Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style

Brewed by Gritty McDuffs
Style: American Pale Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Draught: In a word-Boring. Its an attempt at an English session beer that falls flat on its face. I had this cask conditioned at the Old Port location. Nothing to write home about.

Bottle---Hmmmm, guess I liked this better than most folks. It does remind me of a british pub ale, not a great, but an average one. Still, it make for a drinkable beer during a meal and conversation and makes me long for those evenings in a local pub. The pour was a dull copper color, with a tiny head. Nice, but not overwhelming smell of biscuit and malts. The taste included some citris with a bitter finish. The taste hit you right in the back of the upper mouth, just like a pub ale. Produce Place.

i picked this up out of curiosity because i had never seen this brand at my local beer store, unfortunately this beer is very unappealing. the smell, and taste is just lacking everything you could want from a microbrew. this is a boring beer, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for flavor

On draft. I thought quite sweet for the style, light copper in color and a little earthy, with a hint of dirt. carbonation was OK. I did not detect a lot of hops Also had this Cask ans as expected smoother and now a more medicinal hint

Pint on tap at brewpub in Portland Maine. Plain amber color with a small white head w/o lacing. Mild hop nose with some hint of malt. Mouthfeel was average and boring. Speaking of boring, the flavor here was pretty uninspired, Some light hops with hints of malt, caramel & honey. A brew designed to appeal to the masses of college students and tourists that inhabit Portland.

Bottle from Duvel tulip @ cellar temp. Best by Apr 08. Hazy orange, big bubbly off-white head fades away; leaves no lacing to speak of. Smells of grassy hops, apricots. Light body, sharp carbonation. Citrus flavor, notable hop dryness and bitter finish. Crisp and refreshing but not very exciting.

Bottle; poured a clear, burnt orange with a white head. Aroma of sweet biscuit and caramel malt with some floral and honey hints. Agree with the previous raterl flavor was almost sorghum like. Pretty much a total mess. Palate was harsh and a bit metallic. Barely finished half of it.

Smells pleasantly malty and hoppy. Has that horrid sorghum flavor. I think I got an old 12-pack, most of the best-by dates are summer ’07, some are even ’06...