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Upstream Ebenezer 3.25 14

Upstream Ebenezer


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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
143.47/5.03.25/5.0Winter9%42.4English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Decemeber, 2007 -- Our holiday ale is classified as an old ale. To build this multi-dimensional ale we started with an extensive grain bill including, golden promise, munich, carapils, caramel, and chocolate malts. This equals a big velvety beer with a high starting specific gravity at 1.073. The bittering is balanced just right at 30 IBU’s. The aroma was complemented with raw-flower East Kent Golding hops and a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.
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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/58/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Date: 01/07/2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

Appearance: dark brown, thin tan head,
Aroma: sweet liquorish aroma with tons of nutmeg,
Flavor: flavor has a lots of sweetness, carmel, liquorish, nice spice with cinamon and nutmeg, low carbonation, no bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 bu11zeye (5635), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 1, 2003  
(Draught) Pours a dark amber-brown color with a medium head and a strong alcohol aroma. Descent double stout to sip on during those cold Nebraska winter nights.


 CaptainCougar (5530), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 23, 2006  
Sampled from a growler courtesy of BobSandage: Pours a transparent dark amber brown with a light-tan head. Aroma of sweet earthy dark malt and lots of musk, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Body starts with a sweet dark maltiness and lots of earthy nutmeg and ginger spice balance. Reminds me a lot of Anchor Our Special Ale. I don’t know if I’d call this a stout though.


 BBB63 (4271), La Porte, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 14, 2003  
XMAS beer: brown and garnet hue with solid head and good lace. Interesting nose with hints of smoke, spice, black and chocolate malts, orange peel and nuts. Full malt and spicy taste initially. Has a minor fruity background with most of the hops covered up. Medium-bodied with a smooth and creamy mouthfeel, touch of alcohol present. This is a very nice holiday brew, a spicy stout. Would have been great with extra body.


 goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 16, 2006  
Growler @ Kps cellar: Poured a medium dark brown with a thin off-white head. In the aroma spice was the first thing I picked up. Followed by sweet lightly roasted malt. Flavor of spice, somewhat sprucey. Roasted malt. Dry finish. I am guessing the spiciness and the name have something to do with each other.


 SledgeJr (3000), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 25, 2004    Updated: Nov 9, 2007
From the Growler at the 2004 Crescent Moon Vintage Beer Tasting. Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m tough on the Upstream Beers. Ebenezer is one damn good ale! In fact, it is excellent. Rich and charming. Dark beige head. Very delightful and big quality full palate. A mouth warmer! I swear I taste and smell molasses! This is a big beer that would get me into the Upstream on a regular basis. This just proves my point that Management at the Upstream is all about profit and not about beer because the brewer must be on a very very short leash. However, every dog has his day and Ebenezer is it.


 aracauna (2391), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 8, 2006  
Dark brown and fairly clear. Yeasty. A bit roasty. This is really more of a big porter or an imperial brown than a stout, but not a bad beer.


 drewbeerme (2306), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 18, 2009  
on tap at the brewery. pours amber with white head. nose of nutmeg, cinnamon. flavors are sweet caramel, prunes, cinnamon. a watery body.



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