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Gritty McDuffs Halloween Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1113.36/5.03.33/5.0Autumn6%87.4English pint
Commercial Description:
Technically speaking, this ale can be described as an Extra Special Bitter. What that really means is that more of everything that goes into our bitter is added to the Halloween Ale -- more imported barley and more fresh Goldings hops from East Kent in England. This strong ale is also given some extra time in the conditioning tank, allowing it to mellow considerably.
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AndyCap (5), USA
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2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/56/20
Oct 29, 2007  
12 oz. twist cap bottle. Served to me cold Aroma: Light Yeasty aroma Flavor: A soft bitter tone Palate: Somewhat creamy tecture with a medium bitter aftertaste Overall I did like this beer as a middle of the road beverage. Not my first choice, but worth the calories


 jcwattsrugger (5333), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Oct 29, 2007  
12oz bottle-pours a tan head and red/copper color. Aroma is medium malt-molasses/peat, some spice. Taste is unbalanced/not quite right, although not bad. Malty, English/metallic hops (maybe a bit over boiled), some herbal. Kind of a dark English Pale Ale.


 Rastacouere (5553), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 28, 2007  
Orange-cloured beer with a light off-white head. Pretty mineral, rather clean. Its bitter finish shows up rather swiftly and unexpectedly. Leafy, spicy palate. Stoney, apricot notes and mild earthiness complete the portrait. Dry palate. Nothing very special about this one.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 17, 2007  
Deep brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is quite spicy with lots of deep nutty maltiness. Rich and caramelly with hints of milk chocolate. Spicing is quite subtle, with soft cinnamon/clove character. Lingering earthiness. Well balanced and a solid offering from this brewer.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 13, 2007  
(12oz bottle, best by 10/08) Clear copper body topped by small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, allspice, ginger, some floral. Taste is medium sweet, floral/earthy, ginger, some toffee/caramel, clove, light cinnamon. Light-medium body.


 Imaena (259), Portland, Maine, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/512/20
Oct 11, 2007  
Date: 9/26/07 Mode: Bottle/Draft Location: Bar/Bangor my favorite gritty offering...pick em up befoer thier gone


 SwillNoMore (105), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
Poured from: 12 oz bottle. Drank from: Duvel tulip. Temperature: not quite room temp, but close. Best before: July ’08. Color: clear, dark, ruddy mahogany. Head: light tan; big & bubbly; fading; only slight lacing. Aromas: caramel; butterscotch; notes of herbal hops. Body: medium-light. Texture: thin but not watery; slick. Carbonation: light. Flavors: a strong and lingering malty bitterness, with a sweet tone emerging in the finish. Alcohol is almost detectable. Overall impression: quite positive; a good bitter. I wish I’d bought more than one.


 stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 24, 2007  
Bottle sampled from Julio’s Liquors with the Mad_Indian. Pours orange with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, grain, and slight traces of hops. The flavor is sweet caramel, grain, with some mild bitterness in the finish.



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