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Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1792.89/5.02.89/5.05.2%39.5Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
A refreshing wheat beer spiced with fresh ginger root. The process of making this wheat beer has been nicknamed "special ginger tea", due to the fact that we add over 20 lbs. of fresh ground ginger root into the boil. We use pale malt, and wheat, as well as Target and Whitbread Goldings Variation hops to flavor this light, summer ale. Island Ginger is particularly popular during the warmer summer months, though thanks to the ginger kick it has, it would also be warming in the cold winter months.
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 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Apr 27, 2007  
12 oz bottle-poured a light golden color w/a slight white head. Liight crisp floral hop aroma. Crisp, clean, light, slightly spiced flavor. Light wheat w/a hint of ginger. Somewhat sweet. Not a whole lot here. Inofennsive, but nothing special. Had a spiced/ginger finish.


 starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/56/103/510/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Slightly hazy gold body, white head. Grain aroma. Ginger only shows up in the flavour, which is actually pretty good for something that reminded me of Miller Lite on first sip. Not bad.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Cloudy orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of light wheat, with a hint of ginger. Grainy flavor, some ginger kick and a dry ending.


 TheBeerGod (3147), Newport News, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 21, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy gold with a small white head. Nose is STRONG ginger and not much else. Taste features a more subdued ginger, soft grains, and sweet malt. It’s still sort of lop-sided towards the ginger, though. Body is light and bubbly. Leaning towards dry in the finish. Ends with, you guessed it, more ginger. Softer grains and sweet malts. Not horrible but one of these is more than enough unless you’re a ginger junkie.


 carboloader (319), Houston, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Pours hazy orange, small white head. Ginger is present -- but like a faint apricot nectar, pretty flat other than that. No real finish -- just sweet malty esters. Not very good to me, but you might like it.


 KAggie97 (2427), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a beautiful cheddar orange with ample head and nice lacing. Whiffs of honey-soaked ginger permeate the air surrounding the brew. Flavor is flat ginger and stale malt with old peach and far-gone berry. Average mouthfeel. Thank goodness I only bought one. When will Mankind learn to leave ginger out of beer???


 jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 3, 2007  
better than expected, the ginger and spice flavor was extremely evident, and it wasnt too watery.


 WISEGUY572 (1245), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/59/20
Mar 18, 2007  
I’ve had better ginger ale. Hazy gold, firm white head, almost like a saison or a Belgian Wit. Ginger nose. Taste of ginger, maybe some hops, maybe not. No malt taste. Just sweet ginger ale, without the bubbly mouthfeel of a ginger ale or the heavier mouthfeel of a beer. Next time I’ll have a good Jamaican ginger beer.



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