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Gritty McDuffs Halloween Ale

Gritty McDuffs Halloween Ale

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Gritty McDuffs

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
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on tap
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1003.36/5.03.35/5.0Autumn6%81English pint P  Stats

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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 mcbackus (684), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20

Sep 20, 2008  
bottle: pours a beautiful orange amber with a small tan head. aroma is very malty lots of grains some toasted bread and a small sweetness, good nuttiness too as it warms. flavour is a rich malt good breadiness adn plety of grains mice amount of earth like spice, very nice.

doublea (7), , California, USA
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2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/513/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Reddish brown, leaning more towards brown. Lacy, light head. Light hops, caramel and maybe some citrus in aroma. Tastes better as it warms up, but still not anything special. Balanced earthy tones, malt and light hops. Eh. It’s OK. Maybe what botters me is the light body.


 dogfish120love (112), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Pours a clear redidish brown with a thin to non existant headSmells of malt,hops, and sweet caramel. Very malty with a distinct hop bitterness. Not bad at all.


cakanator (40), Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 27, 2008  
One of my favorite fall beers. Malty but not over done, slightly sweet and makes me think of fall. It’s not spiced enough to be a pumpkin but not a marzen either. Damn good though.


 mrant (265), New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/105/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Smells lightly of bitter and sour hops with a strong malt nose. Taste is well-balanced bitter hops with plenty of malt. A very enjoyable beer, but I don’t get why this is a Halloween beer.


 NJBeerman013 (623), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle.. Pours a orangish copper in color with a somewhat of a raw pumpking aroma. The flavor is a bit more interesting with a bit more malt to sweeten things up. It has a medium body and sweet slightly alccoholy finish.



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