 dkachur (778), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
May 13, 2008
Bottle from Market Street Wine Shop Downtown Charlottesville. Pours an orange brown with minimal head. Sweet aroma of caramel, corn and tea. Grainy, grassy taste with a touch of sweetness. Drinkable.
bsm80 (99), Massapequa, New York, USA
Sep 7, 2008 bottle was amber, nutty malt aroma maybe something else, too simple, but crisp and decent
BeerBelcher (722), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 6, 2008 I choose to interpret this beer’s award of a medal at the 1996 GABF as a sign of the improving quality of American brewing, and not as a sign of meaninglessness for these awards. In short, I didn’t find this beer to be all that commendable.
Aroma was a sort of brass colored tan with minimal head. Aroma was virtually non-existent. Flavor was thin, and the predominant characteristic was an ash-tray like flavor. Mouthfeel was thin.
I wouldn’t recommend this, and in fact I resent the Microbrew of the Month people a bit for sending it to me.
keepersj12 (399), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
Sep 5, 2008 The aroma is OK. Bread, yeast. Flavor is malty and watery. Very thin feel. Bad after taste. Not too good.
ansermadide (188), Kyle, Texas, USA
Sep 4, 2008 (12 bottle from Beer of the Month Club on September 4, 2008) Sitting in my pint glass, its steady carbonation has failed to maintain any bit of its quickly-diminished head. Its lacing is frothy, heavy, slides down the glass to the clear orange-amber altbier. It has an aroma of a macro brew - industrial, can’t make out any particular aromas. Its flavor is very tinny... almost rusty. Barely noticeable hops. Just tastes dirty. Thin, light malt.
crazyvin (1079), New York, USA
Sep 2, 2008 poured a medium amber hue with a thin white head that had no retention. Aroma had a heavy malt note mostly caramel notes.
flavor was mildly sweet with a light hop back drop. Finish was smooth.
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