Grail Ale
Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.41
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Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
From old tasting notes. Copper red color. Big bubbly beige head. Earthy toasted malt nose. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor. Dry hoppy citrus finish.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
My wife brought this one back from a trip to Rochester. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a murky caramel-brown color with an enormous foamy tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was faint tart vague fruits. The flavor was bitter and tart with faint citrus and a touch of brown sugar. Medium length finish and medium body. Eh.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Half Time. Pours lightly ruddy copper with a foamy beige head. Sweet, fruity aroma. Flavor is sweetish, fruit, and possibly some not very bitter hop. But the components work really well, and the result is more tasty than most ambers. I can image this turning into Gale’s Prize Old Ale after many years. Probably not gonna happen.
GRM (7524) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, trip to Beers of the world with Dum, Ian and Luc, purchased on August 26 2006, savoured on June 21 2010; eye: bronze with a reddish hue, clear, average effervescence, beige head that turns into a thin sheet, slight lacing; nose: malt, figs, caramel, light tobacco; mouth: malt, figs, caramel, light tobacco, finale in malt with light figs presence, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, foamy texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, voyage à Beers of the world (Rochester) avec Dum, Ian et Luc, achetée le 26 août 2006, savourée le 21 juin 2010; œil : bronze avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, effervescence moyenne, mousse beige qui tombe et se transforme en une très mince couverture, très légère dentelle; nez : malt, figue, caramel, léger tabac; bouche : malt, figue, caramel, léger tabac, finale en malt avec légère présence de figue, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture mousseuse; en résumé : bien
jcr (3164) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 17 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 11
Bottle. Malts dominate this amber ale that leans to the sweet side. Dark amber pour below an average-size, off-white head that quickly disappears. The nose is mostly caramel with some notes of grain and overripe fruit. Just a hint of grass. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Wet finish with a hint of bitterness. Medium body with a watery texture and light carbonation. The tastes just don’t meld.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
2005 bottle, fresh in on its MA debut. Definitely amber-ruby as said in the description. Lightly bubbly, off-white head runs for the sides of the glass and stays there, with no lacing as it goes down. Filtered and clear. Smells of buttercream, caramel and toffee. Flavor begins with crystally malt sugariness, bits of dry, earthy flavor and some brown bread or dry crackers. Very filtered tasting right away, with a lack of substance, nothing to stick to the palate and a short finish. Light papery astringency as well. Hops are lightly bitter and seemingly English or just very low alpha American. Fruity yeast is quite apparent. Too much forced carbonation really breaks up the flavors. Still, being quite fresh, the fruitiness and hops are good enough. Still getting lots of buttercream and then some light acidity on the end. Gets somewhat watery the more it warms and breathes. A touch of sticky maltiness shows good potential. Just too filtered, but I bet these beers could be great if they werent. Boring, though not poorly brewed.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark amber ale with a white head. Malty aroma with red licorice notes. Funky malt with fruity esters, butterscotch and nutty notes, oily mouthfeel. Medium bodied.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Amber, with a bubbly, uneven head. Slightly phenolic, with caramel, plums and some underlying nuttiness. Apples. Earthy malt palate - apple, plum, some wood, bitter chocolate.
notalush (7339) reviewed Grail Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
I suppose this beer is alright - slight yeastiness - butter, hops, bread - slightly oily mouthfeel - an original amber ale - one of the better middle ages beers I've had.