Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
2025 can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a mostly clear dark gold with a finger of off-white head that lingers. Big blood orange aromas with citrus zest and some floral aromas on the nose. Palate is similar with blood orange only really standing out. I don't get much wheat wine-like character and the peppercorns don't really come out (outside of some floral notes). Citrusy, malty and boozy on the finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Pour is a dark brown with a large white head. Aroma is not much there. Flavor is kind of the same. Not much there some nutty brown ale malt but this finishes rather thin. This also did not have to be 7%. With that alcohol I was expecting a more robust brown. This is just barely OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours hazy pale yellow. There’s a mild citrus hop aroma. The flavor has low to moderate bitterness with citrus and piney hops. Medium body. It’s pretty good, especially for a session style.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pour is a hazy IPA lookalike with a large white head. Aroma is a creamy malt with some herbal hops. Flavor is more creamy and thick chalky malt with some minty herbal hops. A nice thick and heavy beer. I don't know why this had to be 7.3%. If I could get this a 5% or under, now you got something going on.
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Local's Amber from Short's Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 4.5
Lots of biscuit backed up by a smidge of caramel apple followed by a bland bitterness on the finish. Not sure what this beer is supposed to be; craft Mich Ultra Amber?
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Aroma is bready, caramel malt. Taste is all sweet caramel malt with faint hop bitterness in the background.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
I was blown away by the first Anniversary Ale that I had in 2012. I made a point of buying several 6-packs each spring. But something changed and they no longer wowed me. I hadn’t seen it in my regular store for several years. Saw it today and bought a 6-pack for the memory and to give it another chance. It’s okay but nothing like the original. The blood orange and peppercorn don’t stand out in this version.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz can. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head. Light aroma of citrus and herbal hops. Flavor is again light, with more pale malt than anything, still some citrusy, floral hops. A bit disappointing, honestly.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz can from beer club. Solid - high octane Pilsner. Crisp, fairly good beer