6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy orange coloured body with a very thin off-white head. Aroma of honey, belgian yeast, wheat and some slight sweetness. Full-bodied; Syrupy feel with good strong belgian triple tastes of wheat, honey and yeast! Aftertaste lingers a long time with sweetness and a good full-bodied feeling. Overall, a nice beer-not the greatest representation of a ’true’ saison-but still great to try! Thanks to my sister’s fiance, Andy, for letting me sample this one! I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Chantilly, Virginia on 05-August-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:50
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Clear golden coloured body with almost no head. Light maltiness in the aroma with some hops and some light sugars. Light-bodied; Somewhat hoppy with a bit of malt-VERY bland! Aftertaste very clean and dissapointing. Overall, NOT good: but good to try the rarity. I sampled this pint on draught at RFD in Washington, D.C. on 20-June-2004 with JonR888710 & Haddon90.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2004
at 22:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A hazy orange beer with a disappearing white head. The aroma is sweet malty. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel - rather simple and somewhat disappointing.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2004
at 08:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
An unclear amber beer with a small disappearing orange head. The aroma is lovely sweet with nice notes of hops. The flavor is very sweet with notes of hops, oil, grass, and alcohol.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2004
at 07:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
My first though upon seeing the bottle was definite interest as I have liked most of the saisons I have tried. Only when I got home did I notice that this was a Clipper City product. This had me rather crestfallen as I have not been particularly impressed with this company. Never the less I opened the bottle. Sampled from your typical 12 oz bottle the beer poured a medium golden color with a large tan head. A sweet malt aroma with a hint of hops graced the nose. So far so good. The flavor was very sweet and fruity with a tangy fruit aftertaste. Quite pleasant and redeems the brewer somewhat in my eyes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2004
at 21:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Having tried the Raspberry, McHenry and Gold ale from Clipper City I grabbed the Pale Ale with a definite note of trepidation. But as I rather like pale ales in general I thought that here at least was an opportunity for redemption for the brewery. It came again in a 12 oz brown bottle. It poured a nice dark golden color with a medium sized tan head. Ok so far, but now for the nose. The aroma was by no means overwhelming, but it did contain a reasonably strong scent of grapefruit. Hmmm, ok this should be my type of pale. The flavor revealed a light, flowery grapefruit element that gave some justice to my hopes. There was a hint of malt balance, but really this beer is for the hophead, or should I say the person who will eventually be a hop head. A good intro IPA for those not yet corrupted to the cult of the hops, but for those of us who have sold our souls to the liquid glory that is alcoholic grapefruit juice, this beer can do nothing but make one long for a beer with a "Real" hop dominance. But still, I can not complain. This is a decent if slightly mild pale ale and as such does redeem the brewery some in my eyes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2004
at 10:20
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
This beer was swiped from the fridge of a friend. As such it was free to me so at least I can say that I got my money’s worth out of the experience. It came in a 12 oz bottle with nothing really remarkable about it. It poured a pleasant medium golden color with a nice medium creamy head. I am rather fond of creamy heads on beers so this did raise my hopes some. The aroma was sweet and vaguely grainy. Acceptable but not particularly enjoyable. The flavor was a bit dry, had some recognizable malt elements and was saved by a nice moderate hop presence. In all the hops really rescue this beer from total mediocrity. There is not a great deal of body to this beer, but I was able to drink it without regret.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2004
at 10:12
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
This beer was given to me by a friend. Having tried it this makes me question the friendship some - but I believe that they had not tried it yet so there can be some presumption of innocence.+++ It came in the usual 12 oz brown bottle one expects to find. It poured a light golden color with a small tan head that faded quickly. The appearance while not revolting did not inspire. The scent was full of your typical macro sourness and was relatively repugnant. The flavor was sour on the front and tangy on the back with a vaguely oily skunky aftertaste. In all were this tasted blind with such luminaries as the three amigos of BMC there would have been nothing to this to separate it from their company.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2004
at 10:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Another blah Clipper City beer. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a pink salmon color - rather reminiscent of white zinfandel. Minimal white head. The sour berry scent is pretty appealing and gears one up for a nice fruit flavor that unfortunately never comes. The flavor instead is a sour, dry, rather artificial generic berry. The beer that supports this berry taste is relatively bland. Overall one is not left with much to be impressed by.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2004
at 22:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
This is a deep honey colored beer that has a wonderful creamy head with good lacing. It gives off a complex aroma of toffee, honey, vanilla, and caramel. The flavor and finish are well balanced between the sweetness and hop bitterness. The finish ends on a dry note. Very pleasing brew.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2004
at 07:08