decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA Sep 30, 2009 Deep gold/orange with tight white head and lace. Light/medium evergreen hops with a hint of cherry. Medium caramel malt, medicine, with a medium finishing bitter. Medium bodied with a hint of water. Elwood (654), Leesburg, Virginia, USA Aug 31, 2009 Serving: Draft.
Appearance: Pale orange with a foamy, white head. Good head retention and great lacing.
Aroma: Light floral nose with biscuit notes. Very mild.
Taste: Caramel malt, a hint of wood, butter, and a nice bitter balance.
Palate: Medium-low carbonation with a medium mouthfeel and a medium, bitter finish.
Overall: A pretty good brew with some nice English character. Very sessionable.
Rebuy: Yes. italianjohn (337), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA Aug 15, 2009 Pours a clear golden color white head sweet taste caramel and a little more sweet than your average pale ale lacked much hop but was low alcohol and very sessionable went good with their great pizza darn1207 (528), Tallahassee, Florida, USA Jul 21, 2009 from tasting notes - tap sampler at the coxe ave location: clear orangish gold pour with thin white head. aroma is grainy citrus hops. taste is caramel malt and light hops. fair amount of carbonation. jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA Jul 15, 2009 Hazy amber-gold with big, foamy beige head / Delicate dry hop and malt nose / Light body, delicate, with good balance / Fresh, elegant yet earthy flavors of dry hops and malt, with light citrus notes / Very nice. jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA Jul 11, 2009 on tap-pours an off white head that laces and gold color. Aroma is mild sweet medium malt, sweet citrus. Taste is citrus rinds-orange/grapefruit hops, secondary light/medium malt. Some detractors. Uglyradio (773), Greenville, South Carolina, USA Jul 4, 2009 Pale copper color with a big, frothy white head lasting minutes...Lightly hoppy aroma...Medium body, mild carbonation, crisp finish...Lightly hoppy flavor in the finish, slightly malty sweet up front...Very well balanced...Excellent pale ale... Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Jun 21, 2009 Bomber brought back from NC trip. Pours a copper orange mostly clear with an ok head. Aroma is DMS with corn and green veges, light crackery caramel and toffee notes with slight stale hops- green, slight orange citrus. Flavor is more bland crackery malts, stale old hops- earth, toffee, leather and stale. Finish is lightly bittter and pretty weak. Meh.
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