zach8270 (2127), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 2, 2008 (cask @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Amber in color with a soapy white head. Aroma is very hoppy and floral with some sweet hints. Flavor is bitter and floral at the start with some caramel and malt notes afterwards and a finish that has a nice mixture of pine and citrus. Bitter taste lingers on the tongue for a bit. michael-pollack (2720), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | May 25, 2008 Draught: Aroma of floral hops and caramel malts. Poured amber in color with a small, off-white head. Clear. Sparkling. Good lacing. Flavor of caramel, hops, roasting, pine, chocolate, and malts. Medium body. Tingly texture turned dry. Average carbonation. Bitter finish. blipp (1703), Newark, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | May 8, 2008 Draft at MacGregors in Rochester. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is mostly floral and citrus hops. Medium body. Flavor is floral hops up front, followed by a caramel and nutty note and has a lingering bitter finish of roasted malt and floral hops. Sregnar35 (730), Rotterdam, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 27, 2008 Cask conditioned at Mahars. Another good session beer. Flavor was sweet and not at all hoppy, but a good balance was there. Maverick34 (716), New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 21, 2008 Draft at Spring Lounge. Poured a lighter amber. A bitter taste, some malt and caramel. OK. LinusStick (1848), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 | Apr 4, 2008 On tap at Mad Mex Robinson. Very different APA. Tasted like a "widget beer". Aroma was so so. With caramel malt dominating. Pour was beautiful...dark gold with a 3 finger off white head. Taste was flat. Tasted like a bitter. Not much flavor except for some hoppiness in the aftertaste. There was a buttery malt flavor that came and went, but it was not consistent. No carbonation to help the flavor along. Blah. puzzl (2647), New York, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Mar 31, 2008 Cask at Chelsea Cask Fest. Hoppy, peppery bacon aroma, kind of a full American breakfast. Interesting. Mostly bitter in the flavor, chewy, a bit of ugly malt in there. Aroma is nice but flavor and palate suck.
I had this from a growler later in the day and it was quite different. I didn’t take notes on that, though, but it wasn’t great either. mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 19, 2008 On cask at Pacific Standard. Amber in color with a little white head. Malty and hoppy aroma. Grassy earthy floral hoppy notes. Malty caramel flavor with chocolatety notes. Smooth tasting. Finish is bitter. Creamy. Very drinkable.
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