 ChainGangGuy (2619), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 12, 2008 Updated: Sep 23, 2009Appearance: Hazy, dark copper body with a small, ivory-colored head.
Smell: Malts smelling lightly of cracked English toffee and dry biscuits enveloped by a grassy hop character.
Taste: English-minded maltiness with a hint of toffee and less than a hint of sweetness. Takes on a more biscuity quality upon warming. Grassy, earthy hops with a medium bitterness. Finishes decidedly bitter.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-low carbonation.
Drinkability: I’ve had different renditions of the BR-549 Pale Ale, and, for me, I must admit I preferred the more maltier, somewhat sweeter versions we saw early on.
5 Seasons Westside 9/22:
Why, it’s been a coon’s age since I’ve last had this one!
Appearance: Lightly hazed, dark amber body with a thinnish, sudsy, white head.
Smell: With a whiff, a scent of spicy, grassy hops with a lesser degree of muted citrus hits the nose followed by malty tones of toasted biscuits and dry caramel.
Taste: Ah, Maris Otter, the specialty malt the really makes a pale ale sizzle with its bumped up bready, biscuity richness. Lightly sweet hints of caramel. Hops are earthy, faintly citrusy, but display a nice herbaceous grassiness. Medium-light bitterness. The beer dries out substantially on the back half, in plenty of time for the lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Fairly soft mouthfeel.
Drinkability: A beer with good levels of maltiness and hoppiness and overall drinkability - just as a good pale ale should be.
tjthresh (1782), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 29, 2007 On tap at the brewpub with CaptainCougar, TBC, and kp
Pours hazy dark copper orange. Stiff white head.
Earthy woody hop aroma. Some dry biscuit malts aromas
Lots of earthy hops. Some citrus and herbs as well. Again with the biscuit.
Kind of a typical body and mouthfeel. Light body and refreshing.
Yeppers, its a pale ale.
jcwattsrugger (5582), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 22, 2007 on tap-pours a thin off white head and cloudy orange color. Aroma is musty malt, earthy hops. Taste is musty medium malt, secondary earthy/metallic (English) hops, pungent (non-English) hops and woody. Descriptions says barley is British, hops are American!? Later I did pick up the citrus hops but for the first 3/4 , none.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jan 17, 2009
Date: January 18, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: hazy dark copper, wispy beige head
Aroma: nice sweet aroma with a good fruity character and a bit of floral hops
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor with a slightly sweet fruity character balanced by citrus hops, light bitter finish grows over time
Overall: ends up with the fruity malt dominating with just a bit of hops to balance
Date: August 30, 2007
Mode: cask
Vintage: 2007
Words: amerilla single hop with simcoe dry hop
Aroma: sweet fruity caramel malt aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet caramel malt flavor with a nice fruity character
Date: September 13, 2007
Mode: cask
Vintage: 2007
Words: amarello single hop with cascade dry hop
Appearance: opaque amber, fine beige head, lots of scattered lace
Aroma: dry caramel malt aroma with a touch of toasted and plenty of earthyness
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, well balanced by the earthyness that leads to a light bitter finish
Overall: turning out to be more of a malty bitter, will be interesting when this batch comes on tap
Date: June 05, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2008a
Score: 3.2
Words: cascade single hop
Words: atonum dry hop and randall
Aroma: fruity malt aroma with lots of floral hops
Flavor: rich malt flavor, touch of caramel sweetness, fruity character comes from behind and builds towards the bottom of the pint, touch of citrus grows as well, well baanced by the floral and earthy hops, light bitter finish
Date: November 20, 2008
Mode: cask
Vintage: 200
CaptainCougar (5544), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 23, 2007 On tap at the grand opening 1/19/07: Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of lightly sweet, toasty pale malt with a touch of citrusy grapefruity hops. Body starts with nice mild malty sweetness and good fresh piny citrusy hoppy balance. A nice APA.
jimbowood (983), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 20, 2007 Draft @ the brewpub. Frothy head. Nice hop aroma and flavor. More of an IPA than a PA IMHO. A very nice, drinkable beer.
unclemattie (2446), Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 18, 2007 Amber color. very light and easy drinking. fairly balanced. good beginners beer.
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