Drafting Room 12th Anniversary Ale

D.R. Exton Poured an amber/orange body with a medium lasting off-white head. Aroma is grapefruit and dandilions and somewhat mustly. Flavors are bitter citrus with piney hops and mild carmel and nuts in the background.

had on tap in exton, a nice dark amber ale, nice and earthy/pine hops, good body.

Tap at the Drafting Room. Cloudy copper. Spare lacing. Aroma of citrus and caramel. Balanced taste. Sweet and bitter with a bitter finish.

Growler. Pours a deep copper, slight hazy and a thin off white head. Low carbonation. Herbal tea-like aroma, some citrus, mango, and some pine. Malty full flavor with hints of nuts, herbal more tea, light roast and caramel. Body is medium with a relatively full flavor. Ok but overall it seemd like it was a bit solvent-like and dirty.

Draft... Hazy amber ale with orange highlights and a mid-sized, frothy, off-white head. Hopped up aroma with lemon rind, pine and grapefruit. Moderately bitter grapefruit flavor. Medium-bodied and astringent with fizzy carbonation. Lengthy, scouring, dry finish.

On tap at the Drafting Room in Exton. Poured a dark copper/brownish color wtih an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, citrus, pine, floral and roast. Tastes of citrus, toffee, caramel, and pine. Nice balance.

Growler thanks to Whaleman at the HW open house. Dark amber color with a small off white head. Nice hoppy aroma with lots of grapefruit, some pine and caramel malt in the background. Mildly sweet, and quite bitter flavor of grapefruit pith, tropical fruits and caramel. Good balance between the malt and hops.

From a growler at Heavyweight Open House. Such high ratings of this beer - I wonder why my tastes are so different. My first impression of this beer was "eh". There’s some sweet maltiness, but in general it is pretty bitter and sour, with low carbonation. I thought that it was pretty bland and not very complex.