nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Black Fly Stout from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured a deep, dark, opaque black with an off white head that condensed to a thin film. Smells of nuts, roasted malts, and a little metallic. Flavor is watery and all nuts and roasted malts with not a whole lot else. Coffee like finish. Standard dry stout, won’t surprise you.
Svesse (15876) reviewed Maine's Best IPA from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Dark copper colour with brief head. Fruity nose with notes of dark fruit, hints of grapefruit and pine needles, malty foundation. Fruity, malty taste with dark and/or dried fruit, oranges, grapefruit, pine needles and a malty, slightly nutty background. Sweetish, solid mouthfeel. Complex but with great balance. Nice beer.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Maine's Best IPA from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Gravity @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium to dark amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, caramelized caramel, orange sweet hops, alcohol notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120809] 6-3-7-3-14 Gravity @ GBBF 2007, London.Clear medium amber color with a small, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, orange, citrus, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [AUG 2007] 7-3-6-3-13
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Maine's Best IPA from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity and slightly wooden. Flavour is the same, but a lot of grassyness has come along. Really dry palate.
Beertalk (16426) reviewed Maine's Best IPA from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask-GBBF. Copper with a small, but lasting off-white head. Malty and toffee aroma with a hint of grass. Malty flavour with a bitter and obvious American hop flavour.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Maine's Best IPA from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Amber colour with thin beige head. Nice hoppy aroma. Decent IPA, good grapefruit on finish. Toffee. Nice enough without being outstanding.
notalush (7362) reviewed Best Bitter from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Light straw color, super-filtered appearance - light bready aroma, with faint british hops, and some caramel - diacytl dominates the flavor (serious butterscotch, folks), which I guess is this ber trying to be "british," but even the brits know when enough is enough - slight mineral/hard water qualities at least make this not the only thing I taste - long, lingering buttery popcorn taste - man.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Christmas Ale from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Deep amber coloured body with a tint of brown and a very thin off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts, pit fruits and some spices. Medium-bodied; Potent hoppiness up front with a good malt backbone coupled with a light amount of spices. Aftertaste shows a little hops, but nothing special - nor ESB-like. More malt and caramel follows with not much else. Overall, a decent beer - I can’t see what the hoopla is about, it isn’t a good ESB at all in my book. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s in Albany, New York on 26-May-2007 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Best Bitter from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cloudy amber coloured body with orange tints and a thin white head. Aroma of fresh hops with some caramel malt tucked in. Medium-bodied; Strong english flavoured hops with some malt and toffee thrown in the mix. Aftertaste shows more hops and a lot of cardboard. Overall, a decent bitter - nothing horrible and nothing superb. I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 19-May-2007.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Christmas Ale from Gritty McDuff's 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12 oz bottle best before October’07. Small head, color is dark dark amber. A clear beer but dark enough to allow only medium visibility. Aroma is good strong maltiness with candied sugar surrounding a slightly coffee-ish biscuit. Some vanilla in there as well. A nice supped up ESB. Taste starts of with a plain ESB biscuit but finishes strong with that candied sugar coffee like biscuit. Aftertaste is slightly roasty. Just a hint of bitterness at the end to round it out. A very nice brew, sipper, returnable and recommended.