6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark russet color. Puffed wheat and cherries in nose. Smooth malty backbone. Chocolate malt and cherries. Noble hops. Mildly sweet, chocolate malt finish. Nice.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2007
at 04:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark brown color, hazelnuts, brownies and flowers jump from the nose. Smooth mouth with brownies and hazelnuts. Mildly sweet, but balanced. Nice.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2007
at 23:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Med golden color, frothy white head. Peaches and flowery nose. Mildly hoppy and ultra smooth mouth with hop flowers really making their presence. The finish not overly bitter like a Pilsner (though it would be an insult to call this a pale lager), but enough for a lager (25-30 IBU??). A bit more ommph at the end would have helped this beer. Re-rate. This puppy has dramatically improved in last several years, with lots of herbal hoppiness going on these day, over a dry malty backbone. Really nice take on a Czech lager. 3.7 for new beer. Old rating of 3.3, so blending the two.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2007
at 20:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Yes, a pale ale and smoke. Think it might not work?? your probably right. Smoke is very subtle on top of some flowery hops and lingering tanergines. How this works with smoke, I don’t know. Not well balanced and a bit too hoppy for a smoked ale. Still its worth a try.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2007
at 18:39