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River City Brewing Santas Choice Ale


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Brewed by River City Brewing Company (Florida)
Style: Brown Ale

Jacksonville, Florida USA

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42.95/5.02.89/5.0Winter-NADimpled mug

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 Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 28, 2004  
Good malty aroma with some underlying potato characteristics, similar to their golden ale. Looks more like a red lager. Faintly sweet, prominent (Saaz?) hopping, nutty, sulphury, vegetable qualities. Medium-light body. Not bad. Longish woody finish, maybe some spicing, decent carbonation


 hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/59/20
Jan 3, 2004  
Sparkling clear, light amber ale. Small, creamy, white head. Good retention. The aroma is of light yeast and citrus fruit. Well-balanced flavor, but very thin and watery. Tart and lightly bitter. Notes of hay. Fizzy mouthfeel. Short, crisp, clean finish.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/58/20
Dec 19, 2003  
Draft at RCBC in Jacksonville. This beer had a small sized ivory head with fine-large sized bubbles that quickly and fully dissipated. The body was carbonated and cloudy with a golden-orange hue. The nose was malty and hoppy with a light bitter taste to it. The mouthfeel was dry and somewhat watery and thin. This was a light bodied beer with no lacing.


 thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Dec 16, 2003  
TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 35. This draft brew was enjoyed at the brewery in Jacksonville Florida. This brew poured medium sized head of fine to large sized mostly diminishing bubbles that left behind a fair lace and a uncarbonated transparent golden brown colored body. The aroma was that of a nice caramel malt type. The mouthfeel was smoothand tingly with a strong finish. The flavor was of the malt hop variety. All-in-all it was a very nice brew.



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