Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass; no canning date, but was released pretty recently. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with bright hop presence and moderate malt balance; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Fair amount of earthy floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange zest, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of bright citrus hops with moderate malt flavors; with a nice crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good pale ale. Good balance of bright citrus/pine hops and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2014
at 19:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Several 16oz cans in various glasses. Juicy citrus taste, mild hops, bitterness with nice sweet grassy finish. Good value at $7.99 for 4.
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 25 Jan 2014
at 17:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no canning date, but was released recently in cans. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, orange/lemon peel, citrus rind, pineapple, pine, floral, grass, light caramel, light bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with bright citrus/pine hop and light-moderate malt presence; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, orange/lemon peel, citrus rind, light caramel, light pine, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity of bright hop flavors with light-moderate malt presence; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice IPA. All around good complexity of bright hop flavors with light-moderate malt balance; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering. --- Beer merged from original tick of Norm's Raggedy-Ass IPA on 25 Oct 2013 at 20:37 - Score: 8. Original review text: Great IPA! Big bright citrus/pine/floral hops and bitterness with moderate malt balance. Really delicious and crisp IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2014
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass; no canning date, but was released recently. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 1 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, orange peel, pear, apple, brown sugar, floral, grass, slight pine, and floral earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of hop and malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, toffee, toast, biscuit, orange zest, pear, apple, brown sugar, floral, grass, slight pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, toast, biscuit, orange zest, pear, apple, brown sugar, floral, grass, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and robustness of malt flavors with a fair amount of hop presence; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and very smooth mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good amber ale. Good robustness and balance of malt and moderate hop flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2013
at 19:31
6/10
Tried
on 11 Oct 2013
at 15:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Michigan Brewing Screamin Pumpkin Spiced Ale (by Michigan Brewing Company):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
27/III/2012 - 355ml bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2012-292) Thanks to Cory and kelly for the bottle!
Little cloudy deep orange beer, big irregular creamy head, adhesive, pretty stable. Aroma: lots of cloves, cinnamon, some ginger, more cloves, bit sugary, although that last could be my mind playing tricks on me with all of these pastry aromas. MF: soft carbon, light to medium body. Taste: lots of spices, mainly cinnamon and cloves, orange peel, gingerbread. Aftertaste: bitter, lots of spices, more cloves and cinnamon, bitter, little metallic, green banana.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
27/III/2012 - 355ml bottle @ home - BB: n/a (2012-292) Thanks to Cory and kelly for the bottle!
Little cloudy deep orange beer, big irregular creamy head, adhesive, pretty stable. Aroma: lots of cloves, cinnamon, some ginger, more cloves, bit sugary, although that last could be my mind playing tricks on me with all of these pastry aromas. MF: soft carbon, light to medium body. Taste: lots of spices, mainly cinnamon and cloves, orange peel, gingerbread. Aftertaste: bitter, lots of spices, more cloves and cinnamon, bitter, little metallic, green banana.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2012
at 09:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured an orangey color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of cinnamon and cloves is quite strong with light pumpkin notes. Taste is also a nice mix between some strong notes of cinnamon and cloves with light pumpkin and some semi-sweet caramelized malt. Body is average with good carbonation. Well brewed with just about right amount of spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2012
at 19:37
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Strong pumpkin, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon aroma. Clear amber color with minimal head. Sweet nutmeg, cinnamon, and light pumpkin flavor. Light palate. Smelled great but flavor disappoints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2010
at 18:57
9/10
Tried
on 11 Nov 2010
at 18:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pretty copper color with a small white head. Aroma of pumpkin, nutmeg, vanilla, and sweet caramel. Flavor was right in keeping with the aroma: spicy pumpkin pie, sweet caramel malt, and vanilla. This is my first pumpkin ale and it was everything I expected a spiced pumpkin ale would taste like. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2010
at 17:11