Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draft, at Olde Main. Well, light foam lacing for the last of my sampler (8 5 oz pils glasses for $6). Color is a light brown, just a little cloudy. Again, the taste is spoiled by some sourness that’s either line problems or too warm a ferment. I’m vacillating between generosity and disappointment here, but I hope this is because it’s a new place with room for improvement.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draft, at Olde Main. Sweet, a little nutty. Comes in a little bit thin and watery, though. Has a nice, Irish ale hoppy smell that does carry through in the taste. Certainly easy drinking. I think most of the brews here are still a work in progress.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft, at Olde Main. Big coffee roast smell, that’s for sure. Bit of chocolate in the nose. And a tan head of light foam. Again, a sour taste that may be either a style or distraction. Bit of buckwheat honey in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft, at Olde Main. I immediately noticed the foam leaves thick lace in the glass, unlike the pilsener. That suggests the beer is at least not on an assembly line with just a variation in extract. Deep mahogany brown color in a pils type sampler. Light coffee notes without much bitterness. Malts are just a bit peaty, too. Hops stay in the background. Pretty nice.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Clone Ale from Olde Main Brewing Co. 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Draft, at Olde Main. That’s " ’Clone" as in Cyclones, the Iowa State sports teams whose mascot is a cardinal. Go figure (and I went to college here). Pale ale colored yellow, turns a little bit more red toward the thick part of the glass. Nice lace around the glass. This is the source of the big grainy smell, almost like a pile of extract, though they claim this is "all malt." Tends to distract from any hops that should be in here. Also very sweet. A shame to have to put down such a good looking beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draft, at Olde Main. Well, I don’t like to ding these so much as suggest they are still a work in progress. Menu card claims "Coriander, Chamomile, Orange Peel, and a secret fourth ingredient," but it sure fells like that ingredient is sour cherry. Maybe there’s actually some brett in here. Spices overwhelm the malt and hops, if any.