 ChrisPants (317), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Mar 2, 2005 Flat light orange-ruby body, head dissipating into mere memory in under 30 seconds. Aroma is cardboard, flavor is soapy, mouthfeel is flat with approximately 6 small CO2 bubbles per large gulp. Reminiscent of crappy expired Spitfire cask swill a London pub was trying hard to give away five years ago.
BeerAteHer (384), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Feb 11, 2005 Lack of sufficient carbonation is really a downfall here. Tastes like soap and vinegar got into it or something. Aroma and finish differ in no respect. Look is rather lackluster copper-ruby color. This brewery puts out plenty of fine, sometimes avant-garde brews. My personal tendency would be to ignore this one, though its overall rating is obviously otherwise. In all fairness I will sample some other representatives of this style to see if it will lead to a revision of this rating.
JPDIPSO (4864), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 19, 2004 Amber to copper color with a smaller light beige head. Light caramel aromas with a touch of celery. Mild toasted malt flavors. touch of bitterness. Quite boring.
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
Sep 12, 2004 Brick Red Coloring. Good Head. Some Hops Aroma. Purchased in Bottle with Badgerben. Mild Hops. Not Overpowering.. Decent Brew.
badgerben (3586), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Sep 8, 2004 Copper color with a medium head. Hops and caramel on the nose. Definitely tasted of Saaz hops. On the drier side than I’ve typically had for a Helles. This is available in bottles now.
beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Feb 29, 2004 Softly clear light caramel amber brown color, thin but solidly built white head that fades off quickly, some spotty glaring lace sticks. Aroma is a uncouth medley of slight sweetness, slight grains, a bit vinous, some fresh celery tops, and hard mineral water. Taste is a bit plain, some nudges of slight sweetness and malty grainyness. Has a strange mineral-like taste with tannin-like effects overall. Feel is a bit flat and watery with some tinny and dulled acidic tones. A disappointing lifeless bomber by Viking, why oh why did this go out?
Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
Sep 8, 2003 MABR-Nice light color small head that faded quite fast. the aroma was malty with a slight hop presence.With the taste being malty semi-sweet with a little hops present inthe taste and after taste with malt be the dominant flavor.Pretty decent brew.
heykevin (1269), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jun 17, 2002 Similar in character to the vienna woods, without some of the caramel sweetness. The sourness is a little more prevalent here, and not quite as enjoyable. Still not bad though.
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