Bert Grants Fresh Hop Ale

Had this beer on 10/27/1998. Color is a burnt orange with good carbonation and head. Aroma is full of a nice fresh hop scent. Taste sweet and hoppy. It starts with a light body that goes down smooth and creamy. The finish is clean and well balanced with a very light bitterness, a great fresh hop flavor and light sweet malt back tones. I can’t think of a beer that fits the Fall better than this. The color is that of the changing leafs, it’s cool and refreshing like a cool Fall day, and the taste and the aroma are like the air on a fresh fall morning.

Date: 10/24/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

dark amber, whispy head, malt aroma with fresh hops,lots of hop flavor, low lasting bitterness
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Date: 10/09/1998

richer malt, more bitterness, slight sourness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Pours a nice orangish color. Aroma is big citrus hops. Flavor of a classic pale, big hop flavor.

REFRESHING AND ORANGE IN COLOR AS WELL AS IN ITS SWEETISH CITRUS TASTE. MILD HOPPINESS IS NONE THE LESS PLEASANT. I FIND THIS MODERATE IN BODY AND SLICKISH WITH GOOD CARBONATION. WATERY AND BITTER AFTERTASTE. THE MALT CHARACTER MATCHES, WHICH IS TO SAY IT IS A BIT WEAK. PROBABLY GOOD IN THE RIGHT SITUATION.

Wasn’t impressed with this one at all. Aroma was somewhat citrusy, mostly grassy, which is expected with the fresh hops. The malt profile is what struck me. Very, very sweet. Too sweet. The body was a little too heavy as well. Not too bad, but not great.