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Terrapin Golden Ale (Cream Ale) 2.75 339

Terrapin Golden Ale (Cream Ale)

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3392.75/5.02.75/5.05%44Footed Pilsner, Lager glass
Commercial Description:
“With its golden hue and gentle complexity, the Terrapin Golden Ale brings refreshing to a whole new level. Its combination of flavor, smoothness and drinkability is difficult to find in most craft beers. Sometimes even hopheads like us want nothing more than to enjoy a beer that is crisp, smooth and refreshing. That is why we created the perfect session beer - the Terrapin Golden Ale.”
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 jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Oct 9, 2008  
12oz bottle, aroma is of a malty sweetness, that lends nicely to an easy drinking ale, nothing special here, but i must admit it is quite refreshing...


tubehead (11), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 8, 2008  
This is a lager-like cream ale with a light golden color and thinner head out of the bottle. It is a very smooth beer, little aftertaste, but also not a lot of depth. It has a mildly grainy taste, not unpleasant, with a tint of citrus. It tastes better than the Gennie Cream Ale I remember from my youth and fits the "beer to drink when thirsty" category. That said, it is not one that I will add to my regular rotation.


 CheersMate1 (833), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
Oct 6, 2008  
I am quite sure that I have rated this beer before, but the website did not take the rating. Anyways, the beer has a nice light gold, but SLIGHTLY orange color. Nice thin head tops the beer off. The beer looks good. I have brewed a cream ale before, and personally I thought it looked better than this, but I am not here to brag. The beer smells somewhat lager like. A real pale malt smell comes out in the nose. Very subtle hop aroma. If you keep sniffing you will eventually get the aroma of hops. Fairly pungent beer. The beer has a pilsner-like taste to it. Very reminiscent of a pilsner actually. Has a funky pale taste to it. Not a very creamy beer. The beer actually is on the bit watered-down side. Overall, not one of Terrapins best. If they are attempting a pilsner they should go back a re-formulate, but this beer does have a nice look and smell.


 daknole (3025), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Bottle. Golden pour. Aroma is very grainy and full of cereal notes. Flavor is pretty much the same. Not that it is bad, but not great either. I would drink this again if I had to, but I would never seek it out.


 sayravai (3772), Helsinki, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 25, 2008  
(Bottled) Slightly hazy golden with a very small head. Very aromatic, herby-birchy nose with lavender notes. Aromatic-hoppy, quite flowery-lavendery flavor with some grassy bitterness and also slightly vegetably toffee notes. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. A quite decent and drinkable, aromatic session beer.


 Skinnyviking (4171), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Bottle. Low white quickly disappearing head. Slighly hazy light yellow body. Mild lemon hops aroma. Mild light bitter lemon hops flavor. Low carbonation, long aftertaste. A bit watery.


 sneagrams3 (1759), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Tasted 8/17/08. 12oz bottle. Filtered with a golden hue. Sparse white ring of head. Grainy cereal aromas. Touch fruity, citrus and mild apples. Light to medium bodied and mildly bitter but with mildly smooth malts. Touch bitter but with low acidity. Crisp yet mildly dulled. Nice rolling palate. Tasty and approachable!


 Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Bottle at chris_o’s DP for me tasting. Alround rating: Wet dog, pale malts, grassy bittering hop.



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