7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orangey-amber colour, slightly darker than the Extra Pale. Aroma of pommelo, red currants and wood with background crystal malt accents. Smooth, insistent, very woody bitterness highlights the palate. There’s only traces of balancing crystal malt to keep it in check. The body is a bit thin. Lingering hop finish.
Tried
on 12 May 2005
at 02:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy orangey-amber colour. Soft hops in the aroma with fresh hops underneath. This was more expressive on tap at the brewery than in the bottle later. There is a moderate bitterness and straightforward pale malt (biscuit) vs. hop (earth) balance. Light, clean and well-made. But like I said, more expressive on tap at the brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2005
at 01:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reddish-amber colour. Slightly grapefruity, toasty aroma with mango and kumquat notes. Sweet, clean caramalts bounce off of resinly American hops. Stylish, limey citrus and great balance...a really bold yin-yang statement here.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2005
at 10:54