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Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning 3.4 501

Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5013.41/5.03.4/5.07%89.8Lager glass
Commercial Description:
Malts: German Pils and Carapils
Hops: Amarillo, Saaz, Hersbrucker and Tettnang
We call this beer an Uber Pils - a pilsner style bock lager. Rich, malty, and well rounded but with a firm structure of noble hops. Surprisingly pale in color for such a powerful, complex beer. Available year round beginning Feb. 05.
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 AskForJenny (655), Ontario, New York, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20

Nov 5, 2009  
12oz - I was a little underwhelmed. No real nose, funk and sweetness if anything. Flavor was not really there, set me off if anything with the woody bock notes. I guess I expected something else.

 Narnad (720), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 21, 2009  
Poured from the bottle a deep, clear golden color with a modest white head. Aroma has a modest to heavy grainy nose, slight DMS, mild apple, slight alcohol nose and a low Noble hops presence. Flavor is very grainy, slight toasted malt note, light DMS, clean sweetness, slight alcohol finish. A light bodied brew with very fine carbonation and ends with a mild dry finish. Overall the alcohol is pretty noticeable but the very clean, malty sweet flavor make this a decent brew.


radioseer (74), Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/105/517/20
Dec 16, 2009  
(12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Pours a golden blonde color with little head and little lacing. The nose is of citrus hops and sweet malts. Taste is resiny and citrusy hops. It has a sweet toffee malt notes too. It has a chewy body, lively carbonation and medium to light bodied.


 esjaygee (1578), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 13, 2009  
Golden amber with a wispy white head that leaves streaky lacing. Aroma of dusty malt, saaz and spicy hops and toasted malt. Taste of citrus and malt. Chewy body finishes up a bit dry and has some mild off flavors in there.


 tastybeer (127), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 3, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a light orange with a white head No lacing. Taste is sweet, with spice and orange. Reminds me of a tripel or wheat beer given the sweetness. Overall not bad, but not exceptional.


 tarheels86 (799), Washington DC, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy light orange with a two finger, rocky, white head that has pretty good retention. No lacing. Aroma is potpourri, curacao, cinnamon, some intense booziness like cinnamon schnapps. Taste starting out is like a bad tripel, lots of mustiness and alcohol. Then moves to some metallic Saaz hops ending finally with some intense wheat, hay, and graininess. Meh.


 smcolw (366), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 22, 2009  
Dark gold with a lot of carbonation continually floating upward. Light head , but good lace Earthy and malty. No real hop aroma. The flavor matches the nose. This is far more malty than most pilsner. Very rich pilsner that the carbonation balances off nicely.


 demitriustown (702), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2009  
12 oz bottle: Aroma is a nice grassy hop texture, a bit of alcohol, sweet, a light bready malt, light notes of spice as well, Appearence is a semi-translucent gold with just the slightest hint of amber and a white head that diminishes into a soapy white film. Taste has got a really nice hop texture grassy again, alcohol, and a candy flavor. Palate is medium bodied, rather clingy on the tongue, and a aftertaste of the grassy hops, Overall, Good but not great. I would buy this again. Cheers!


 Skyview (4076), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Received a single 12-oz bottle via trade with kmweaver. Pours a semi-hazy golden pale brew with a thin off-white head that quickly dissipates to a thin white ring. Aroma of golden grain malt, some light pear, grassy hops, and a hint of citrus. Taste is light to medium bodied, flavors of golden multi-grain with some wheat, light fruit, citrus and yeast. Finish is semi-sweet with a light bitter and metallic texture aftertaste.



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