2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottled on 7/6/05 and consumed on 8/4/06.
Glowing, canteloupe-copper with some auburn highlights and a sparse white head that recedes immediately to a ring and leaves a slight trace of lacing. Medium-sized bubbles still rise steadily all throughout the liquid.
Wow, this is some oxidized beer. The nose basically smells of the harrington barley, bit of toffee and caramel (very dry) and then the rest is heavy oxidation (madeira). No hop notes at this point. No alcohol detected.
Oxidation is quite prevalent in the flavor as well, but the lower carbonation levels by now (this is forced carbonation) allow a bit of a creamy-sweet caramel malt to camp on the palate. Some hop bitterness provides a lightly dry, spiciness towards the finish, but the oxidation and dry caramel are the main show. Some paper and nuttiness trail on the finish. Light acidity/astringency and some sour fruits emerge as well.
The way I see it, I’ve got no problem putting a review of this beer at 13 months old. The beer sat in Luke’s Liquors in Rockland, MA, on the shelf, but the store is cool and dry and 13 months for a 5.8abv beer isnt exactly a long time. No, rather it’s Otter Creek’s dedication to heavily filtering all of their regular beers (and most of their specialties too). If this had sat on some yeast, it would be perfectly fine. Because everyone knows that you can’t expect your beer to be fridged everywhere it’s sold. So do the right thing and quit skimping on the quality of your beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Orange in color with a thin white head. Light floral hops aroma. Mildly sweet flavor with some flowery taste.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A somewhat malty aroma, this beer is certainly tasty. Some light hops and a healthy dose of caramel malt in the flavor. Easy drinking.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: APR 29, 2008 The aroma has biscuit malt with some herbal hops. The appearance is amber with an average head. The flavor is malty and bitter. The palate is smooth. The finish is bread like and bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz Bottle – Gravity Room – Olympia, WA
Aroma – A nice light malt aroma nothing over the top nice and simple
Appearance – Golden yellow with a nice head
Flavor – A mice malt a light use of hops this had some nice flavors
Palate – The beer was cold and eay to drink
Overall –Nothing too special this was a easy drinking beer with some nice flavors.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Light amber colour, with a very small amount of head. Bright hoppy smell, just like an APA should! A medium-bodied beer with a fantastic hoppy taste which hits right in the middle....initially its soft and subtle, but then it hits...and then it fades away so gently! A great overall beer :)
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Aroma is very bready with light hints of caramel and moderate floral hops Pours a transparent orange with a small yellowish off-white head. Flavor is lightly sweet up front with caramel. Finish is has some pretty big floral hops with a touch of smoke.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a nice orangish color. Aroma is floral hops, some caramel, and a hint of vegtables. Flavor of a classic pale, nice hop flavor.
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