1.5 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20 GT2 (9410) - Oceanside, California, USA - NOV 29, 2012
Tap at Bull City. Pours clear deep amber to brown. Weaker head. Nose is odd cinnamon, acetaldehyde, some oddities. Taste is quite weird- some Homebrew style flaws. Celery, minerally, drained. Should have been a dumped batch. Incorrect fermentation or infected. Small super glue in nose.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 JCB (3999) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - FEB 1, 2012
On tap at BCBB. Indeed a great cause, and not a bad beer either. Kind of a rusty amber pour, with a modest fluffy head and decent lacing. Bright and hoppy aroma shows promise, and I was hoping for something along the lines of a hoppy red. Flavors are more conventional but enjoyable enough for the style, buoyed by a pleasantly dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 baraciisch (2403) - California, USA - NOV 26, 2011
Red orange in color... Minimal faint hop aroma... Flavor is caramel malts, minimal hop bitterness... Pretty good amber
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 durhambeer (2500) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - NOV 19, 2011
Draft at BCBB. Pours medium amber with one-finger light beige head. Nose is pleasantly hoppy. Citrus zest and some caramel malt. Light biscuit notes. Taste doesnt pick up on the hop bitterness at all. Smoother and more like an amber. Good for an unexciting style.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 LilBeerDoctor (3543) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 19, 2011
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a dark amber brown with a small white head. Aroma of caramel malt, light fruits, English hops (Fuggles). Flavor is mostly malt forward but there is a nice floral hops presence. A nice English pale ale, superbly drinkable. I thoroughly enjoyed this beer.
8/4/8/4/14 (3.8/5)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 emacgee (4428) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - NOV 18, 2011
UPDATED: NOV 20, 2012 Re-rate for this years batch! Clean orange amber pour with one finger of sandy tan head. Very nice nose, ethereal and floral. Nice citrusy notes and a nice touch of caramel. Hint of diacetyl showing through. Medium body and a moderate bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 TURDFERGUSON (4024) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - NOV 10, 2011
Pours a layered brownish amber with a thin white head. Nose is lightly hoppy and malty. Some toast, light roast, hops. Solid little amber.
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