3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 GuideDogSaint (868) - Xiamen, CHINA - FEB 10, 2015
On tap at the brewery tap. In a dark bar this appears to be a golden brown with a hint of red. Malty aroma. Sweet finish with a little chocolate.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20 omhper (21776) - Tyresö, SWEDEN - DEC 17, 2014
Keg at Slow Boat, Beijing. Clear amber, small head. Fruity and lightly caramelly. Sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Ripe fruit, boiled vegetables and caramel. Low bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Beersiveknown (4224) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAY 6, 2014
keg at SuSu vietnamese restaurant, beijing
At a fiver a pint I expect a fairly decent beer. hazy pale amber - Its pretty much an irish red but doe have some hop character. caramel, red fruits with medium body and carbonation. pleasant but not wowingly so.
1.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20 Beerspitnight (1) - CHINA - MAR 11, 2012 does not count
Ive been waiting to try their beer, and yesterday my wife and I went to Home Plate BBQ, where they had SBBs Red Ale and Porter on draft. I ordered the Red Ale first and when the pint came I had to ask the waiter if he had poured me the porter by mistake. The beer wasnt as dark as a porter should be, but it was much darker than a red ale typically is. It was very cloudy and lacked a head.
The aroma was a mixture of floral and earthy notes. The mouthfeel was slick and almost oppressive. I was still doubtful that the pint in front of me was a red ale or the porter, so upon the first taste I was surprised that I was still unsure...was this a weak and watery porter, or was it an ambiguous red ale? There were faint hints of chocolate malt, but that oppressive mouthfeel clouded my ability to discern porter from red ale.
I spent half the pint wondering what the hell I was drinking, until I finally gave up and ordered a bottle of Brooklyn East IPA.
I was hoping for a great pint by Beijings second craft brewery, I guess I will have to wait a bit longer.
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