3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of citrus, coriander, pepper and clove. Taste is of pepper, yeast and banana.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Had this on tap at Bocktown for their Christmas in July. Great choice.
A- Medium reddish brown body with thin off-white head. Great hed retention. The Red hue gleams in the light.
S- Very warm smell. Belgian spices hit the nose first followed by a touch of belgian yeast and some fruitiness.
T- Big delicious spicy taste. The spicy yeast is definately the most notable taste here. Nice balance with sweet malt. Spiciness lingers on the palate until the next sip. The taste is a good balance of spicy and sweet.
P- Medium carbonation and medium weight body. Goes down smooth and easy.
O- Great beer that is reminiscent of the Christmas season. I really enjoyed it and I will have it again whenever I find it.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 07-29-2007 21:35:08
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from a trade with machfive55. Labeled Scratch #21. Pours cloudy dark amber color with thin off white head. Fruity aroma wih some dough and spices. Flavors of dough, caramel, spices and some alcohol. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Rich.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle, labeled “Scratch 21”; also sampled on tap) Pours a clear amber-orange body with a small white head. Aroma of apple, cinnamon, clove, and yeast. Flavor of apple, green raisins, cinnamon, caramel, and banana.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Labeled as Scratch 21. Poured an almost clear golden orange color with a small off-white head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Some cherry. The flavor was malty sweet with a medium body. Smooth and fruity with a light warmth in the chest.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
( 12oz bottle marked Troegs Scratch 21, vintage 2009) Pours cloudy orange and some bubbles. Nose of wet corn husks, brown sugar and alcohol. Taste of brown sugar, bread, unidentifiable fruits. Finishes sweet, nice beer!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle as Scratch 21. Pours a slightly hazy bright copper with a thin diminishing head to nothing. Aroma is sweet- honey, candy sugar, syrupy, mineral, floral, orange zest, pez, toast. Flavor is sugary dates, green raisin, honey, floral and grassy hops, mint, and light prickly phenolics all around. ok.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled as Scratch 21. Poured slightly hazy, honeyed orange with a short-moderate cap of beige head. The aroma picked up a very sweet base of caramel and bready malts (almost like honey, but this was supposedly sans honey).. banana and a rich array of fruits were laced throughout.. touches of earth and vanilla as well.. just too sweet. The flavor found caramel, toffee, and fruity notes on the candy-like sweet core, with banana, white pepper, and cardamom over there.. more earth and peppery spices over honey-like character on the back-end.. long, warm finish. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. way too sweet, and that wasn’t even enough to properly mask the boozage.. spicy and hot at the end. I didn’t care much for this.
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