 wilkie (1193), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 At Sammy’s in Raleigh, in a frosted glass. Pours coper, amber, with a fizzy white head. Looks good. That’s where the fun stops. Smells maltless, some grain in aroma. Tastes watery, toasted malts, very unbalanced. Not nasty, just not very good.
beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 Tried it to see if a macro could make a nice ale, I was wrong, still one sitting in the frig if anyone wants it.
dchmela (1458), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 Pours a reddish amber with a nice thick off white head. Light citrus hop and malt aroma, pleasant. Taste is malty with citrusy bitter hop flavor. The flavors are not very bold, in fact, I found it a bit generic. I think they ahd the right idea, but just didn’t go anywhere with it.
jkwalking05 (1501), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 Bright red amber in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of light hop and malts. Taste is the same...not a lot to it.
agl108 (511), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 Rating #400. On draft at the Fox and Hound, KOP. Poured clear copper with slight white head. Weird, astringent hop flavor. Definitely not typical of a APA that is supposedly brewed with Cascades. Tasted more like an EPA. Not sure if this beer just sucks (probably) or maybe there was soap residue in my glass (possibly). I may give this one more shot in the future.
Kirill (264), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 clear copper with light but persistent head... fresh smells of hops with some fruit , surprisingly strong.. this fruity hoppy smell carries over into the taste, very clear and refreshing... its strongly carbonated and refreshing... usually i dont think much of budweiser products, but this is a good refreshing casual beer
aetheon (64), Beer Dungeon, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 pours a nice amber color with good lacing and a noticably nice aroma. moderate carbonation. starts with a moderate hoppiness that follows thru to a fairly clean finish. tastes of toasted malts, grain and light amount of citrussy hops. pretty good, actually, much better than the general macro swill.
JMerritt (1323), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 24, 2009 Bottled. (What’s this, an Anheuser-Busch product with a pry-off cap? I nearly tore my shirt trying to twist the damn thing off). Dark amber in color with a nice, off-white head. Head retention is decent, leaves sticky lacing on side of glass as it slowly falls to a small cap. Light malt aroma (toffee) though I seem to pick up a little buttery corn and wet hay underneath. Very light caramel flavor turns quickly to hay/straw, corn and a metallic finish. Aftertaste is medicinal and a little chalky. Cascade hops? I don’t see any. With all of AB’s resources, it is sad if this is their best attempt at a mass-marketed "microbrew."
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