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Sparhawk Golden Ale

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232.53/5.02.55/5.04.86%17.6English pint, Shaker
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Brewed by Casco Bay for Sparhawk Brewers

Sparhawk Golden Ale is a new beer from a new brewery, Sparhawk Brewers, established April of this year in South Freeport, Maine. Sparhawk Brewers is extremely pleased to announce the launch of it’s first beer, Sparhawk Golden Ale. Crystal clear with a beautiful golden amber color, Sparhawk Golden Ale is a refreshing balance of malted sweetness, mellow hop flavor and a crisp clean finish. Brewed in Portland, Maine. Sparhawk Golden Ale will be available for distribution in September.
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 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Mar 14, 2005  
New 2005 bottle, probably only a month or two old. Pale-golden color, with some light copper hues and plenty of tiny bubbles rising rapidly. Small white head, mostly disipating. Aroma has bits of spicy hops, honey and almonds from the pils malt and a bit of dusty yeast. Flavor shows a very reserved malt sweetness, balanced well by the light hops. A vigorous carbonation, little bit of paperiness on the finish. Flavor slowly recedes from the opening notes. Light bodied.


 asheft (1398), Marburg, Germany
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/53/102/55/20
Mar 13, 2005  
Almost clear, gold with a nice, lacey offwhite cover. Aroma not appealing at all: candy (oxidation) and plum/raisin with a hint of band-aid. Flavour reflects aroma with musty cardboard dominating and some candy. Malt was detectable in small amounts. Medium body and good carbonation. Metallic. I’m sad that this beer was no good. I think that the problems may not be in the recipe...


 jimhilt (1678), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/510/20
Mar 4, 2005  
Pours a one-finger cream head that stays leaving a thick lace. Clear pale amber color. Light-medium carbonation. Faint hoppy nose. Starts and finishes clean and crisp with an even mix of hops and malt but there is a wierd metallic/cardboard after taste. $1.49 for a 12oz bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.


Tim54321 (1), Maine, USA
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1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/101/53/20
Oct 1, 2004  
Not impressed. Lots of tinny taste initially, and then a bad afertaste. Looked good, but the taste was disappointing


 HighGravity (890), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/511/20
Jul 27, 2004  
(Best by 9/05/04) Light nose of crystal malt and hops. Thin head and lace. Malty front with a touch of wheat. Quaffable. Very balanced.


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/105/514/20
May 31, 2004  
this is interesting. very crisp clean hoppy taste. very refreshing to drink. bought this on a recommendation from the guy that owned the beer store i went to. not a bad blond ale, poured dark yellow with a nice white head. wish i had more of this to drink on a hot day. damn fine


 Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/104/514/20
Nov 6, 2003  
Full gold colour. Fresh grain aroma with light orange and lemon. Funky flavour – like biting on citrus but without the huge bitterness. Crisp, refreshing. Finishes a little faint and watery, but still carries some respectable hops. I had this very fresh, and I doubt this is a beer that will travel well.



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