 MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 12, 2005 On tap at the New Hope location:
The Lure:
Resinous hops merge with their citrusy companions. A dry wooden character thrives within, this is apparently a jovial hop party.
The Festivities:
A nagging back hoppiness recalls licking a hop pellet. A little too harsh for a bitter which doesn’t have any malt flavors to speak of. This is full of green, leafy, and soapy hop personalities which get along well until they crash into that screeching, astringent bitterness.
Transcendence:
Raking the leaves off the lawn, and pressing a little too hard.
Rastacouere (5555), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 11, 2005 Hazy amber appearance, completed by a huge egg shell head. Served very warm, it bursts with soapiness in the nose, but the citric orangey and earthy fuggles? manage to slice through with ease, unlike the lacking malts. The final result is inevitable, there is no sweetness to tame the astringency. Very hoppy example, medium bodied with smooth, slow soft carbonation.
willblake (2179), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 2, 2005 06.30.05 Princeton. Hazed, dark copper-amber with thick tan froth that lasts and laces. Yum! sweet and floral aromas dance atop beds of lightly toasted malts, dry caramel, apricot, mineral hints. Earth juice. This beers aromas and flavors are near impossible to distinguish seperately. Glad I finally got a rateable sample of this excellent brew.
wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 17, 2005 This is a style I have not gotten into however this beer made me want to get into it. Poured cloudy amber with a very good head. The head had great rentention. Good aroma with apricot, citrus, graitfruit, flower, plus just a good maltiness. The taste was bitter but not overdone. The balance was the aspect that pleased me the most. Good.
Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 3, 2005 Tap at New Hope brewpub
Thought I had actually rated this already but no, just realized I did not.
Solid balance of malt with the hops. Love the handpump. Go try it out
mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Sep 29, 2003 This is a great bitter. Nice amber color with just enough hop for flavoring. I have had it at the brewery from the cask. Very good.
freekyp (901), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 31, 2002 Updated: Jan 20, 2003Good representation of an English bitter. I was at the brewpub during the release of their Marzen, which I prefered, so that kind of ruined my sampling of this one.
NJBeerman013 (778), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 14, 2002 Mmm.. another quality beer from a great local brewery. Had a whole hand pumped growler. Sweet and smooth malty flavor, with just enough hop to keep it balanced.
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