Sundog
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.08
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Sundog is an amber ale that emulates the copper glow of a Lake Michigan sunset. A showcase for caramel malt, Sundog
presents a toasty character, with subtle malty sweetness and a nutty finish.
presents a toasty character, with subtle malty sweetness and a nutty finish.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tea nose, somewhat vegetal. Hazy copper, effervescent, medium cream colored head, good lacing. Tea flavor on the front end, surge of cabbage at midpalate. Some dark honey notes are also present.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2012
at 14:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, toasty nose with notes of dark bread, toffee and nuts. Malty, slightly toasty nose with nuts, caramel, dark bread and a spicy, slightly metallic bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Medium body. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2011
at 13:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(bottle) clear amber-orange colour with small brown head; aroma of citrus, spruce, dough; clean, simple flavour with long light bitter flavour
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2010
at 15:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled@Monks Café Sveavägen, Stockholm. Orangeish amber colour, not much head. Aroma is fruits, wood, caramel and some mild nutty notes as well. Flavour is caramel malts, some grains, fruits and mild notes of fudge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2010
at 07:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ brewery. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, vegetable hops. Taste of caramel malts, some hops. Slightly bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2009
at 13:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured a brownish amber with an off-white head. Aroma was full of sweet malt notes but not much else. Flavor a bit more balanced as it began with sweet malts but had more of a citrus hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2009
at 17:17
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
12 oz bottle. Pours amber with a white head. Sweet caramel aroma with citrus. Flavor is weak and grainy with toasted malts. Aroma is decent, but the flavor’s off for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2009
at 19:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle purchased as part of a beers of summer 10 pack at World Market. Pour is hazed orange copper with a one inch off white head. Aroma of softly sweet caramel maltiness, with a nice almond nutiness behind that. Nice warming nose. As the beer warmed to room temp, there was some soggy cardboard. Taste is the caramel malt with a grassy mineral grassiness behind that. The almond is present, nicely drying out the finish. Palate has a medium mouth feel with a high level of carbonation. The finish has a touch of cardboard, which detracts a bit. Overall, an easy drinking amber that started pretty nice and flattened out a bunch as it warmed. I am guessing this was not a terribly fresh bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2009
at 19:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Geek. Hazy orange amber color with an emphemeral white head. Aroma of caramel and citrus? Medium body with very light carbonation. Flavor is caramel and floral. Maybe a bit citrus. Finishes rather dry and just a bit tart/bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2009
at 23:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a dark and slighly hazy amber with a minimal light head that has died almost completely. Aromas are of caramel malt and light spices. Flavor is more of the same, this is a nice enough drink, a nice enough amber, it just isnt very interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2008
at 15:22