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Gritty McDuffs Vacationland Summer Ale


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
802.84/5.02.84/5.0Summer4.9%42English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
VSA is an Extra Special golden ale that’s light in color but full-bodied, with a snappy hop finish. A bit of extra time in the conditioning tank rounds out and mellows the ale.
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 PhillyBeer2112 (2088), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Golden, small foamy head. Smells like brown sugar toast, perhaps a light floral hop. Dry toasty malt flavors, with a light tingly resiny hop on the sides and back of the tongue. Crisp lightly bitter finish, and refreshing enough.


 Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/510/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Golden colour. Light caramel, toasty hop and diacetyl. Crisp, but watery golden ale with that definitive Ringwood diacetyl signature. Kind of boring.


 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/511/20
Jun 26, 2008  
A dark yellow on pour with a pretty foamy head. It has a slight hop aroma with some floral notes. It tastes slightly hoppy but is a bit light and watery. Refreshing on a very hot day. I’d call in a decent lawn beer.


 Beershine (2710), Where Climate Suits My Clothes, Vietnam
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/59/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Draught @ Freeport tavern. Coppery gold, little head. Mild ringwood and diacetyle nose. Underdeveloped graininess. Diacetyl flavors too, gets worse by the sip. Some hop floating around but in general disappointing.


 kiefdog (1609), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/510/20
Jun 8, 2008  
65cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa). Pours a clear golden color with a one finger white head that dissipates quickly to provide little lacing on the glass. Aroma is lemon peel, flowers, straw, and hay. Flavor is bread, yeast, flowers with a hoppy, bitter finish.


 joekinty (263), rockledge, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/55/103/511/20
Jun 3, 2008  
nice gloden color with plenty of head slight biscuit and malt . would be better if it werent so thin ok poundable


 gunhaver (1025), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 2, 2008    Updated: Jun 5, 2008
On tap at Oldsmar Tap House. Pours a hazy straw yellow, with lots of lacing and a thin watery head. Malty aromas, biscuit, some Ringwood yeast. Flavor is what you’d expect here: biscuit and malt, some oats maybe, and a nice floral ending. Very easy to drink and well-balanced. Not going to rate high but it’s a good simple beer.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 31, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pale amber beer with an off-white head. Soft pale malt aroma with some light earthiness. A little bit doughy and lightly tobaccoish. Soft soft citric bitterness on the back. A nice simple golden ale.



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