 dm9831 (1029), Monee, Illinois, USA
Jun 30, 2009 hazy orange/gold, unnoticible head, not much lace. pretty mild nose contains floral hops, caramel, tea. creamy caramel flavor quickly followed by bitter floral bitterness. medium bodied, bitter finish that lingers. the 6.8% alcohol is well hidden. some kind of metallicness in the bitter taste. just ok, i guess. single bottle purchased at binny’s orland park.
smcolw (177), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 20, 2009 Dense, off-white head. Quite hazy, almost like a hefeweizen. Light amber color. Leaves bountiful lace after each sip.
Displays nice balance in the nose. The hop has a touch of grapefruit to it. Inviting neutral pale malts.
The flavor starts with slightly sweet, pale grain. This quickly gives to a spicy and bitter hop flavor. This lasts through the swallow and the long aftertaste. Full-bodied with an average level of carbonation.
Afterthought, I’m surprised at the lower ratings for this beer. I find this APA to be well above average...superior really.
michael-pollack (2192), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 18, 2009 22oz. Bottle: Aroma of light hops, pale malts, biscuit, toasting, and a hint of grains. Poured amber/yellow in color with a small, white head that lasted throughout. Slightly hazy. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of toasted malts, hops, herbs, vegetables, and grains. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Herbal, hop, and malt finish.
mansquito (768), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
Jun 16, 2009 Cloudy orange color with off-white head. Really hoppy and fruity aroma, but still lager. Tastes pretty close to an IPA. ots of citrus. Pleanty of hops. Overall pretty nice.
scrizzz (986), kirkland, Washington, USA
Jun 14, 2009 Draft at Brouwers. Very lagery aroma, dry. Bright gold. Dry throughout, astringent finish.
beerbill (1742), Laurel, New York, USA
Jun 6, 2009 22 oz. bottle that I received as a birthday gift. Pours a slightly hazed gold with a thin-moderate off-white head that lasted through the first third of the glass and left spotty lace. Light aroma of malt and slightly sweet. The flavor is weak malt, which is almost immediately washed over by moderately bitter citrus pith. Somewhat dry and bitter at the finish, lingering briefly beyond the swallow.
chicagodri (885), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 2, 2009 From the 22 ounce bottle. Pours gold with thin white head. Light aroma, just a little bit of hops. Bitter flavor from the hops, which not as much balance for the malt as I would have thought. Kind of boring overall though.
presario (2768), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 10, 2009 Big bottle on a slightly chill cloudy Sunday afternoon. Very carbonated gold beer with a thin lasting white skiff. Moderate but intriguing aromatics. Fruit, hops, alcohol, spice and malt. Nothing particularly dominant. Flavour light pepper, peach, hints at a Belgian character with hops stronger at the finish. Tasty but light enough for drinking on the deck.
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