5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle, although I have seen cans since buying this bottle. No clear date coding. Pours with somewhat deeper amber golden hued body with a medium sized slightly off-white head. Aromas are sweet and malt forward. Biscuity, caramel, toasty, grainy, corn nuts, low esters, sunflower seeds. Some citrusy and marmalade characters, but they are in the background. Faded, but this still seems fresh. Flavors are both sweet and nutty. Very much malt driven with a medium to medium low bitterness. Low citrus hop character towards the back. Malt character is more toasty than caramel like which is nice. Light bready, spicy malt character, but it still kills the hop flavors. Medium ester, somewhat dry, but not particularly dry. Light floral. Missing hop flavor and aroma. Bitterness is there, and malt flavor is big, but tolerable, just needs way more late and/or dry hop charater. Clean, low brewing flaws, but just not enough hop character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2012
at 23:02