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Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger

Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Atlantic Brewing Company

Bar Harbor, Maine USA

bottled
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on tap
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1602.9/5.02.9/5.05.2%40.8Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 argo0 (6230), Washington DC, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 18, 2006  
(12oz bottle) Small off white head atop a clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, ginger, peach, some cereal. Taste is medium sweet, ginger, some cereal, light herbal bitterness. Light body, some crispness.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 09/25/1995
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Light and refreshing, good ginger smell and taste, ginger may be too strong
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Date: 06/08/2005
Words: Bottle
Words: Tasting

clear amber, big fresh ginger aroma, good ginger flavor like a ginger ale (ha!), light spicy bitter finish, refreshing
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Date: 08/31/2005
Mode: bottle

bitter finish builds up a bit too much by the end of the glass,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Score: **/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 hopdog (4646), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 12, 2005  
Poured a medium, cloudy golden color with a smaller white head. Aromas of ginger and almost a sweet honey aroma. Sweet tasting with a spicy bite to it. Thin and weaker body.


 muzzlehatch (4424), Burlington, Vermont, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Jun 15, 2002  
Well, its interesting but it doesn’t quite work. Very dry; interesting ginger/hoppy nose and lots of spice flavor throughout; very dry. Real problem is a metallic character that gets stronger as time passes. Unlikely to try it again, but glad I had it once.


 MartinT (4377), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 14, 2006  
Any first impressions?
-There is decent foam retention to cover the transparent tan golden.
-Humble cereal sweetness topples ginger in the nose.
-Gingery fruitiness collaborates with the caramel/cereal sweetness.
-The well-constructed body remains quaffable due to the lively carbonation.

What if you dig deeper?
-A furtive citrusy hop bite dries off the ending.
-Wheat plays an important role here, and keeps the beer far from the gimmick zone.
-A decent meal accompaniment, or estival quencher, this ginger beer won’t wow most but will surely please those looking for novelty.

Bottle; no date notched.




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