7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with clean and balanced malt, yeast, and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Light earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice clean, robust, and balanced pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 3.8%. Overall this is a very good cream ale style. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2014
at 18:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Hazy reddish-amber color with a thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of cherries, spice and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of cherry pie filling, sweet spice and biscuit malt. The finish is sweet with a short cherry aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2014
at 17:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Clear pale yellow-gold color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, spice and cucumber. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal yeast, fresh cucumbers and spice. The finish is mildly spicy with a cucumber aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2014
at 17:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Hazy golden color with a medium thick foamy white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of berries, wheat and malt. Light body with flavors of strawberries, herbal wheat and malt. The finish is fruity with a berry aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2014
at 12:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Dark brownish-amber color with a medium light beige head that diminishes steadily. Strings of lacing. Aroma of roasted nuts, malt and peppers. Medium body with flavors of roast peanuts, bready malt and subtle peppers. The finish is roasty with a nutty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2014
at 11:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Great Taste of the Midwest on 08/09/2014: Hazy reddish-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Aroma of yeast, malt and fruit. Light to medium body with flavors of earthy beets, yeast and grainy malt. The finish is earthy and slightly vegetal with a yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2014
at 11:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
From notes:
Poured from a bottle it is a effervescent golden clear color with ho head The aroma is flowery and the taste is a light lavender and soapy
Poured from a bottle it is a effervescent golden clear color with ho head The aroma is flowery and the taste is a light lavender and soapy
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 10:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Chow. Pours a very dark brown with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast, smoke, leather. Medium mouthfeel with nice roast, smoke, bacon light sweetness. Very complex, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2014
at 18:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Cream and barley malt aroma. Hazy medium yellow with large white head. Sweet creamy barley malt and mildly bitter grass/hay flavor. A very good cream ale.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2014
at 17:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Coffee, ash and chocolate malt aroma. Black with nice tan head. Sweet creamy coffee, light dark chocolate malt and mildly bitter herbal/ash flavor. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2014
at 17:08