3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft sampler. Pours an amber brown with a nice beige head. Smell is caramel, earth, roasted malts Taste has hints of coffee grinds, chocolate bits, medium sweet, light fruity. The taste was all over the board, but still pretty nice.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap in a flight at the brewpub. Dark, hazy, opaque brown color, with a small, beige head. Very toasty, with some pine hops and herbs. Mild flavor, with a roasted bitterness coming through in the finish. Medium body, with a lively mouthfeel, and astringent - in a good way. Overall, this is a weak, flavorless beer. The palate is good, but the aroma and flavor are lacking.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught. This is a nice solid amber with some nice malty bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber pour with creamy tan head and lace. Caramel malt, resiny, and some almost chocolate tones. Sweet caramel, resiny hops, and again what I take as light chocolate. Smooth with good carbonation. Nice beer.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Gotta love the homage. This one comes out of the tap a dark, reddish amber bordering on mahogany with a thick, fine-bubbled, light tan head. Strong, malty aroma has an overtone of clove and earthy and woody hints. Scrumptious, delightful flavor is more complex than most ales I have sampled - malty and slightly woody core supports clove, hoppy, nutty and earthy tones. This is an ale to be sipped and savored for its own sake, not chugged during a game! Firm texture is quite lively with a fairly sturdy fizz, leaving sweet malty, earthy and hoppy touches. One of the best ales I have ever enjoyed, maybe even the best!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Pours clear reddish amber with a medium beige head; creamy with great lacing. Aroma is caramel and faint pine. Flavor is the same, quite malty body with a faint bitter citrus finish. Full bodied and creamy. Not bad, but I wish it had the aroma in the description.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity hoppyand light toasted malty. Smooth fruity, crisp grapefruity and peachy. Light toasted malt base. Bitter and lingering fruity finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Brewpub. Amber pour with a white head. Toffee and toasted bread aroma with spicy and piney hops. Toffee and caramel malts up front with a big bitter spicy and piney hop end. Pretty good with an unexpected ending.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler from Ale Yeah. Characteristic amber color and pretty nutty caramel and bread flavor make this a little more syrupy and full bodied but I definitely dig that aspect. Toasty grain aroma with some grassiness mixed in from the hops. Caramel sweetness and nutty almond flavors come pretty quick and strong upon first sip and the sweetness stays with you for a while. Getting a faint light cocoa flavor towards the end of the sip and on the back of the palate. A bit more entertaining than your average amber and definitely worth the time.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brewvival Trip Beer 44. Draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus, caramel, toasted malts. The taste is citrus, herbal hops, caramel malts. Medium bodied.
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