2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 BeerandBlues2 (10930) - San Diego, California, USA - AUG 14, 2011
Tap at brewery. Pours clear amber with a medium-small, creamy light tan head, medium-short retention with light lacing. Aroma is caramel, toast, and light chocolate malt with earthy and floral hops, and dark fruity esters (plums, dates, raisins). Flavor is malty with light bitterness, fruity esters and a lightly sweet finish. Medium body and warmth, light carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 Foxbush (1532) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - JUL 16, 2011
Thgis was tasted at a luncheon with our Fredericksburg salesperson. He knew I liked to try new beers. The Red Ale was the best of those tasted. It had a deep red color with smallish to no head. They need to improve carbonation on all their beers. There was some caramel and earthy flavors. The finish was smooth but again the ale just lacked body. ABV was 6.4% and complimented the ale.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Drake (10949) - Free Union, Virginia, USA - FEB 22, 2011
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear dark ruby color with a medium creamy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel apples. The taste is caramel, apples, earthy notes and a leafy hop finish. Medium bodied.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Velkyal (315) - Gordonsville, Virginia, USA - FEB 20, 2011
Pours a deep red, with a light tan head. The nose is like freshly baking cake, sweet and bready. Tastewise, mostly toffee and chocolate, though balances with a nice spicy bitterness. Quite nice.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 maniac (3800) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - SEP 27, 2010
On tap at the brewpub on 09/26/2010. Clear dark reddish brown body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet caramel and toasty malt aroma. Sweet caramel, toasty malt and molasses flavor. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.
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