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Atlantic Mount Desert Island Ginger

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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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 MrBunn (1543), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Aug 13, 2007  
Bottle. Amber color with quite a bit of carbonation, a little bit of haze and a quickly fleeting head. Aromas are fairly beer-like, and maybe I can smell some ginger (although it might just be that I’m trying too hard.) As it has sat for a minute the ginger picks up and becomes more detectable. Flavor starts off fairly nice and then goes horrendously wrong, but it’s in those first fractions of a second that I find myself thinking this is nice... caramel malt body, a little bit of a hops presence. Then I get hit by a sweet and medicinal flavor that ruins it for me.


 Quevillon (1532), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/510/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Bu à la brasserie, en fut (échantillon). Blonde dorée, peu de collet. Arome de gingembre très présant, peu de malte. Goût de gingembre amère, peu malté. Passable!


 Swalden28 (1512), McKinney, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/58/20
Apr 18, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a clear light gold with minimal white head with light retention. Aroma was nice, like ginger ale. Flavor was of dominating ginger with very, very light sweetness with dry finish. Palate was light mouth feel, medium carbonation. Odd that this is a wheat beer as well......Im sure some out there would be a fan of this, but I need sweetness with ginger...


 shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Sep 16, 2009  
On tap at the brewery. A standard American wheat ale with the surprisingly refreshing taste of ginger root added. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this beer. I could definitely drink a couple pints.


 jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Dark Golden color with a nice white head that lingers and is slightly cloudy. It like the ginger smell. Spice ginger taste is prevalent but creates an earthy mouth feel that is slight unpleasant.


 SuIIy (1477), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 4, 2005  
Bottle from clarkvv. Hazy gold pour with light fizzy head. aroma of strong ginger. Flavor is ginger with light wheat notes.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Hazy and golden without much of a head. Just a tad bit of white film on top. Interesting hint of honey in the aroma sits on top of a slightly citrusy ginger aroma. There’s a bit of a lime and ginger taste in this one with a bready finish. Dry finish and lively carbonation round this one out. Not bad at all!


 ilovedarkbeer (1367), Dallas, Texas, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
Apr 12, 2008  
tasted with BMan1113VR. Orange honey like color with some amber highlights. No lacing and no head. nose is giner and garbage with some spice. Taste is like chinese food that was left out over night with some ginger and corn. Finish is weak.



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