3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at the brewpub. Pours unclear amber brown with an off white head. The aroma is sweet, with lighter herbal and spicy notes. The flavor has a nice blend of herbs and spices, dried flowers, and is accompanied by a light sweetness. Pretty good.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
GABF 2008. Simple amber, crystal malt profile. Vaguely earthy quality to the finish. Thin, but drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
on cask in Princeton. Clear amber in color. Aroma is heavy spices and malt: ginger, nutmeg. Taste is spicy with ginger, nutmeg, pine, sweet malts. Finishes spicy. very interesting beer.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I have never had anything like this. In what style do I rate it? It had a dark red hue in the glass and a creamy tan head. No sampler I drank a full pint. My first reaction was sweet. The sweet, full bodied flavor was followed by a tinny aftertaste. It’s different, but it’s good. I’ll drink another pint next time I hit Princeton.
1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20
On tap at Triumph in Princeton. It was listed as 6.3% ABV. To clarify here...I am a big hop head so this beer really suffers. The beer pours a dark amber color with no head. To me, this beer smells like someone poured a cheap wine into a tub of Vicks Vapor Rub. The only scent that I got on the nose was menthaliptus. After reading a few of the reviews on this, maybe I am off here...but I just don’t get this beer. Unhopped? Sorry guys and gals...the only thing that this beer is good for would be to clear up a stuffy nose, or to rub on your chest if you have a cold.
3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I had this beer as part of the 7 beer sampler. It was different. I was not impressed by my first sip but the flavor grew on me.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask... Poured a clear copper color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of juniper, apple cinnamon, pine, and vanilla. Taste of nutmeg, citrus, spices and caramel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I didn’t know what to expect when i ordered this one. No hops? "Traditional" spices and herbs? Since I’m a hop-head, I was pretty sure the experiment was going to fail. I was wrong! I really enjoyed it! Poured a pleasant, clear reddish brown with a decent tan head. Flavor was unusual but very good! This was my first gruit and I’ll be back for more.
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