Upstream Ebenezer

	Score
74		43
	OVERALL	Style

Brewed by Upstream Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale
Omaha, Nebraska USA

Serve in English pint, Snifter

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 15 MEAN: 3.42/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23 SEASONAL: Winter EST. CALORIES: 270 ABV: 9%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Decemeber, 2007 -- Our holiday ale is classified as an old ale. To build this multi-dimensional ale we started with an extensive grain bill including, golden promise, munich, carapils, caramel, and chocolate malts. This equals a big velvety beer with a high starting specific gravity at 1.073. The bittering is balanced just right at 30 IBU’s. The aroma was complemented with raw-flower East Kent Golding hops and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.

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2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

csaso (334) - Missouri, USA - DEC 11, 2011

Tap - nice thick head, dark red color, spicy (holiday) aroma, spice/yeast/alcohol flavor

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

drewbeerme (3262) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DEC 18, 2009

on tap at the brewery. pours amber with white head. nose of nutmeg, cinnamon. flavors are sweet caramel, prunes, cinnamon. a watery body.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20

bleeng (1085) - Huntsville nowhere near Beersel, Alabama, USA - JAN 29, 2009

From the bottle at the bar. They said this was a lager!! Oak aged. Dark brown foamy white head. Nose of chocolate, malts, and sweetness. Taste of light malts, lighter body, chocolately, alcohol is not very evident, low carbonation. Smooth drinking and well done-could have used a bit more body though.

3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20

shp555 (2024) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 24, 2008

Pours a brown color with a tan head. Aroma is malty, caramel, brett, oak, and some fruit. Flavor is malt, toasty, oak, vanilla, roast, and and alcoholic finish.

3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

nickspies (78) - Omaha, Nebraska, USA - DEC 18, 2007

Chocolate, alcohol, sweet, toasted and a slight allspice aroma. Cloudy deep amber cloudy with no head and slight lacing. Alcohol at first then pumpkin, allspice, and chocolate roast. Fizzy and thin with some creamy texture.

2.5

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20

kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Date: 01/07/2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

Appearance: dark brown, thin tan head,
Aroma: sweet liquorish aroma with tons of nutmeg,
Flavor: flavor has a lots of sweetness, carmel, liquorish, nice spice with cinamon and nutmeg, low carbonation, no bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

jefcon (1104) - Arlington, Virginia, USA - DEC 25, 2006

Sweetening aromas of brown sugar, nutmeg and some yeast. Dark and reddish in the glass. Tart palate does not hide its alcohol very well. In addition to being big, however, there is a significant spice component. A lot going on here independent of beer ingredients. Not sure why or how they call this a stout, far too thin, hoppy/spicy, and lightweight for the style.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

CaptainCougar (6749) - Boz Scaggsville, Maryland, USA - JAN 23, 2006

Sampled from a growler courtesy of BobSandage: Pours a transparent dark amber brown with a light-tan head. Aroma of sweet earthy dark malt and lots of musk, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Body starts with a sweet dark maltiness and lots of earthy nutmeg and ginger spice balance. Reminds me a lot of Anchor Our Special Ale. I don’t know if I’d call this a stout though.

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