2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle... Yellow lager with a small, creamy, white head. Spicy, white and black pepper nose. The balanced flavor yields pale grains, mild bitterness and light acidity along with a perfumey, lemon peel essence. Light to medium-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Finishes crisp and mostly clean. Not really a fan of this style, but thanks to mgumby10 for sharing the bottle!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a slightly clear pilsneresque yellow with a milky thin head. Laces in wide open soapy patches. Aromas give a mild fruitiness to the nares. Clean and dry fragrance. Nothing lingers or is oily sweet. Flavors are not quite sharp as a tack, but still manage to maintain some crispness. Fruit tones loiter. Tastebuds tingle. Ample spicing appears with some nondescript ground powder of some sort: nutmeg? cinnamon? etc. Light and bubbly going down. Basis for their pale ale, I’m glad that they expanded upon this concept to arrive at their pale. This doesn’t compare to the tasty pale ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Translucent straw colored body, medium sized white head with modest retention. The nose is comprised of very fresh citric hops(wet-hopped notes), spicy yeast in moderation, light toasted grains, faint flowers, toffee and bread dough. The flavor is very exciting for such a typically uninteresting style. Hoppy bitterness is mild to moderate and extremely pleasing and well integrated into a soft malt base. Sweetness is low, though it adequately offsets bitterness and blends well with peppery spice from yeast and light alcohol notes. Astringency is low, pleasing also. Floral notes so subdued in the aroma are still light but very expressive in the taste, complex.The finish is medium-dry, crisp and bready, light hops lingering. Mouthfeel is light bodied, well carbonated and very smooth. This is easily the best California Common I’ve encountered, hard proof that even the most bland styles always have room for improvement. This particular example makes that step toward perfection with skill and grace. Very, very drinkable and pretty satisfying.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Capones sampled with Mad_indian. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is very floral, the is also some citrus, and pale malts. The flavor has a small amount of sweetness upfront, bread, and and a nice floral bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 2, 2007 Bottle from capones, sampled with Stegosaurus. Golden color with hop presence in both the nose and the taste. Good balance and an enjoyable beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From Secret Santa!! Pours a clear, straw gold, with a small white head. smells a little grainy, but nothing really offensive. had a nice little lemon citrus aroma too. The taste is a little bit spicy, definitely some sweet cinnamon in there, along with some grainy citrus. This was my first impression of this style, and i’m pretty pleased actually. Easy drinking and pretty refreshing. Nice job.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lighter golden color with a small white head. Aroma is a bit earthy with some light hops, grain, and maybe some light non-ripened fruit. Flavor has a lot of raw grain with some earthy hops, some light fruit. Not all that exciting, but good for the style. Refreshing summer beer.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz. Bottle: Aroma is a bit earthy. Smells of a little spice, grain, corn, and a hint of hops. Poured golden in color with a medium-sized white head that lasted throughout. Very good to excellent lacing. A little hazy. Sparkling. Flavor is lightly bitter and a tiny bit tart. Tastes of hops, grains, bread, corn, burning, and wood. Light body. Thinish sticky texture. Lively carbonation. Dry hoppy finish. Overall, lacking a bit in flavor, but very drinkable.
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