Mountain Ale
The Shed Brewery in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.36
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rich deep hazy brown and copper coloured body with a thick, two centimetre tall deep tan and light brown head. Aroma of rich caramel, alcohol, hazlenuts, pecans, earth, peat and quite a bit of fruit sweetness. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich malty flavour with a good caramel profile, some nuts and earth and a hint of herbal spices with some allspice and nutmeg thrown in. Aftertaste shows some rich pit fruit sweetness and an alcohol vibe, but not in an overwhelming way - just noticeable. Overall,a solid beer that was better that I was expecting, and not a bad drink for a chilly evening. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Whole Foods (Foggy Bottom) in Washington, DC on 25-October-2013 for US$1.99 sampled at home here in Washington on 16-December-2013.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2013
at 22:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Hazy maroon color, medium off white head. Aroma of toffee. Taste is caramel malt, coffee. Plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2013
at 07:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours red with ok head and lacing. Some barrel, some booze. Finishes sweet and bitter, wooden. Light palate, not a lot of integration here. On tap at Reservoir.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2013
at 10:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at Tony’s house, 19/05/13. Dark amber/chestnut brown with a thin beige head. Nose is dark malts, caramel, hint of biscuit. Taste comprises toffee, malt, bready dough, sugars. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, some bitterness in the finish. A little on the dull side, drinkable none the less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2013
at 01:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Drought. Reddish brown with beige foamy head, no specifi aroma I could detect, mellow roasted malt taste, average carbonation, long finish with a hint of coffee in it. Good with chili.
Tried
on 10 May 2013
at 10:10
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
First shed I’ve tasted, here’s to you muzzlehatch. On tap at the bocktown. Look is darker brown but not real dark. Barely any aroma. Quite strong on the first taste. Much stronger than anticipated. Yes, seems to kick you back in your seat. Bitterness builds on the sides and back of your tongue but not like ipa. Even seems to be a little viscous towrds the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2013
at 05:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Sander’s place, NYC. Poura hazy red-brown with a fine, creamy head. Some sugary bread in the nose, brown sugar. Big sweet flavor, dried berries, bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light warming finish, brown sugar, bready malts, light earthy bitterness, a bit of earth. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2013
at 19:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown with ruby highlights and a tan head. Aroma is malty, light roasted, chocolate, and fruity. Flavor is sweet malts, chocolate, lightly roasted malts. Not a lot of complexity but seriously easy to drink. Not sure if I’d pick up a sixer, but a pint at the bar isn’t out of the question.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2013
at 14:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
It poured a dark brown and gave the same color body. A light yet creamy, half inch, white foamy head lasted for about a minute before gently dieing into the body. Some lacing lightly speckled the sides of the glass. The smell had robust coffee flavorings up front combined nicely with some caramels and malts. Some light coffee came out as the beer warmed. The taste took these flavorings and added a nice warming sweetness. The palate was about a medium with a nice smoothness all around. A semi-dry aftertaste came out just a bit. This was very drinkable. Overall, this was pretty good.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2013
at 10:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours bright mahogany into a Sam glass. Bright micro white head with little retention recedes to skim rim. Sour caramel aromas. Thin with sweet molasses and toffee upfront turning to bitter dried fruit in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 16:09