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  • Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Blonde Ale
    rated 3.1 15 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    Reviewing from memory, only had it on tap. Decent nose, a bit spicy and a bit fruity. Pale orange to medium amber color with so-so head, not much lace or retention. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, not particularly creamy, a bit slick. Tastes a bit like a whitbeir, I really thought there was wheat in it when I first had it. Its fairly sweet, finishes a bit sour and wet, has a little spice in in and some malt, I wonder if it has corn or rice? Not in any way spectacular but a decent flavor when the keg is fresh.

  • Pinkus Hefeweizen
    rated 2.7 15 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    This is one odd Heffe! Nose of pine and lemon, i get no banana and no clove/corriander, maybe a little pepper. A bit on the pale side a foggy yellow body is topped by an OK white head that has poor retention and zero lacing. Mouth is thin which is OK for Hefe but it is also watery, not OK, could use more tingle and more slipperyness. Flavor...what flavor? OK you can taste lemmon and pine at first and then it goes a bit yeasty and finishes too sweet and almost grassy. I like my Hefe upfront and this is just timid to the core. I liked there Pils alot but this is a failure. OK its very drinkable if you are not expecting a Hefe, its Hefe-lite!

  • Gearys London Porter
    rated 3.8 15 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Sweet nose, choclate, prunes, brown sugar, a touch of hoppy pine. Frothy carmel colored head sits on top of opaque black body (with hints of ruby at the edges)and leaves moderate lace. Motuhfeel is medium bodied and a bit slick and maybe just a bit too fizzy. There is a lot of flavor in ths porter pretty solid malt backbone (i am guessing both toasted and crystal)starts bitter but hits chocolate and coffee pretty fast then goes almost baked grapefruit with cimamon and brown sugar, finishes much dryer than expected. A touch of alcohol in the aftertaste. NIcely down, although its the first porter I have drunk in perhaps 10 years, used to drink em up in Canada summers at a camp, but thats another story, remeber them being less hoppy than this.

  • North Coast Acme California Pale Ale
    rated 2.6 15 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

    A malty nose with a hint of citrus and clove. A very nice off white head with excellent retention and decent lacing sits atop a clear pale copper colored body. Mouthfeel is medium and watery and perhaps under-carbonated. This beer is a let down, I really like their IPA a lot. There is almost no flavor to speak of, nothing bad but just not much taste at all. Thereis a bit of malt and a bit of hops and a grassy finish, with a slight sour aftertaste. EyeChart nails this one, its wishy-washy, better than macro-swill but just barely.

  • Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale
    rated 4.0 15 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Talk about a mouthful of grapefruit! big nose of grapefruit and pine. Paleish honey colored body is night quite tanslucent iwth an offwhite head that is nice but goes away fast leaving a nice skim coat with yeasty spots and short-lived lace. Medium mouth that caosts nicely and is highly carbonated. I'm very fond of the taste it has great balance and moderate complexity. There is a good sweetness from the carmel malts and then a very strong bitter grapefruit and the finsh is very dry and very clean. This could be a MAJOR session brew!

  • Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
    rated 4.4 15 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

    Oh My God! didn't see ABV on the bottle but one sniff! Alcohol dominates the nose with black cherries, concord grape, and perhaps cassis, and some definate malt in the nose as well. Ruby black opaque body sits over a very minimal burnt umber head that goes away fast leaving a skim coat and a bit of lace. Mouth is medium bodied, slick, and more carbonation detected than is visually apparent; coats the mouth nicely. Taste is winey in a nice way, hits a touch bitter then goes sweet with a big alcohol burn, has a nice tratness towards the end, finish is suprisingly dry, and then leaves a really full and complicated aftertaste, almost like a mince meat pie but I actually like this. Real good burnt malt backbone on this oneThis could bring to mind Southern Comfort of perhaps Sloe Gin. Certainly NOT a session beer, bottle says it has a ridiculous amount of barley, not sure I know what that tastes like, I am having this for dessert and its yummy but takes a bit of getting used to. Not everyone's cup of tea a but a damn interesting experiment, I would like to see what it would taste like in a less sweet version, could they keep the 18% under control tatse-wise without quite so much sweetness? but then it would be a different beer! Hats of to DFH as usual.

  • Stone India Pale Ale
    rated 3.9 15 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    Big ole hops nose all piney goodness with hints of grapefruit and a bit of grass. Pours a clear deep gold with a frothy white head that does not last but leaves a nice skim coat. Decent lace. Mouthfeel is light but not watery with a nice level of carbonation. Flavor is sweet in the first hit, rapidly turns big time bitter, goes a bit sweet/sour and then finishes very bitter with a dry clean aftertaste. Good malt backbone on this one and much more complex and balanced than many "hophead" beers. A first rate west coast version on an IPA and one for the hop heads.

  • Dogfish Head ApriHop
    rated 3.8 15 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Hmmm, Ok its got fruit in it so I guess its a fruit beer, but its much more. Nose has a ton of apricot when first poured with hints of hopy citrus notes that become more predominant after a moment or two. Also a lot of pine in the nose, its a very big nose and sweet. Pours a pale clear copper with decent off white head that dissipates fast with minimal lace. Mouth is slippery and medium bodied and quite fizzy in an OK way. Flavor is pretty well balanced lots of apricot but lots of hops too,kinda like magic hat but with out the sour, the hops and the alcohol keep the sweetness just this side of cloying.The is a peppery note from the hops as well and a bit more malt then one might expect. Alcohol present but masked well. Finish is quite dry and very balanced after the initial apricot sweetness. for an apricot beer this is well done and befitting of DFH. Nicely done.

  • Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
    rated 4.0 15 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Strong nose; floral hops, tootsie rolls, and coffee. A nearly opaque dark brown body with a decent off-white head with little retention and little lace. Mouth is full, round, creamy, light on the carbonation. Flavor is predominately sweet, over ripe figs, coffee, brown sugar and with a fairly heavy hops bite. Clean and dry in the aftertaste. A little bit like eating a charred marshmellow.

  • Hoegaarden Original White Ale
    rated 4.0 15 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Nose is very floral, lots of esters, vanilla, clove, honey. A wonderful nose. Beautiful and fairly unique appearance; a foggy glass of pale sun; lemony yellow with a nice white head that looks like partially whipped egg yokes. Not great retention or lace but the skim coat remains and is lovely. Medium bodied in the mouth, slick and clean. Typical witbier flavor matches the nose, hits spicy of corriander and clove, goes very nicely bitter and leaves a slight clove aftertaste, really good balance of bitter and sweet. Gets a little soapy as it warms.