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Oceanside Ale Works American Strong Ale 3.65 46

Oceanside Ale Works American Strong Ale

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94
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463.77/5.03.65/5.09.2%70.2Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Intense hop flavor from six different American hop varieties, backed up by a malty base
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 BBB63 (4267), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Tap at the Back Street Vista location: Coppery hue with a small frothy head and good lace. The aroma has notes of biscuity and caramel malts, grassy and citric hops, leafy and earthy, a hint of chocolate and pepper. The taste is fruity and malty with a moderate bitter and peppery finish. A tad phenolic as well . The mouth feel is lively and aggressive with a dry chalky finish. A very drinkable brew.


 ryan (1781), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Sample provided by kmweaver. Hazy, light amber body with a small white head. The nose is toasty biscuits with light citrus. The flavor is fairly dry with lots of biscuits/dough, grapefruits and apricots. Medium is fairly thin with light carbonation.


 nolankowal (854), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Nov 21, 2007  
Growler courtesy of wetherel . Hazy deep orange pour with a frothy yellowed off white head. Aroma of caramel malt, earthy hops, and a bit of lemon. Flavors of citrus/pine hops, caramel, and lemon zest. Medium body, bitter with a bitter/dry finish.


 sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 13, 2007  
C-Bus 9 shared by nolankowal: Growler: Pours a clear orange amber with an off white head. Aroma, caramel and brown sugar with some earthy and piny hops to it. Flavor, caramel and some sweet malts up front with an earthy, piny bitterness on the finish. Pretty solid.


 scraff (1955), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Oct 2, 2007  
Thanks for sharing Ken. Soft amber, creamy khaki head. Nose was subdued with piney grapefruit and florals that warm to grainy chocolate and cereal-like tones. Light bitter metallic flavors balance on a soft grainy caramel notes. ABV shines brightly here. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry, bittersweet finish. Has potential, but could use some recipe tweaking to pull it all together…


 garthicus (1309), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Sep 29, 2007  
From kmweavers grower, cloudy yellow with nice carbonation (hard to believe it was bottled over a week previous to the tasting!) Hoppy and cheerful, I would have it again


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 25, 2007  
From a growler it pours a hazy honey color. A bit of hay, some cherry flavored malts, some dull hops, the bitterness being on about the APA level, then it has some toasted grains, with some coarse and biting burnt cracker and honey flavored malts. Interesting, but nothing great. Lacks decent aromatic hops, and the bitterness is quite low, again on the level of pale ale.


 argo0 (6982), Washington DC, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 23, 2007  
(growler, thanks kmweaver) Medium off-white head atop hazy amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, light acetone. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, some earthy, light caramel. Quite bitter. Medium body, light acidity.



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