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Hempen Ale 2.87 33

Hempen Ale

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332.89/5.02.87/5.05%37.6Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Hemp seeds are an integral part of the brewing process of this unique beer. Hemp is a relative of hops and provides unique hop-like bitters to this brew. We also use select 2-Row malted barley, Caramel 40, Chocolate and Carapils malts and Cascade hops.
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 Dickinsonbeer (3497), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 23, 2004  
Bargain bin at my distributer for $0.79 for a 12 oz bottle. I dont really know what hemp seeds are supposed to taste like but if they did substitue all the hops for hemp bitterness and flavor it kinda tastes just like a regular ale. This is not to say it is bad however, I actually enjoyed it. Deep amber color with a pretty good head. Some spice in the aroma, which is otherwise dominated by malt as is the flavor profile. You can clearly tell they used lots of crystal and caramel malts as well as a hint of chocolate. Just a brief hint of those cascades in the aroma as it warms. Different in its approach, yet very middle of the road as far as overall taste and uniqueness.


 Prostman (1077), Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/514/20
Mar 14, 2004  
Interesting to say the least. The beer poured a dark orange color with suspended yeast in the glass. The taste was slightly hoppy and the finish was rather pleasent.


 jerkadilly74 (155), mooresville, Indiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/102/510/20
Mar 6, 2004  
Just sort of tasted like a nut brown type ale here. I haven't had a bottle for a few years but i remember not disliking this brew. I also did not taste any hemp.


 DrnkMcDermott (1861), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 5, 2004  
Bottle, cellared 4 years. Like most of the aged beers I've been enjoying, this one opened with a dark, syrupy smell. Pours a very dark brown body, with a few tiny particles of stirred up sediment, under a thin, clingy head. Nice molasses malt flavor with a café note. I could catch the herbal spiciness of the hemp more than I could any hoppiness, possibly because of its age. There's also a nice alcohol warmth that slowly insinuates itself.
I notice the link for Frederick Brewing is no longer active. Anyone know if they're still in business? Oh, and here's a <a href="https://www.jatox.com/abstracts/1999/oc to a research article that suggests drinking this won't fail you on a drug test.


 jeffc666 (1895), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 2, 2003  
From 2000 Notes - Dark ruby. Sweet roasted malt aroma. Tastes like a brown ale. Did not taste the hemp difference.


 Panzuriel (995), Westerville, Ohio, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/57/20
Mar 24, 2003  
Novelty beer, to say the least. amber in color with a bitter hoppy nose. Light and crisp. Decent beer but not that great.


 Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 19, 2003  
Whatever happened to this beer? Hoppy aroma with a bitter malty taste similar to an APA. Why do they use Hemp? This could cause you to fail a drug test or something.


 Allseeingeye (223), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/102/510/20
Oct 22, 2002  
Better than I expected. Looks like a brown ale. Not much head. Hoppy. Crisp finish. Nothing special.



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