Cooperstown Nine Man Ale

Brewed by Cooperstown Brewing Co.
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Milford, New York USA

Poured from bottle purchased at brewery. Actually smells like a brewery - wheat and malt. Flavor of toasted rye along with the hops. Kinda dark for a golden ale. Great feel and finish, esp on this 96 degree day. Goes well with pizza, too.

Nice ale, very drinkable on a warm day after some yard work. Best way to describe is bitter sweet. Will not fill you up.

Appearance has short-lived head. Clear honey-golden color. Carbonation visible. Able to see right through it, but doesn’t look light or thin. Some pretty good lace. Smell is dry malt, like a typical ale. Has a slightly toaste aroma. Also has a ncie, honey-coated sweetness. Flowery. Very good. Sweetly pilsnerish. Dry bitter ale malt topped with a sweet, flowery sweetness. Some honey and butterscotch (slightly). Sweetness is really pleasant, not overbearing. Summery and refreshing. Smooth and buttery. Creamy. Not at all thin or watery. Nicely sweet but dry as well. Well-balanced. A summer sipper.

(BOTTLE) Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz into a pint glass. There is no noticeable born on or freshness date on the bottle. Appearance: It has a nice clear amber color body with some visible carbonation in it. The pour produced a small, one finger thick, light tan head which quickly settles down to just a thin ring of lace with a thin island of tine bubbles in the middle. The lacing on the glass minimal and slick. Smell: The aroma has alight nose with hints of pale malt and light citrus like hops. Taste/Palate: Overall it has a light summery body. Its base has light grain and pale maltiness with an almost sour dough bread like character. A very light touch of butterscotch like diacetyl is also detected. Hop flavor add a light touch of citrus and light grassy notes as well as light bitterness. The finish is light, balanced and clean. Its light body is simple, thin textured and refreshing. Notes: This was an easy drinking and refreshing simple summery beer. This beer is also much better on tap then in the bottle!!! (TAP) Presentation: It was poured from a tap at the brewery into a small plastic tasting glass. This was part of the breweries tasting. I think it was two or three dollars to sample each of there seven beers. Appearance: It is hard to say from the sample size but I would say that it would be very similar to the bottled version. Smell: Here is where I started to notice some difference. The malt is still pale and light but the hops are fresher, brighter and bring more citrus notes to the nose. Taste/Palate: Like the aroma, the hop flavor is fresher and more vibrant. The light pale maltiness is cleaner as well and I didn’t notice any diacetyl notes. It is still light and fairly clean on the finish with just a little more citrus hop character. This is very refreshing, light bodied and easy drinking. Notes: This is the way to drink a Nine Man!!! On Tap!!!

Wonderful golden color, and I thought it had an excellent finish. Maybe a little different, but very easy to drink.

There’s a lot of reviews knocking this brew, but I really enjoyed it. One of 6 beers in their sampler pack, I really liked its grainy character and light dry finish. Wheaty notes permeate the aroma and the slightly tart finish leaves your mouth asking for more. About 3/4 of inch of white head topped the brew with decent lacing. DarkElf mentioned a slight apple overtone, and I agree. Rather malty with a toffee sweetness, which is unexpected for the style.

Had this one bottled at the brewery in Milford, New York. Medium yellow pour, with a light, maple sweetness with a nice piney hoppiness, and a sharp finish,very nice!