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Humboldt Hemp Ale 3.09 180

Humboldt Hemp Ale

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55
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common

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1803.1/5.03.09/5.05.7%59.6Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Affiliated with the Nectar Ales experience through shared origins at Humboldt Brewing Company, Hemp Ale is a one-of-a-kind brew that boasts an incredibly rich profile and unique herb-accented flavor that is attributable to the incorporation of hemp seeds into the brewing process. A wonderful brown ale full of complexity Hemp Ale is great with food or by itself. American hops create a perfect balance to the darker malts used in this brew. This brown ale is the Gold Medal winner for first place in its category at both the 1999 and 2000 California State Fair Craft Brewing Competitions. (Editor’s Note: originally brewed by the Humboldt Brewing Company until their acquisition by Firestone Walker)
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raiderjake (4), USA
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2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Dec 29, 2006  
Better then I thought it would be, smooth hoppy ale, goes well with alfredo sauce. Great for that burn out college kid you know, although I tasted no hemp.


 BückDich (4854), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Dec 4, 2006  
Bottle: Pours an amber color with average head and lacing. The nose is lightly hoppy and a bit fruity with some pale malts, but I’m not getting much in the hemp department. Maybe a bit of spice. The flavor is herbal and sweet, rich caramel malts and bright hops, but no real hemp anything. Woo, let’s call it hemp ale to sell more. Why not just Pale ale? Oh, they already have one of those.


 hayduke (1658), Eureka, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 21, 2006  
22 oz bottle. Poured a red-brown color with a nice light tan head. Good nose of spices and a fairly heavy mouthfeel. Flavors of malt carmel and chocolate, with an overlay of fruit. No sign of hemp. But that doesn’t detract from the brew, which is quite enjoyable.


 dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/516/20
Nov 6, 2006    Updated: Feb 29, 2008
Original rating 3.0 Smells like malt, and actually has abit of smokiness to it. :) No flavor that lasts too long, but overall a decent brew.


 scanman (146), Santa Cruz, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2006  
This was pretty smooth for a hoppy ale. Nicely modeled and a real good structure. No jagged flavors. Nice color with a hint of spice in the aftertaste. A nice winter ale. Not real refreshing. Recommended.


 davidflores99 (225), Long Beach, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 2, 2006  
Nothing really special about this beer, I only wanted to try it because it had hemp seed in it heh, even though I didnt taste any hint of it.....it wasn’t too bad, a little bitter malty taste to it, pretty smooth drinking, wouldn’t mind drinking this again though.


 bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 25, 2006  
Bottle. Ruby brown beer with a nice off-white head. Slightly fruity and caramel aroma. Clean malt, caramel, and slight fruit (stone) flavor. Touch of cpise. Medium bodied. Easy drinking.


 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 31, 2006  
(12 oz bottle: Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA) Darker in color and "darker" in flavor than I remember, I’m pleasantly surprised at how nice this beer is, and by how much it reminds me of a brown ale. Amber-brown in color and slightly hazy, it’s capped by a small, light-tan head that fades to a ring a bit too quickly. Aromas of dry, toasted caramel and a bit of chocolate, this has the clean, dry nose of a lager. Matching flavors of toast, caramel and baker’s chocolate, plus it has a pretty dry the finish, so the palate a fairly clean for what it is. Totally not what I was expecting here, which is good since I wasn’t expecting much of anything. Flavorful, pleasant, easy drinking, and no, I can’t taste the hemp seeds, a claim I heard a few times when I presented this beer at a recent beer tasting at BevMo.



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