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Humboldt Hemp Ale 3.09 180

Humboldt Hemp Ale

Percentile
55
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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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 kmweaver (2498), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a dark, clear, bold ruby-brownish color; yellow edges; light tan head with decent retention and patchy lacing. A pleasantly crisp aroma of sweet malts, red candied fruits, with hints of cola and brown sugar; coupled to a mineral / general hop bitterness; lightly sweet. Medium mouthfeel: lots of chewy, sweet malt sugar, juicy fruits, and cola notes; very lively presence in the mouth: crisp, solid acidity, perfect levels of carbonation; similarly presented to the Red Nectar from Nectar Ales, with more of a brown ale maltiness to it; very tasty beer overall. Medium finish; nicely toasted, lingering fruitiness and brown sugar; surprisingly dry and crisp end.


 blutt59 (2174), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 2, 2009  
bottle, thanks to ericandersnavy,almond brown with no foam, malty dark fruit aroma, flavor is sweet dry dark fruit and caramel


 BMan1113VR (2946), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a deep amber with a tan head. Aroma of caramel and grain. Taste is lightly smokey, chewy with some caramel. Light bubbles.


 Snojerk321 (2024), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 1, 2009  
12oz bottle. Nice little head, suprising deep amber color (I was expecting something light) hops and spices in the aroma. I would say that you can’t taste the hemp on a very very light note, but for a lot of people that would just ’trip them out’. Bland, but it’s not bad, just an ordinary beer, but it has hemp in it.


 scrizzz (1336), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 2, 2009  
Dark roast aroma, not very strong. Dark ruby, fairly still and a small white head. I don’t know what hemp tastes like, this comes across as nutty, dry, and baked. Yeah I said it.


 CheersMate1 (863), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/59/20
Aug 11, 2009  
Picked up at John’s Marketplace in Portland, Oregon. 12 oz. Hmm...hemp? I wonder what the hell is going on in the emerald triangle. DARK caramel brown in color. Mostly transparent. A little nutty if you ask me. Sort of buttery. I don’t know. If I am under the influence of marijuana I probably wouldn’t brew either. I believe they tried, but it didn’t really work out to their advantage. Not really much of a head. A flat taste, without any spices or really good flavors other than a toasty caramel malt flavor. Didn’t really like this one.


 Beardface (1036), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 10, 2009  
12 oz bottle from Bier Stein. Pours a mahogany hue with a one finger white head and mild lacing. Aroma is caramel, hemp, earth hops. Flavor is hempy, caramel with a big citrus hop bite. More interesting than actually tasty.



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