5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden colour. Fruity, berryish aroma. Crisp palate reminding of crab apples.
Tried
on 09 May 2003
at 08:50
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Re-Rate (new bottle): Light golden colour with a fairly thick dense white head. Smells of floral and aromatic hops are very present along with a subtle maltiness. Medium-to-Light-Bodied; Metallic hoppiness in the taste with a floral overture and a malt background which has its own backbone and is pretty balanced overall. Aftertaste bittering from the hops in a floral sense. A very good American Pale, but I'm not sure if its as really good as a 3.68! I lowered my rankings for Flavour, Palate and Overall after this bottle, and raised my rating for Aroma...thus lowering my score for the beer. Definately worth trying if you are in the area, but there are much better APAs in Virginia (Hop Pocket Ale, New River Pale, Dominion Pale all come to mind). I bought my twelve ounce bottle at Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia. Previous Rating: Light golden colour, smooth hoppy smell. Sweet start, and a hoppy taste and aftertaste. A good overall Pale Ale!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2003
at 18:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark; soft, nutty aroma; thin body, slightly metallic; nuts & malt......
Tried
on 26 Aug 2002
at 09:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Light orange colour; caramel, slightly chewy. Very straightforward, lightish character - typical Troeg's.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2002
at 09:40
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Amber; light malty aroma; soft malty palate. Uninteresting.................
Tried
on 26 Aug 2002
at 09:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber colour. Malty with crystal malt flavour, some vanilla, a hint of grapefruit and a surprsingly low bitterness for being an American pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2002
at 04:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Near black with rich beige head. Dry nose with obvious flavour from the oat. Sweet and bitter finish. Very solid stout.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2002
at 04:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reddish amber. Big perfumy hop aroma. Medium bodied. Intensly hoppy, citrusy aromatic finish.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2002
at 04:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Big stout flavour, very even handed though. Nutty notes, hint of fruit, and rich malt and roast.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2002
at 19:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark amber; earthy hop nose; all about the Goldings - highly original stuff here, if I had just walked out of the biosphere following a twenty-year stint. Every brewer in Ontario makes this beer.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2002
at 09:15