Cooperstown Pride of Milford Special Ale

Brewed by Cooperstown Brewing Co.
Style: English Strong Ale
Milford, New York USA

Bottle - from sampler pack. Pretty good. Doesn’t taste as strong as it says it is, but still pretty rich!

This had some fruit in the taste. Strong alcohol for a %7.7 brew. Not bad. Good on a cool night.

Feb. 25, 2006; 12 oz. bottle.

<center><font size=1>When "Pride" was first brewed in December 1999, many thought the flavor and aromas of this beer had fruit overtones. No fruit or adjunct flavoring is added to this beer.</font></center>
I get a less-than-thrilling "Magic Hat-type" fruit sense from this as well, but the malts conspire to rescue this brew from utter mediocrity. Extra points for aroma. I like this almost-backyard brewery, and look forward to sampling more of their offerings.

surprisingly good. looks great and tastes pretty damn good. A very representation of it style. Nice acl. content - has a strong alcohol flavor with a lasting after taste.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy dark amber with a thick foamy head. Light aroma of malt and yeast. Slight floral flavor, but mostly just bitter, which I didn’t care for all that much. The bitterness moderated around mid-glass as the beer warmed a bit. This beer was worth trying, but I won’t be back for another 6-pack.

Bottle (12oz) Hazy deep amber-orange with a large beige lasting rocky-foamy off-white head. Very faint aroma of dry floral hops, rye bread, faintly citrusy and not much malt anywhere. Taste is juicier (peach, orange, apple) with more floral and slightly funky hops - nice and balanced, the finish is quite juicy. Mouthfeel is slightly acidic and fizzy, decent body - don’t taste the alcohol at all - very nice.

(12oz bottle) Crystal clear amber body with large off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, floral, caramel, some orange, light bread, tea. Taste is medium sweet, floral/orange, apricot, some caramel, tea. Light alcohol warming. Smooth medium body.

Clear light copper color with some golden glowing around the edges. Small to medium sized ivory cap. Leaves some light topping once its faded and the lacing is splattered with spots. Aroma is quite nice, seemingly light but delicately enhanced with a certain subtle complexity that fits a strong ale. Warmingly toasted and bready with a pleasing little dollop of white grape and apricot jam. Oooo...as in moo, a very nice taster. Toasty and warm, lightly fruity and hoppy. Buttered toast, slippery caramel, dried apricot, and a mellowing warm tone is located all throughout as it begins to finish with some yeasty dryness and hop oil warmth adding some lovely little additions of herbal spice, then back again with some caramel returns and more subtle warming. The malt backing is quite adequate and largely placed as to make a subtle balance and play between the warmth, hops, spice, and yeast. A pleasure to sip. Subtlity is the name of the game in this one. Great finish. The hoppy spices are perfectly intertwined into the finish. Feel is clean, smooth, and warming with a certain medium tilted body that leans to the malted side of things. A good thing here. Very balanced and well rounded. The texture is so easy to take in. A very drinkable ale, sipable in large doses.