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The Northwest has been enjoying the longest running, independently-owned brewery since 1983. Founded from a passion for English brewing methods, Hales first introduced cask and nitrogen conditioned ales to the region.
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7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the brewpub. Pours gold with a white head. Fruity aroma. Med body or nearly. Flavor is a little ready; a lot hoppy; citrus/mosaic? Pretty good for the low ABV. Finishes nicely bitter.
Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2016 at 18:53

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap at the brewpub. Pours translucent dark gold with a creamy off0white head. Aroma is rather Woody and seems fruity. Near full bodied. Flavor has nice wood and Ray aspects - tho not very strong; heat is is very restrained; some whet notes. Not very sweet, and it’s woody bitter. Rye spice is present in the finish. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2016 at 18:51

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is chocolate and nuts? Med body. Flavor is chocolate, med dark malt, arguably nuts. It’s lightly sweet; a "warmer" sort of thing. Hop? Not for me. Clean malty finish. Works.
Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2016 at 18:41

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap at the brewpub. Pour sight glad with a white head. Aroma is lightly bready malt. Med body or so. Flavor is bready, possibly with a hint of citrus. Rather bland, lightly bitter, but an easy drink for lunch.
Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2016 at 18:38

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Firma Bier, at 4.7%, large sample. Hazy golden color, medium frothy head. Aroma of grainy wheat, spicy, banana, bit clove, brinta, slight citrus. Soft citrussy bitterness, bit tart note even, grassy and grainy wheat. Not as sweet as weizens can be. Decent take on a weizen though.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2016 at 11:39

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy golden orange with a thin white head. Aromas of pine, creamy sweet malt, faint citrus. Taste is herbal bitter, grassy. Bitter finish with a light sweet linger.
Tried from Can on 26 Feb 2016 at 12:57

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy golden yellow with a thin white head. Nice banana and clove aroma. Taste is dry, bready sweetness. Light spice on the finish.
Tried from Can on 26 Feb 2016 at 12:56

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
355ml can from Beers of Europe. 7.0%. Pours hazy golden orange with a thin white head. Caramel, resin, pine aromas. Tate is more of the same. Oily texture, sweet finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2016 at 13:35

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from 12 fl oz bottle. Golden orange with white head. Earthy pine hops, subtle toasted malt, medium-light body.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2016 at 02:48

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
355ml can from Firma-Bier

Pours reddish orange with a small white head. Aroma of caramely malts, toffee, pine, aged hops, hints of resin. Taste is sweet, malty and caramely with some toffee, pine, aged hops and resin. Finish is sticky sweet, malty and caramely with some pine, toffee and resin. Not very fresh, unfortunately.
Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2016 at 14:07