4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Super clear golden coloured body with a super thin white head. Aroma of stale malt, no hops and a very mild sweetness of caster sugar. Light-bodied; Mild malty flavour with very little else noticeable. Some sweetness and the tiniest bit of hoppiness after the main tastes - but nothing strong at all. Overall, a very VERY light beer that barely has any tastes. The good thing is that most of these tastes aren’t bad at all - just mild and bland. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine in Tampa, Florida on 11-November-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2007
at 02:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear, dark amber pour with off-white head. Sweet aroma with notes of caramel with only slight hints of roast. The flavor is moderately sweet and very lightly bitter. The finish has a vague taste of roasted malts. Crisp, clean mouthfeel with lively carbonation. Far from a robust, roasted malty porter. Still, you could drink lots of this because it goes down easily. But it’s not much of a porter. So I am dividing the rating between a mediocre porter and a drinkbable ale. Thanks BigMilly8.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2007
at 20:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 2
Overall 7
Perry-like apple aroma, slightly doughy and almost buttery. Clear, light golden color. Fantastic balance and even tastefully salty. Hearty for a cider. Fair amount of carbonation. Listed ABV of 4.6% is suspect; mine seemed considerably less potent. Highly recommended.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2007
at 01:05
1.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Bleh, I’m not sure why anyone would drink this. Corny and sweet with a mild tart astringency. Hint of sulfur, surprisingly not skunky from the clear glass. Not quite watery, but undercarbonated, which actually accentuates the corn flake sweetness. Perhaps a hint of herbal hop, but no finishing bitterness at all leaves this one unbalanced. Not even refreshing. Bright golden color with small white head.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2007
at 16:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pretty typical pale ale, straddling the line between american and english styles. Malts tend to slightly dominate the aroma and flavor, being somewhat buttery, or buttered caramel corn. Milder hopping is barely notable as cascades outside of a mild resiny bite. Finish is balanced, leaning towards sweet. Copper colored with a generous head.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2007
at 19:43
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Darkish bronze color, big foaming head. Aroma of dough and raspberries. Flavor is berryish without being sweet, with a touch of graininess/doughiness and maybe a hint of lemon zest. Finish is semi-dry and borderline astringent. Decent mouthfeel with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2007
at 21:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Interesting. Sweet and slightly tart, with a candyish honey caramel presence. The rose hips provide a mild herbalness that I’ve encountered before in similarly flavored candies. A bit sticky, even though there’s a soft carbonation. Orangey amber color, smallish head.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2007
at 21:24
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Purchased at Beverage Castle, Tampa, Poured this one cold to get that hot weather lawnmower experience. Pours clear diluted gold with thin bright white head. The aroma is mostly skunk with a vague sweetness. The first thing I notice is just how cold it is. I’ve got it somewhere in the lower 40’s. In the taste I get floral hops mixed with sugary sweetness. Then there’s mild vague hop bitterness. There is also a refreshing lack of corn flakes in the flavor that a lot of US macro type “beers” have in abundance. Overall this beer is too much sugary sweetness that builds to a fever pitch.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2007
at 22:02
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Clear orange color with a small head. Nose is fairly sweet and nondescript. Some maltiness and florals. Taste is a little sweet with caramel and malt with a little hops. Not very inspiring, but it was my first Florida made ale. Thanks Jordan for the beer fridge freebie.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2007
at 23:53
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
My 50th Florida rating (half way to Degarth) and “Yes I” too think this is a fitting style that represents what the FL has to offer its residence.
Comes in a clear glass 12oz bottle, uh oh. That’s trouble. As soon as the cap was removed I got a sense of the skunk aroma. Skunk aroma can really move quickly. Pours yellow with thin off white head. The aroma is skunk, sweet malts, a slight vague bitterness and corn flakes. The taste is sweet sugary malts, a hint of vague hop bitterness then more sugar sweetness. Deep in the background I can just detect pale malts.
Comes in a clear glass 12oz bottle, uh oh. That’s trouble. As soon as the cap was removed I got a sense of the skunk aroma. Skunk aroma can really move quickly. Pours yellow with thin off white head. The aroma is skunk, sweet malts, a slight vague bitterness and corn flakes. The taste is sweet sugary malts, a hint of vague hop bitterness then more sugar sweetness. Deep in the background I can just detect pale malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2007
at 21:23