7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy golden colour with light orange and a thin off-white head. Smells of citrus (lemon, oranges & grapefruit), a small amount of hops and an even smaller amount of malt. Some fairly sweet aromas come from the beer as well. Medium-bodied; Strong malt flavour with an odd nutty taste. Some slight citrus hop taste near the end as well. Aftertaste has a great balance of hops and malt with a complexity of a top-notch beer. Overall a very nice beer that one should try if available! I was lucky enough to get my twelve ounce bottle from mabdoney in Florida...Thanks again Matt! I sampled this beer on 11-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2003
at 22:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Great slightly hazy darker amber colour with a very thin white head that fades away quickly. Regardless, a nice looking beer. Strong aroma packs a powerful malt, hop, nutty and definate astringent aroma. Medium-bodied; Good balance of hops & malt in the taste with both flavours fading off into nothing pretty quickly. Aftertaste a bit bittered from the hops and a bit shallow from the emptiness the taste left behind. Overall, a decent Amber, and one that is quite a bit different than the norm, so it scores decent marks! I got this twelve ounce bottle today (i've got to drink it fresh!) from Matt A. (Mabdoney) in Florida! Thanks again Matt :-)
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2003
at 22:40
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bright copper-amber. Light caramel nose with baby diaper pedio infection. Crackery, some caramel. Dryish finish with a light, woody hop note and more caramel. I look at those 7 year old notes and damn what happened, now it’s boring and has pediococcus. D’oh.
Original rating (2002)
Amber colour, chill haze, thin head. Aroma brings Dad’s Oatmeal cookies, speyside whisky, candied peaches. Stronger than expected flavour, as the whisky connotations continue. Bread crusts, slightly oxidized hops, earth and faint molasses are also present. Earthy, lightly peaty finish. Long for an amber ale. 7-3-7-3-13 = 3.3
Original rating (2002)
Amber colour, chill haze, thin head. Aroma brings Dad’s Oatmeal cookies, speyside whisky, candied peaches. Stronger than expected flavour, as the whisky connotations continue. Bread crusts, slightly oxidized hops, earth and faint molasses are also present. Earthy, lightly peaty finish. Long for an amber ale. 7-3-7-3-13 = 3.3
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2002
at 21:22