Subsidiaries
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dark amber, nice head. Hop-fruity (apricot) aroma and flavour with a touch of chocolate. Full-bodied. Long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2003
at 12:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Black coloured with nice head. Rosty/ toasted flavour. A good porter but nothing out of the ordinary.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2003
at 12:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Amber coloured, medium head, good lacing. Citrus-hoppy aroma. Nice hoppy bitterness. Somewhat thin.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2003
at 12:32
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I was really not too impressed with this one. Pours a rich golden color with a medium and fizzy off-white head. Very bubbly with thin lacing. Aroma is mild hops with a pinch of citrus. Light and crisp but ultimately uninspiring in the flavor department. It tasted about a 1/2 step better than the rest of the bland Lagers out there. The finish is decent but I honestly found my interest waning way before the end of the glass.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2003
at 20:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown color, brownish creamy head. Very nice aroma, basic mix of roasted malt and hop flowers, fresh. Smooth texture, good body structure, strong sweet liquorice; and roasted barley of course. Long roasted end, with a touch of sourness. Classic, but very good.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2003
at 04:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Another bleh. This is a relatively poor example of the style, IMO. It looks like a stout on the pour, with a very deep red body and thin tan head. Aroma is decent enough, with hops and roasted, almost burnt malts entering the airways. However, I am not a fan of the thin body and weak flavor. Roasted malts and some chocolate are there, but there is a strange caramely sweetness and too much emphasis on the hops. I'll put it this way: the blend does not work, at least for a stout. Now their porter is something else...
Tried
on 01 Jul 2003
at 19:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Another wheat, refreshing on a warm night. Golden, slightly cloudy body with light sediment. Thin white head quickly dissipates. Aroma is lightly hoppy. I found this wheat to be a bit on the tangy side, with a nice hint of lemon, but otherwise unspectacular. A refreshing choice if there are no better alternatives.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2003
at 16:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Very light golden in colour with a nice pale white head, but dissolved quickly. The smell is somewhat refreshing...very light and fruity. The taste is actually very strong, especially for a lager. There is a strong barley presence and a pretty good hop flavour. I don't find it too refreshing, but its not a bad beer. The aftertaste is almost a bit overwhelming and strong (in a bitter sense), but its worth trying.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2003
at 22:20
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Summertime, the weather's easy...so the brewers at Sierra Nevada decided to kick back and pony up "Summerfest," a light, rather bland lager that would be good if it was 75 cents/bottle. But I digress. Its straw-colored body is accented by a beautiful, rich, creamy, succulent, perfect head of thin white bubbles. The flavor is almost overwhelming: it is best to try this 2 ounces at a time. OK. In reality, this is a bland, boring brew. I'll stick to the summer wheats instead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2003
at 18:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice smooth taste and a little bit of bitterness. overall a fine pale ale that wont disgust anybody.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2003
at 09:48