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Humboldt Hemp Ale 3.09 180

Humboldt Hemp Ale

Percentile
55
overall

bottled
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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 SuIIy (1477), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/511/20
Dec 8, 2005  
12oz from fordest. Pours a brown color with a small off white head. Nose was kinda nutty, lightly hopy, and some sweet malt. taste was mostly nutty, some ligh tmalt and a hoppy bitter finish.


 Saarlander (1579), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 15, 2005  
Darker than I was expecting for some reason, taste was of a bitter hazelnut, Not a bad flavor at all, quite good actually, I’ll have it again!


 Taverner (863), San Ramon, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/105/515/20
Sep 29, 2005    Updated: Sep 23, 2008
This is one of the best beer’s I’ve ever had. IT keeps things simple, but the hemp flavor in the hopping process rounds out the flavor, and evens out any sharp edges that pop up in dark ales. ON SECOND ANALYSIS: It’s not bad. It’s just not as great as I thought before. The hemp does give it a nice, non-hoppy bitter edge, which improves complexity. But other than that, not much else stands out on this beer.


 BrewDad (2370), Olympia, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/512/20
Sep 27, 2005  
This was a nice dark brown ale that had a good flavor but nothing overall that excited me. I was expecting more I guess my stoner genes where wanting more. I would try this for fun and this is a good herb beer and will give some to friends for fun.


 egajdzis (3631), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 15, 2005  
Poured a reddish amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt, light roast, nuts, and citrus hops as well. Taste of more nuts and caramel, with a touch of citrus bitterness, and a dry, schwag finish. I hear that hemp seeds impart a nuttiness to a beer.


 papajohn (1055), San Diego (Mira Mesa), California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 28, 2005  
Sampled@Port Solona: Root beer color with a small off white head. Aroma is caramel sweet. Flavor sweet, a little nutty, peppery (seltzer like) with a light bitterness in the finish. Thin, smooth palate.


 Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2005  
light brown body with a little white head.aroma of nuts and malts.nice roasted nut flavor with medium mouthfeel.not to bad at all.


 timmy300 (199), bloomington, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 15, 2005  
a decent brown ale, i don’t know what the hemp is all about but this is well balanced, and interesting. i think the hemp is just a gimmick to get hippies to buy this.



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