 BückDich (4540), Boise, Idaho, USA
Feb 7, 2008 Bottle: Faint golden color, drank out of a bottle: Nose is dry and husky with some faint C hops, grassy with a bit of pine needles and dry citrus notes. The flavor is thin with a dry snappy malt note and a fairly decent hoppy flavor. Piney with grapefruit, it comes across really nice, but the body and finish don’t hold up as well. Good though.
Cornfield (4262), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Sep 14, 2007 Copper bodied with a respectable head that laces heavily, this has a faint aroma of pale malt, orange rind, and grapefruit. The hops come forward more strongly (if unaggresively) in the flavor with a citric bitterness that outmatches the generic malt sweetness. More like an APA, but better than anticipated. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=5495> Pat’s Liquors, Porter, IN<font size=-1>
JPDIPSO (4233), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Bronze to copper in color. Taller beige head. Pine cleaner and orange zest aromas. Some faint caramel. No malt depth perceived in the scent. Initial flavors of caramel and lightly toasted malt. LIghtly wood malt and hops in the middle. Seems somewhat thin in body, with leads the feeling that this a light ale with some extra hops and some toasted malts. Fairly bitter finish and linger with grapefruit flavors and a zesty zing on the tongue.
Ernest (4227), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dec 23, 2006 Bottle.
Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing.
Body is medium amber.
Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (grapefruit, resin), with a light note of soap.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter.
Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.
Not too bad. One-dimensional and ordinary, but that is often the case with the style (so much reliance on one ingredient).
DocLock (4102), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 20, 2007 Dark straw pour with 1-finger off-white head and decent lacing. The aroma is caramel malt, hops, citrus, and some tangerine and mango notes. Medium heft with caramel malt flavor coupling well with the hop and tropical fruit element, with some finishing spicy peppery notes. This one is decent.
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