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Humboldt Hemp Ale 3.09 180

Humboldt Hemp Ale

Percentile
55
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Aug 16, 2006  
Bottled. Pours a rich garnet color with an ivory head. Caramel, chocolate, malt, and some licorice aromas. Rather thick mouth feel. Dry, dusty malt character with a slight hop bitterness. More chocolate and some fruit notes as well.


 rybowen (105), Los Angeles 90039, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 11, 2006  
Decent Brownish ale, good full body and bitter flavor, but nothing hemp-like about it. Pretty average, nice label, though, and the concept is an attention-getter.


ohnoitskristin (62), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/103/513/20
Jul 27, 2006  
An alright beer, not something that I would embellish about. The aroma wasn’t very pungent and the taste did resemble a hemp-like nature but it wasn’t a very good match to the beer.


Yeahitsnolan (51), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 27, 2006  
Very nice beer. The taste was smooth and left a slight bitter after taste(which was good). The aroma was of nice hops and malt, and possible hemp? Good Medium brown ale.


 burpfrank (292), carpinteria, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 28, 2006  
THis had a good head.Aroma was robust of hops and malt,perhaps some barley,maybe it was the hemp.Color was a medium brown.Tasted full-bodied,with a bitter after taste.Good beer.will buy again.Why am I hungry all-of-a-suden??


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/58/20
Jun 12, 2006  
Not a fan of this beer. I’m guessing they put hemp in this beer? Whatever that tastes like... tastes like a bad beer to me. Malty aroma, flavor was rough, some bitterness. Something not right about it though.


 hopdog (5611), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 11, 2006  
12oz bottle. Poured a deeper ruby red/brownish color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, chocolate, nuts, and a wet grassy/earthiness. Tastes of chocolate, nuts, and earthy. Thinner body. Didn’t really get a ’spice/herb/vegatable’ out of it.


ryeknow2 (3), long beach, California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Humboldt Hemp Ale does not count
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/516/20
May 26, 2006  
i loved this beer. It was extremly smooth,with a deep flavor. There was virtually no after-taste. I enjoyed the experience of drinking this beer. When i had finished drinking it, i wanted another, but alas that was on the other side of the Grapevine.



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