2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz bottled August 8, 2011. Served at around 45F.
Pours copper with a 1 finger beige head that leaves some spots of lacing and holds a small cap.
Aroma is bready with some chocolate, grass and an odd metallic sort of note. Good strength (but not enjoyable).
Flavor is bready with a touch of fruit, some caramel, rather sweet with minimal hops. Better than the aroma but not by much.
Mouthfeel is light/medium bodied, good carbonation.
OK at best...okay not really...pretty mediocre as there are some odd notes that just don’t do it for me here.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle on the quad, dark amber with silky tan foam, aroma and flavor is nice nutty caramel, soft finish
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle; dark brown with small beige head; aroma-roasty, toast, caramel; taste-medium sweetness, lightly bitter, moderate carbonation. Not bad
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I had this on draft at the yahoo taproom. Although this is a dark beer, it would be another summer favorite of mine, refreshing. also smells/tastes of slight chocolate.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. I think the bottle tastes better. Nutty, carmel, bread like. Not sure how this is an alt beer, but i dont sense the mexican ingredients either
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours brownish amber with a light tan head. Aroma and flavor are oddly sweet -- sort of fruity, but not quite. Maybe it’s the corn? Fairly bready; rather nutty too. Hops are quite muted. I feel like I should like this more than I do.
2.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Received in trade from GPHarris, thanks for the opportunity.
Pours a deep reddish brown with a smallish tightly bubbled khaki head that quickly dissipates to a ring on top. Smells of caramel, brown bread, applesauce, brown sugar. There’s more in the nose than I was expecting. Taste is light and sweet malts with a hint of tart and astringency. Watered down brown sugar water with hints of fruit and bread kind sums up this experience. Thinnish body medium to high level of carbonation, watery prickly mouthfeel. This smelled a whole lot better than it tasted. Average beer at best.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Got this in a trade. It pours a nice dark cola brown, with a fizzy off-white head that dissipates rather quickly. Malty aroma has a fruity undertone and a hint of caramel, and is very inviting. Mouth-filling flavor is this beer’s strongest point - rich and malty with hints of caramel, brown sugar and apple and just a whisper of banana. Texture is smooth, but lacking in fizz. Overall, this is a truly worthy ale. If ever you are in Nashville, look for this one - and its siblings.
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