Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poor Richard’s Ale pours a hazy brownish-amber color with a thick beige head that dissipates slowly. Fairly solid lacing throughout. Strong earthy malt and hops aroma. Rich smooth body with pungent malt and fruit flavors, as well as touches of caramel and hops. The finish is very malty and leaves a sweet brown sugar aftertaste. Pretty enjoyable from start to finish.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2007
at 21:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Patchy lacing throughout. Sweet malt and caramel aroma. Medium, smooth body with a bready malt character. Sweet caramel flavor as well along with some grain and hops. The finish is sweet malt at first, with a bit of hops lingering on the back end. A decent rendition of the style.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2007
at 20:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This beer pours a clear reddish-amber color with a thin light beige head. The head dissipates quickly and there is very little spotty lacing. The aroma is malty with a hint of nuts. Medium, smooth body with a malty flavor, along with a mild hops undertone. The finish is sweet malt and caramel and leaves a mildly dry hops aftertaste. Fairly basic, but decent.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2007
at 17:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This Pilsener is a Real American, it fights for the rights of every man. The beer is straw colored with a medium and rocky white head. Decent retention and spotty lacing. Saaz hops and grain in the nose. Light-bodied with grassy hops, pepper and a bit of fruit flavoring. The finish is midly hoppy and lingering. Above average overall.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2007
at 15:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at the brewpub: Clear dark amber color with a thin khaki head that has good retention. Spotty lacing. Citrusy hops aroma with some spice in the background. Medium-bodied with an interesting disparity of sweet fruit and bitter hops flavor. Some pine and citrus are evident as well. The finish is bitter and lingering, although not on the level one would expect for the style, and the ABV never really shows up either. Above average, but nowhere near the caliber of the top ranking 2IPAs out there.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 16:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub: Pours a light orange-amber color with a thin light beige head, and thin rings of lacing. The aroma consists of hops and rye. Medium, soft body, with a flavorful mix of hops, rye and citrus. The finish is hoppy with hints of citrus and nuts lingering. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 15:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at the brewpub: Clear red-amber color with a medium thin off-white head. Thin rings of lacing. Sweet malt and caramel in the nose. Medium body with a sweet character that has some bitterness around the edges. Leans toward malt over hops as far as the flavor goes. The finish is mostly sweet with a light hops aftertaste. A step up from the Killian’s level but not a real big one.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub: Barley’s has a beer with the same theme and name so I was intrigued to compare and contrast. Barley’s is an Imperial though, and either way this brew isn’t quite on the same level. The beer is clear amber with a thin light beige head. Spotty lacing. The aroma is floral hops and caramel. Medium-bodied with a fair amount of hops flavor, along with some sweet malt and spice underneath. The finish is hoppy and lingering. Decent but not great.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 14:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Sample at the brewpub: Dark golden color with a medium and foamy white head. Thick lacing throughout. The aroma is fruity and hoppy. Light-bodied with bitter hops flavor first and foremost, with a bit of fruit and malt behind it. The bitterness overshadows the other flavors to the overall deteriment of the beer though. The finish retains the bitterness along with a citrus aftertaste. Similar in some ways to Sirius in some respects, but not nearly as good.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 13:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub: Clear pale golden color with a very thin white head and spotty lacing. Light piney hops aroma. Light-bodied and clean on the tongue with a mildly malty and hoppy flavor. The finish is crisp and hoppy, with notes of pine and grass. Above average overall.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2006
at 11:16