 PorterPounder (3148), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 22, 2006 On tap at the Mellow Mushroom in downtown Athens, Ga. Dark copper pour, snow white - medium thick, head. Aroma of a fresh produce cart on a city street market - quite fresh. Flavor has some candied sugar notes, watermelon, root beer and some citrusy undertones. Alcohol makes its presence known. Clean, even mouthfeel. Overall, decent and nice to see Sweetwater branching out more.
argo0 (7014), Washington DC, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 21, 2006 (Noogfest2) Lightly hazed red-brown body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, brown sugar, peach/melon. Taste is moderately sweet, brown sugar, peach/melon. Medium body, alcohol not really noticeable.
Delsym (31), Vinton, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 19, 2006 Draft @ Summit’s Wayside Tavern in Sandy Springs. Though the barkeep highly recommended this "very special" brew, I was not overly impressed, though I admit I am not a big fan of BIG MALT, and this beer is certainly that - MALTY. I’ve had other genuine Belgium abbey strains of this variety and they seemed infinitely more complex and favlorful than this one. Overall, a decent brew but not one that I would highly recommend.
wunderbier (1271), Tampere, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2006 Updated: May 30, 2006Draft @ Taco Mac (Sandy Springs). Medium copper-brown with lots of red highlights and a small off-white creamy head. I really had a problem coaxing an aroma out of this...I really don’t think there was anything terribly off with my nose or the environment, it’s just terribly light. What I did get (in small quantities) were plums, red grapes, cinnamon, leather (yeast), cracked pepper (the Saaz, I’m guessing) and something sort of indescribable which simply reminds me of a lot of Petite Sirahs that I’ve had. The flavor didn’t really expose anything else new to me. Fairly sweet throughout with a little bit of spiciness in the finish. The mouthfeel is divine, though. Rich, not overly thick, wonderfully creamy. Carbonation is completely non-interruptive to the texture. At least that part was masterful.
Sampled from a growler at Noogfest as well. The aroma and flavor really opened up this time. There wasn’t really anything new, just more of what I detected before. Anyway, this was a better tasting environment some I’m taking it up from a 3.4 (6/4/6/5/13) to its current score.
goldtwins (4085), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 14, 2006 Updated: May 17, 2006Draft @ Taco Mac Decatur: Deep ruby color with a small creamy creamed color head. Very sweet and fruity aroma. Mostly of cranberry and grapes. Like the can shaped jellied cranberry sauce. It also reminded me of fruit juice. The flavor starts out fairly sweet but dries out quickly. It starts with grapes and fruits. It has a big resemblance of Manischewitz wine. Chocolate came through next with prunes at the end. Light bitter finish and light warming sensation. Medium bodied.
05/17/06:Had again tonight at the brewery tour. Pretty much same as before but it seemed dryer at the front and a little less fruity. Score stays the same.
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