 jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 29, 2009 Cloudy amber with an average sized off-white head. Aroma is of raisins and malt with light hop notes. Taste is raisins, peaches and apricots.
Swolf3 (253), Elkton, Maryland, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 21, 2009 Bottle thanks to Hophead22. Aroma is sweet, sugar, and malt. Sweet sugar taste with malt. overall not very good.
GMCC2181 (880), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Bottle from swolf30000... Thanks wolf! Sweet aroma of sugar and malts. Dark orange in color. Taste is sugar sweet..... Malty. Not that good or even well balanced..
beerguy101 (3946), Newark, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 Tasted on tap at the Pizza Port Strong Ale Festival 12/6/2008. This old ale pours a medium orange gold color form the tap. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet with lots of orange and orange peel. A medium bodied old ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, with touch or orange. The hops are earthy and floral. Nice balance. Good carbonation. Very smooth tasting. Nice slightly sweet finish. The alcohol is nicely hidden. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
jsh12bama (344), Alabama, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 31, 2008 Pours hazy orange with thick white head. Lots of carbonation. Aroma of fruity sweetness, raisins. Taste is slightly sweet, earthy and malty. They hit the style but not a big fan of it. Just OK.
Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 31, 2008 22oz bottle. Poured a nice dark orange with a little yellow as well. Smells like a dark belgian beer, kind of a sweet citrus aroma too it. Kind of a light taste too it for an old ale, but good though, slight bitterness.
Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle purchased at PizzaPort in Carlsbad, CA--Poured a maniacly carbonic brown-amber. Hugh thick cream colored bubbly head. Perhaps this beer bottle conditioned too long. Very malty sweet. Lacking any bittering of floral bckbone. Caramel, honey, brown sugar, white sugar, alcohol, toffee, and cardboard. A sign this beer was infected. This Ph.D. puts his name on his beer and seems proud, but so far all the Lightning beers I’ve had are poorly made and cellared. Drain pour.
BrotherGrendel (599), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Bottle purchased at O’Brien’s.
Appearance is dark orange/ruby red hue, thin off-white head mostly retains, light lacing on the glass.
Smell is syrupy sweet fruits (pears, peaches, raisins), cherries, some oaky wood, honey, and caramel malts.
Taste is initially dominated by caramel malts and a range of fruit flavors (pears and raisins mostly), some sour and tart tones, opens to floral hops and spices, some wood, finishes with sweet malt.
Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, thick semi-viscous texture, moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is moderate, a light and sweet version of the Old Ale style, wide range of fruits, low alcohol presence, i was quite pleased as this was my first beer from Lightning, looking forward to more from this brewery.
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