear, bubbly red color with medium beige head. Aromas of bread, roasted barley and just a hint of hops. Complex malty-sweet taste balanced by hops bitterness and dryness of unmalted grain. Light-body but with a full, round mouthfeel. Nice fruity ale fermentation. Extremely drinkable, the six-pack never lasts long.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Trader Joes Short Pump on 03/04/2010. Clear copper amber body with a large rocky off-white head. Sweet pale and roasted malt with a floral and earthy hop background. Earthy flavor, some tea-like character with a touch of caramel. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Has this changed recently? Did it used to be a lot more roasted tasting and smelling? Still nice stuff, however nothing to go crazy about. Serving: Bottle
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy grapefruit-amber color with a white head. Non-descript malt aroma with some cardboard notes. However, non-descript aroma contrasts with a lovely honeyed-malt flavor that leaps out. Smooth, mellifluous red ale, moderately fruity with a honeyed finish. What a bargain!
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle split with maniac. Pours a hazy golden amber with large white head and sticky lacing. Vegetal, swet, herbal, fake bubblegum on the tail. I think this bottle must be old. Could be alright fresh I suppose.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz bottle. Amber-brown color with a respectable, creamy head. Spicy, sugary, rich amber malt tones. Medium bodied, with some smooth vanilla-amber malt sweetness that fades away in the watery aftertaste. Lacking a little depth in the body department, it is hard to think of this beer as anything but session schwag. That being said, it is relatively clean, fresh, and inoffensive. Unimpressive.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Location: From Ben4321, beer from Trader Joe’s in Short Pump, VA
Aroma: Light aroma
Appearance: Red apperance, semi-cloudy
Flavor: Solid flavor, light malt taste.
Palate: Smooth drinking beer.
Overall Impression: Solid irish ale, nothing special but very drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Location: 12 oz bottle from Trader Joes (Short Pump), 12/5/09
Aroma: Aroma of toasted malts and grains, caramel, spice, earth
Appearance: Slightly hazy amber-orange color with an off-white head
Flavor: Medium sweet in flavor with a mild hop backing
Palate: This one drinks smoothly with a somewhat slick texture
Overall Impression:
This is a pretty decent Irish ale, it has a decent enough flavor, not too exciting or unexciting, just solid and drinkable. A nice session beer for a good price.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. bottle. Picked up at Trader Joe’s. Pours a thin off white head, with attractive lacing, over a clear, coppery red (SRM 15) body.....nose is caramel, toffee, bit of cereal....taste is light slightly dry malts, finishing with a mild bitterness....mouth feel is fairly light, carbonation medium and somewhat frothy. This is not a favorite style, but this does meet the criteria quite well.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Another 6 pack picked up from Trader Joe’s. Pours amber with a decent size off white head. Aroma is heavy malt and caramel with just a little bit of hops. Decent flavor, not a bad beer beer, but nothing amazing.
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