illidurit (896), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 21, 2009 On tap at the brewpub. Deep ruddy brown color with a tan head. No lacing, okay retention. Aroma is sweet citrus with some caramel. Flavor is caramel and crystal malts with some sweet orangey hops. Another boring red ale. Medium body, too sweet. Yawn. travita (1952), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jun 17, 2009 Bottle thanks to blutt59. The look is amber in color with a beige colored head. Clear. The smell is papery, hops, malts, and caramel. The taste is malts, caramel, floral, paper, and sweet. Bockyhorsey (2552), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | May 25, 2009 Bottle. Aroma sweet malt and sweet candy presence. Red amber body with off white head. Sweet candy malt flavor some butterscotch and some dry grains. Has more of a bitter kick that other ambers. Sweetness lingers on palate. sebletitje (1995), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 19, 2009 Sample at the brewery.
pours copper, off white head.
Aroma is malty, caramel, with some light hops.
Taste, light caramel , roasted malts, hops, finish of caramel with light bitter chocolate. mar (1940), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | May 10, 2009 bottle thanks to blutt59. deep amber pour with a cream head. nose is piney hops and caramel malts. not bad with a piney hop flavor tagged with the caramel and a hoppy finish. bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 | May 10, 2009 (22oz bottle, courtesy of blutt59) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of florals, herbs, fruitiness, and sulfur fumes. Flavor of mild hops (floral, herbal) and caramel malt. blutt59 (2169), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | May 7, 2009 bottle, golden amber pour with good skim of foam, aromas of girl scout cookies, flavor is weak malty, rye, watery bitter finish BMan1113VR (2942), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | May 7, 2009 Bottle thanks to blutt59. Pours with a small, off-white head over a hazed amber body. Aroma of styrofoam, toast, caramel and berries. Taste is caramel, berries, light wheat notes, kind of bland. Lively carbonation, and dry mouthfeel.
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