Grampus
Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.72
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Fergus (31329) reviewed Grampus from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at The Cad’s 10 year get together. 29/03/2015. Viscous orange, golden coloured pour with a sticky white head. Aroma is caramle, earthy toffee, apple. Flavour is sweet,strawberry, plumy, little tangy, very sweet. Caramel. Palate is sweet and sticky. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared during the Cad’s 10th anniversary bash - Clerkenwell, London. Brought over from the US. Pours unclear gold with a creamy white cap. The nose holds sugary pale bread and ripening citrus fruits. Medium sweet flavor with juicy citrus, mango, papaya, melon. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Sugary finish, sticky, with some tropical fruits, more pale bread. Quite sugary but the dense fruit character has its charms.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at the Cads 10th Anniversary bash, thanks to Leighton, 29/03/15. Hazed orange amber with a decent beige covering. Nose is big on orange, tangerine, straw, citric peel, candied fruit, sweet tunes. Taste comprises bitter orange, grand marnier notes, caramel, candied fruit, sweet licks. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok strong, a touch sweet at times, one to share - alcohol well integrated.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ The Cad’s 10yr Shindig. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Sweetish malty spicy caramel hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Grampus from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the Cad’s 10 yr Shindig. Thanks Leighton! It pours deep orange-amber with a small beige head. The nose is soft, doughy, orange sponge cake, caramel, stewed orange and candy. The taste is bitter-sweet, juicy, caramel, stewed orange, muffin, tangerine, candied fruits, booze and brioche with a sweet finish. Full body and fine carbonation. A bit too sweet, but overall not bad.
bb (18428) reviewed Grampus from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Fruity aroma with caramel and backing hops. Caramel and red fruit flavor with rich malt and backing PNW hops. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel and red fruit lingers with backing grapefruit and pine.
CLW (16859) reviewed Grampus from Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
22 oz. bottle, purchased at Carl’s Meat Market, Kittery, ME. Amber color with a gold hue. Massive head retention that left a coating of head down the snifter. Aroma is real nice, sweet candied raisins and dates, orange marmalade and some floral hop hints.
The sad thing is the aroma is the only thing this has going for it. I should have let this sit instead of drinking so young. I suggest if you have a bottle; cellar it a bit it MAY help it. It is overly sweet. Sticky caramel, toffee, light figs, thick organic honey with a blast of sugar toward the finish. Body is full and carbonation level gives a creaminess that is negated by the sticky sweetness. I got through about 16 oz. of it and could not drink anymore. I’m really surprised I didn’t go into a diabetic shock after drinking that much. Cellar it for a year and split with friends, over whelming like most Barley wines.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at 7K/5K. Pours golden amber with white head. Nose/taste of orange candy, caramel and hop oils. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours deep amber into a goblet. Tan head pancakes and recedes leaving spider lacing. Summer pit fruit, caramel and orange peel aromas. Sweet and thick with caramel, dough and more hot caramel. Lasting mildly bitter nutty finish. I liked this one.