 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 10, 2007 Dark brown color with a thin head. Good aroma of chocolate, toffee and pine. The taste starts chalky and dry, then moves to a toasted malt body. Slightly fruity, yet not sweet at all. Very nice.
RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 10, 2007 Growler taken from the brewpub. Aroma: Lightly sweet maltiness with a touch of chocolate and toasted nuts. Lots of hops with big citrus and pineapple character, followed by some floral and earthy notes. Appearance: Deep copper in color and lightly hazed. Medium beige head was full and foamy with good retention. Nice lacing. Flavor: Lightly sweet roasted malt with notes of chocolate, toasted nuts, and toffee. Hops kick in strong with a touch of resin, a strong citrus/pineapple, and a lingering herbal/floral note. Bitterness is just enough to cleanse the palate. Finishes fairly dry and clean. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: Great beer, and I’m glad I got a chance to try it. Well balanced.
JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 8, 2007 This is good. Brown? No; too much hop character for a brown. More IPA than brown. The hop aroma is strong and herbal. Flavor is bitter, herbal hops, balanced with sweet malt. Brown color and a thick head. One of Town Hall’s better beers in some time.
Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 1, 2007 Ruby-oak appearance. A lovely initial aroma of tropical hops. Pineapple, mandarin orange. Eventually the dark grains, woods, and brown sugars dominate. Flavor develops similarly: the hops create intrigue before giving way to darker tastes. Palate is crisp with an underlying richness. Strikes a good balance.
BDR (2169), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 29, 2007 Lots of floral hops on this reddish brown beer. Clingy white head. Very nice floral hops in the body and the faintest tinge of tartness.
IPAndy (120), minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 17, 2007 On Cask. Little aroma is caramel malt aroma. Cloudy copper color looks just a bit darker than the cask IPA. Flavor is citrus and flowery hops with the toasted caramel malt from the aroma. Finish is somewhat bitter and creamy and a little dishsoapy.
undsioux7 (561), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 16, 2007 Cask at pub. Brown/copper with a frothy whith head. A nice brown that had just a hint of bitterness that didn’t go real well with the initial taste for me.
detroiter (958), Euphoria, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 12, 2007 Pours clear - a deep copper brown with half an inch of soft tan suds. Excellent head retention, thick count-the rings lacing. Juicy citrus hop bitterness in the aroma.
Flavor - toasted and chocolate malt, both in large quantities. Citrus and herbal hop flavor, both in large quantities. A touch of dry grain in the finish. Long citric hop bitterness in the finish. All of these blend and meld, even though they sound like they might not (big chocolate and citrus hops?). The balance is exemplary - between malt an hops, between sweet and dry, between powerful and subtle.
Smoothly carbonated (lending a cask like character). Medium body.
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