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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 2.74/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.74   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
chinchill (3239) - South Carolina, USA - OCT 2, 2013
12 oz bottle served in a snifter. Although just purchased in August, date marks indicate Sept. 2012 bottling date. Huge tan head upon pouring with some foam in the bottle, suggesting high carbonation level. Some sediment in the dark amber body, with some more left in the bottle. Aroma; too much soap and mineral water with the malt. Some diactyls? Taste: better?; below average for style in quality even if one allows for a touch of smoke and some buttery diactyls. Feel: lively medium-high carbonation. Medium body O: disappointing; with some many better ambers widely avaialble, it’s easy to recommend avoiding this one.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Brigadier (3295) - Clevelandish, Ohio, USA - SEP 10, 2012
12 ounce bottle
A large gushing surge of foam was the first sign of either a bad batch, a infected bottle, or both. Either way this was a very underwhelming release even for the standards of the BBC. The only reason to buy one is to get a tick for a beer you can only buy at the Liquor Barn.

Aroma / Appearance - The golden brown body is very light even for an amber ale. Toasted white bread and cheap malty chocolate to nothing to improve the first impression of this mediocre beer.

Flavor / Palate - Watery caramel fights through a mouthfeel that is way too carbonated for its own good. The mild finish of malt balls is meh at best. Whether this was just a bad bottle or a poor recipe this is best avoided in favor of something from New Albanian, Stone, or many other options on the shelf in the Louisville area.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
shrubber85 (9341) - Greenville, Indiana, USA - FEB 1, 2012
Bottle. Sweet caramel malt and grass aroma. Amber color with moderate head. Sweet caramel malt and lightly bitter weedy/quinine flavor. Okay - standard amber ale.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Tmoney99 (12247) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - DEC 4, 2010
Draft sample. Poured a clear light brown color with an averae frothy off-white head that was mostly lasted and had good lacing. Good toasted malty and small hop aroma. Medium body with slick smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced smooth flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good session brew.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Rynoplasty (700) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - FEB 17, 2010
Pours light amber with a white head. Aroma is faint caramel and light malts. Flavor is light caramel and bready malts, with a hint of earthiness. Ok.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
ContemplateBeer (1788) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - JUL 25, 2009
Aroma mostly has wheat bread and some light hops. Appearance is reddish gold, head not present for long. Flavor has some caramel and wheaty orange notes. Palate is slightly lively. Another mundane amber.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Bockyhorsey (2610) - Mesa, Arizona, USA - MAY 26, 2009
Bottle courtesy of TheBeerOrg. Aroma of a lager pale malts and grain. Amber body with off white head. Flavor was somewhat metalic and grain with somw sweet malts. Easy to drink on the palate little strange.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
sersdf (1018) - chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 12, 2009
bottle from lexington... 2 months later... guess i forgot to rate this the first time. well i have a glass of it here. looks copper orange. has mustard head. smells of lousy syrupy lagery malt. tastes clean and thin, carbonated, slightly toasted malt. watery. not a fan.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MrRomero (1976) - Nolanville, USA - JAN 17, 2009
12 oz bottle: poured dark amber with a medium sized white head. It didn’t hold long for me. Mild aroma of malts and hops. Flavor is quite mild but very easy drinking. Maybe a hint of citrus with mold hops. I enjoyed it for its simplicity and light body. A beer you can drink and still work around the house.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
502Che (999) - @, CAMBODIA - NOV 27, 2008
Nice crystal clear amber pour with a big nice white head that holds and laces. Really simple but balanced, easy, and unbelievably drinkable.


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