Gritty McDuffs Original Pub Style

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

Bottle -- nice shiny, bronze, with a thin top. The aroma is very biscuity and bready. This carries to the flavor, bready, butterscotchy, orchardy. The tangy metallic edge, somehow brings me back for me. A quaffable brew ... this is the kind of beer I want to guzzle on the deck while I BBQ. Nice. (#3116, 9/30/2007)

A golden ale with a thick white head, quickly dissipating. Aroma is strong carmel and butterscotch, with emphasis on butter....In mouth, a sweetish malt comes, with notes of berries, and strong butter in finale. Pleasing at first, cloying at second, dissapointing in final. Bottle from Party Source, Syracuse.

Date: 09/01/1995
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

’95: light & mellow ’97: light amber, thin head, good floral hop aroma, light body, good hop flavor, touch of bitterness in the finish, too light overall

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Score: *4
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Date: 04/29/1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, whispy head, hop aroma, lots of hop flavor with a qood dose of bitterness, more than the esb

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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On draft, at brewpub, Portland. Pours a clear light copper under a small thin covering of white head. Very light aroma of floral hops and some minimal malt. Light and thin flavor, minimal grassy hops and a lingering DMS note. Mouthfeel is thin and light bodied with nice soft carbonation. Overall, a below average APA.

Bottle. Mild caramel, buttery with some diacetyl and cooked corn. Light malt sweetness and hoppy acidity. Clear golden amber with thin dissipating white head. Light watery body with medium-light carbonation, with annoying fizziness. Starts with chemical bitterness and light metallic tang; mild carbonic acidity and almost no maltiness. Benign sweetness is overcome by a large undesirable bitter component that lasts throughout. Finish is horribly bitter with a grimace inducing taste. Drain pour.

Light flowery hop aroma starts off this beer. It pours a clear amber with just a ring of bubbles as a head. Has a floral hop bite, with a touch of caramel underlying the flavor, with a light mouthfeel and crisp carbonation. Not bad... I’ve had better, and been subjected to worse.

Bottle Pours a clear amber body with nice head. Aroma is of butetry popcorn, light floral tones. Flavor is an off bitterness, light, hoppy, and caramel. Weak mouthfeel. I wouldn’t drink it again.

Bu au pub, à Portland, Maine, en fut (12 oz). Ambrè légé, petit collet. Arome d’houblon amère doux, un peu d’agrume. Goût d’houblon un peu amère et un peu fruité d’agrume, peu caramelisé.