4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Such a noble cause! Drink beer and support your local fire department. Reminds me of a few poker runs I’ve been on with my Harley. Yes there is a little reddish orange in the color but it is not truly ruby red as described. More like the color of a good brown ale. Hardly any head on this one. Has a good beery aroma and it is a little sweet smellin. Fine clean flavor of refined ale on the initial sip. Quite a treat, friendly and easy. I like this stuff. Has just enough impact to let you know you are enjoying a decent beer. Reminds me of Corsendonk in a special way. Corsy tactfully hides the alky content welll but this does not. A little bit of bitterness builds on the back of the palate with each taste. and lasts for a while on the finish. Interesting, glad I had the chance to taste this.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 14:20
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Boy, I love those wheat beer, aren’t they something else? This is a little higher on the alky percent scale when compared to many dunkel weizen. Probably should be a dunkler bock. Beatiful milky brown chocolate appearance that must be seen to appreciate! This beer has a head that just does no fade. After a while the froth just stands up on its own. Like a baloon that is slowly deflating. It just stands there like pants that need a good washing. Has a slight vinegary aroma that sticks out at ya. Also, it has hints of a strongish sweetsmelling ale. Wow, quite a wheat. Banana and spices abound in the flavors. Very, very nice and relatively complex. Lovely and friendly. Easy to like even with the uncovered hints of alky that are present. Finish does have some alky bitterness apparent on the back of the throat but is not oppressive or offensive. Just enough to let you know you drank a pretty strong brew. Just a little strong for my girlie taste buds.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 14:13
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
One of this brewpubs notorious fruit beers. They have some good ones. Has a pinkish champagne hue to this beer. Barely any head tho there is a froth on top. Sweet and sour cherries aroma. The taste is definately cherries, perhaps like cherry flavoring that needs a little sweetner. Is not syrupy sweet by no means and does not taste like a wine cooler, those are sweeter than this. Leaves an interesting lingering cherry taste on the palate. Really has more alky taste than the 4.4% listed here. Finish is quite interesting, at times it seems artificial and at other times it comes on like sour cherries freshly picked off a cherry tree. The cherry flavor seems a bit out of place but I thought this to be a good representation of a fruit beer when compared to others in this style.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 14:00
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
A very nice clear beer that has a color slightly darker than the ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. It is a little more brown. About the same color as a yuengling lager. Aroma is slightly hoppy. Flavor is an impact of hops and sweetness. The maple syrup is readily apparent as if it was added after the brew. However, this does not distract from the enjoyability of this brew. Only slight carbonation. The fizziness is medium low but appreciated and present. Finish is barely oppressive, some good personality. A little back of throat bitterness hangs but it is relatively mild.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2007
at 13:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Black it is, like used shovelhead oil. Pour is black and opaque. Coal black. Looks attractive and has an annessette floral licorice aroma. I think I also detect some chocolate in there. Good schartzbier taste without much offensiveness. Not too bitter. Generally OK without being in your face. Fine example of a dark beer. Can’t taste much chocolate if any. This is an enjoyable brew, very good. Some back of throat bitterness builds on the throat towards the end of the session. This bitterness hangs around for a while after you are finished.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2007
at 13:47
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Darker than your typical APA and a bit cloudy too. A bit piney or sprucy in the aroma. Has that bitter IPA flavor we are all familiar with, probably should be rated as an IPA. Hoppy taste that just will not quit. Good, grapefruit rind flavors. Bitter back of the throat taste that lasts and lasts and lasts. This brew is a little less acrid sharp than the Paleo IPA, but still has that IPA oppressiveness. IPA lovers, get a growler of this stuff to try.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Jun 2007
at 13:41
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Yes this is IPA, probably more like Impy IPA. Smells like one, looks like one, probably is one. This is one of the strongest beers on tap here today. Bitter and oppresive, like any good IIPA. The taste of this is like many impy IPA I’ve had. Barely any carbonation. Lets all go chew grapefruit rinds that are still green. Opppressive and over the top. Finish is long, bitter and lasting. IPA lovers, this is a must try for you. Get a growler thru trade. I am not an IPA lover.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2007
at 13:12
4.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Black pour with a head like chocolate mousse. Hangs for quite a while. Barely any aroma, but the aroma I do get is sort of roasty. Watery stout taste just like any other stout in this category. However, I really do appreciate the small amount of carbonation present. Too many of these are totally flat but the carbonation on this one ois welcomed. This is on par or better than Guinness. Good example of the style. Just like a widget beer, low carbonation. I must say, IMHO, this is slightly better than the UK standard versions.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 13:07
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sweet nuttish aroma and slightly darker than the Copper Kettle. More brownish than yellow. Has a nice head that hangs for a while. It has lots of small and larger bubbles on the head. Good nut brown taste that has an earthyness to it. Barely any carbonation. Slight malty bitterness that is barely detectable. The finish is well mannered but it does impart a slight malty back of throat bitterness that at least lets you know you drank a decent ale.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2007
at 12:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Typical beery yeast aroma, somewhat lite. Pours like a wheat beer, or a wit bier. Very light and slightly cloudy. Light suttle sweetness. Has a thin white headthat fades in a minute ofr two. Cannot really taste the honey in this brew but it lacks any offensive ill manners or bitterness. Very nice, very friendly. Has just a bit more bitterness than the Northern Lite. Finish is OK and easy. Barely any hoppiness, on the finish but there is just enough to let you know you are drinken beer. Overall, not bad!
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2007
at 12:52