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Last beer from Eric. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance was a hazy orange with a tinge of glossiness over the color. The head was about a finger’s worth of white foaminess that once it dissipated there was some light stringy speckled lacing here and there. The smell started off with a light citrus hops and then had a fair amount of caramel malts with a slight herbal quality to them. The taste was semi-sweet and then lead to a slight bland hay/almost dried and toastiness over and all about. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was subdued but still somewhat decent for the style. Overall, for the most part, this one isn’t a bad APA, its just an average one to me.
Reviewed from notes. Another beer from Eric. This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. There was some light speckled lacing running here and there in a messy sort of way around the glass. The smell was roasty with a full grainy/oatmeal aroma about it. A light chocolate and coffee combination then came about to fulfill a wonderful aroma all about. The taste was once again roasty and grainy with a light chocolate and coffee rolling about on my taste buds. On the palate, this sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed just a tad under for the oatmeal stout style. Am I complaining? Actually, I didn’t mind it for the most part. Overall, not a bad oatmeal stout, I think I could do this again.
Thanx Eric for the bottle. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance was a dark amber to glossy orange color with a one finger white to off white foamy head. Once the head dissipated, there was a light speckled lacing clinging initially but ending up sliding into the beer. The smell had a sweet pumpkin with cinnamon, ginger, mild apple to a clean damp biscuity/breadiness roaming in and out. The taste took all of those flavors and combined to taste. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there and good for the \"pumpkin ale\" style. Overall, I liked this pumpkin ale, if I could get it on a regular basis I would.
Reviewed from notes recently found. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance had a decent looking amber to red color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about less than a minute. There was some light lacing. The smell had a decent roasted apple of sorts gracing between some English malts. The taste took those flavors to town and made it semi-sweet but it really felt and tasted really like a true English ESB. On the palate, this one sat fairly light, but tried to show a semi-medium of sorts on the body. It was fairly sessionable and had a decent carbonation running about it. Overall, I say this was a pretty good ESB worth trying. If anything, this honestly went really well with BBQ pork. Damn, what a mighty fine day that was!
Reviewed from notes. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance was a nice hazy brown to black color with a decent one finger white foamy head that dies within about a minute. It left some light lacing sticking finely to the glass. The smell had a nice blend of sweet roasty nutty malts but also had a good makeup of the maple flavoring invading my nose. The taste was sweet and roasty combining the maple, nuts and adds a light coffee to the background. On the palate, this sits about a medium with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation is actually fairly easy going down. Overall, good maple flavored Porter worthy of having again.
12 oz. bottle. Bronze / copper color with small fast disappearing head. Aroma of grain and a wisp of pine. Flavor is sweet grain, butter and a dead hop that wants to be pine. It really, really wants to be pine. Thin watery body with a diacetyl finish. Well thankfully I had this at a buddy’s house, so I didn’t pay for it. Below average.
12oz bottle from I Like That, Portsmouth, NH. Golden amber with a thin cream head; big malty aroma; malt taste but with the addition of some strong spicy hops; leaving a rather sticky finish.
Bottle from the Beer Store, Pours a solid dark brown with garnet highlights at the edges and a huge bubbly and creamy beige head that persists forever. Aromas of brown sugar and caramel, with an earthy tobacco edge to it. Light dark fruit, mineral and sulfur round out the nose. The flavor is rich caramel and brown sugar with a hint too much butterscotch. Earthy and mineral water round out the flavor. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel. I enjoy the regular version a lot more than this one. Tick.
Bottle at 14th Richmond Ratebeer Gathering on 03/19/2011. Clear dark golden body with a small off-white head. Sweet spice fruit and caramel aroma. Sweet pumpkin, spice, and dry caramel flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.