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Olde Hickory Brown Mountain Light 2.24 13

Olde Hickory Brown Mountain Light


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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
132.18/5.02.24/5.03.8%6.5Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
This is our American Wheat Beer. A marriage of wheat and barley malts provides a unique taste for both the wheat beer and pale ale lover alike. Our Brown Mountain Light has a slight malty sweetness followed by the crisp, clean, refreshing taste only a wheat beer can provide.
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 GeneralGao (3071), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2006  
Draught at the brewpub. Clear golden color with bubbly white head that laced the glass. Slightly sweet with a fresh cereal grain nose and flavor accentled by light sprucy hops. Very refreshing.


 aracauna (2391), Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 18, 2006  
Pours a clear pale yellow with a sudsy head. The aroma is slightly floral, slightly grassy. Slight husky bitterness in the back. Not bad.


 19641948 (491), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/513/20
Sep 16, 2006  
From notes 2/22/05: Per the brewpub description: a delicate marriage of wheat and barley malts provide a refreshing surprise. Pours a pale and dilute gold with a thin white head. Loose sloppy lacing. Very mild aromas, virtually nil. Disappointing. Flavors are mild as well, although with more character than the scents. The wheat nature doesn’t really produce any concrete offering to its "marriage" with the barley malt. Smoothness is barely detected. A slight spicy zing from German hops give the occasional rustle to the palate. Thin mouthfeel. Mindless and boring. Your proverbial "lawnmower beer" here.


 dberger624 (1028), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Mar 12, 2004  
Draft sampler at the brewery. Had a little wheat flavor to it. Was a little harsh in the finish.


 wilkie (1192), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/510/20
Dec 30, 2007  
Draught at the brew-pub in Hickory. Pale golden, clear, medium white head. Aroma is light malt, light everything really. Flavor is light, maybe a faint bit of caramel and grain. Not bad for a light, but it is truly not a wheat.


 Suttree (2743), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/59/20
Mar 31, 2005  
Rating Craft brewer’s "light" offering is always a bit of a dicey proposition. You can almost taste the brewer’s disdain and the marketing meeting that went into it. This one was pretty much typical of the genre. Hazy yella, with a big white head. Fruity, grapey aroma. So they got the look and smell right. Slightly grainy, then a sour metallic flavor through the finish. I had no idea wheat was involved until I went to rate it.


 jcwattsrugger (5578), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/59/20
Apr 2, 2007  
on tap-pours a diminishing white head and straw color. Aroma is barely noticeable grain. Taste is barely noticeable grain, light hops bite. Seltzer with hops waived over it. OK effervescence.


 lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/58/20
Jan 26, 2009  
On tap at Union Jack’s. Very pale yellow with a thin white head. Light malt and steely aroma, with a hint of what can only be described as those store brand cheese puffs. Is that the wheat coming through in a weird way on this light beer? Because the taste is much the same, bland, watery, lightly sweet with that same aftertaste of cheese puffs.



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