 BeerLimey (1873), California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 14, 2003 My first suspicions are that knowing Lagunitas, this is not going to be your average amber. Very yeasty and malty in aroma, almost Belgian like in the nose. Raw yeasty flavors on the palate, malt shows a dark fruitiness. Surprisingly not excessively hopped. Pretty pleasing overall.
LaChad (1375), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 9, 2003 Bottle. Brown, nice head. A very average amber ale, some maltiness, sweet, with some notes of beer in the flavor. Slightly off-finish.
Andrew196 (1091), Katy, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 9, 2003 Nice mahogany color with an average size head. A very well balanced, medium bodied beer beer....very sweet, nice malt character, lots of hops too....it had everything, would make a nice session beer.
argo0 (6985), Washington DC, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2003 Cloudy mahogany body with small beige head. Aroma is sweet – cherry, chocolate, and caramel. Taste is moderately sweet up front, mostly chocolate but also cherry. Floral and earthy hops kick in around mid-taste, lasting throughout the swallow. Interestingly, even at the end, the chocolate is definitely present. Medium-bodied.
mpbro (132), Stanford, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 25, 2003 (25Jan2003--12oz.bottle)
This is a brown ale. Am I being a style-Nazi by saying that?
No, because the beer is brown. Moreover, it's not anything like a "California Amber Ale", with low aromatic hop content.
Pretty beer, though on the brown side of "amber".
Frothy, spongy, persistent head, good lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate malt dominant, light hops, something like baking soda.
Nice creamy mouthfeel as it hits your tongue, but this is due to the fantastically-persistent creamy head, and not to proteins in the beer.
The mouthfeel of the actual liquid is decidedly thin.
Malty, with notes of chocolate/cocoa, but perfectly bittered to keep it from getting cloying.
None of the "hop juice" presence of S.N.P.A. and ilk.
If a friend had homebrewed this in college, I'd have patted him on the back. Everyone buys the standard malt extract, and can't resist putting in some chocolate malt for good measure.
666seth (219), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 20, 2003 Dark amber in color this one has a nice malty taste to it. not much hops. OK.
jazz88 (2238), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 19, 2002 Bottle. Dark amber with a tan laced head. Toasted malt aroma with a little wood and spice. A little too thin, but overall quite a good beer.
psychodrama311 (122), petaluma, Nevada, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 9, 2002 nice easy drinking beer. slightly sweet with a nice finish
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