4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Liht honey-colored with very ight lacing. Citrus and grass on the nose. Balanced, light hops on the palate; grapefruit dominates the flavor and the finish is loooong. A very nice Pale Ale
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Beer #21 Asheville trip. Pale orange, slight haze. Nice aroma, grapefruit, slight pine, touch of biscuit malt. Flavor is a match. A very well done APA. Bit of a spicy note comes through as it warms - I now see that it used some rye, so that might explain this. Really liked this.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ Wedge Brewing Co.
Cloudy, deep golden color. Flavor has hints of Halls Honey-Lemon throat lozenge. Aroma of floral hops, honey, and sea mist. Very crisp, refreshing. A bit thirst quenching. Perfectly balanced.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a slightly hazy copper with a small but lasting white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of fresh sweet malt,citrus hops, and a hint of caramel. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness and nice crisp finish. They packed in a whole bunch of flavor into a small beer. Very good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Decent pale ale. Lemony. Light malt. Piny hops. Thirst-quenching and drinkable, but nothing over the top for me.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Really drinkable. Nice meld of medium hops, fruit and malt. Really like this beer. Nothing special, but I would drink this regularly.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Cask Beer Festival Atlanta. This was the best of the bunch. (21 casks) Closest thing to cask ale, anyway. 5% ABV says you dont have to brew to a high gravity to produce a good beer!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at The Wedge brewery, Asheville. Poured a clear light orange. Crisp citrus and pine. Sessionable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Enjoyed a couple times at the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting. It was nice to see there was at least a few cask offerings with sensible ABV percentages.
Appearance: Clear, light copper body with a thin, bubbly, whitish head.
Smell: Aroma of sweetened lemon zest with a backing of basic pale malts.
Taste: Lightly grainy pale malts with a small pinch of powdered sugar. Hmm, there’s a peculiar and fairly distinct taste of green tea early on. Lemony hop character with a medium bitterness. Finishes dry and bittersweet.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation.
Drinkability: Simply a reasonably tasty, enjoyable pale ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Yellow pour with creamy white head and lace. An almost cat pee hoppiness, light/medium malt, perfume on the nose. Medium malt, hard citrus, very nice finishing bitter. Medium bodied with aggressive carbonation.
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