6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I swear this beer used to have a pleasant almost Belgian character but as the years have gone on it has gotten drier, hoppier and less interesting. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this brew poured a bright golden color with a large soapy white head that lingered and produced lots of lacing. The aroma was a bit dry with a moderate floral and fruity hop presence. The flavor is dryish with a sharp fruity hop presence and undertones of cracker and perfume. Long dryish hoppy finish. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2005
at 21:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Reddish amber. Sulphury grapefruit aroma. Sweet with clean, hard mouthfeel. Hops dominate. Harsh, very bitter finish. Well laquered, but the shining surface cannot hide the lack of malt depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2005
at 10:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Amber colour, airy head. Orangey nose. Sweet with clean mouthfeel and medium body. There’s notes of sulphur and apple followed by a harsh, grassy bitter finish. Simplistic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2005
at 10:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Shadey for this! I think this stretches the APA style a bit, but here’s my take on it anyway. Pours a hazy light orange color with a diminished head which produces a light lacing. Big fruity aroma that brings to mind bubblegum and candy ’Circus Peanuts’. The flavor is sweet in the beginning and finishes slightly dry. The body is a bit light, but overall a decent drinker.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2005
at 08:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy light amber body with suspended particulate matter; thin abundantly lacing light cream head. Aroma mostly of grapefruit rind and touches of pine. Creamy, biscuity body with an interesting earthy yeast component as well as a fairly strong hops presence (grapefruit rind, pine). Nothing too unique in the malt bill or hops varieties, but the yeasty element adds some character.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2005
at 22:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at the Syracuse Holiday Brewfest Dec.04 2004. Phin and Matts. Golden ale with a nice floral hops aroma. Good malt, light lactic notes, and restrained floral hops. Medium bodied, with a very short mouthstay. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2004
at 21:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I wasn’t too sure what I had purchased. A true mild Ale is very hard to find in the U.S. and the better examples I had had were all homebrews. This pours a clear medium amber body with a foamy white head. The aroma is malty with a mild hop backing. The flavor is nutty malt sweetness that rounds out nicely with just a touch of hops. Very smooth and drinkable. Flavorful, medium bodied and somewhat filling. A malted milk ball in a glass.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2004
at 05:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This brewer is growing on me. I had this beer when it first came out but had not had a chance to get back and rate it until now. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle the beer poured a hazy copper-bronze color with a small tan head. The aroma was strong and had lots of flowery hops. The flavor was mildly sweet, had some light malt and was mostly dominated by strong flowery and grapefruity hops. The hops really coat the tongue and linger on the aftertaste. Very Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2004
at 14:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
April 2004. Light yellow ale with a lemon pie aroma. Light IPA with restrained hops and lemons. Not bad. A summer IPA.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2004
at 10:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4
Clear golden coloured body with some orange highlights. Frothy off-white head. Aroma of pure cascade hops, citrus (grapefruit) and some wheat. Light-bodied; Astringent carbonation with very little taste, but with some pungent hops and little else. Bland, but decent. Aftertaste mild-not showing anything at all! Overall, a decent summer...a lot less than expected from a usually good brewery. This marks the first beer from Southern Tier that I don’t ’like’. I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Beers of the World in Rochester, New York on 29-May-2004 at the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2004
at 22:43