3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Darkmagus82 (2057) - - FEB 21, 2015
Poured from growler into a pint glass
Appearance The beer pours deep amber color bordering on brown with a one finger head of fizzy white foam. The head fades rather rapidly, leaving just a trace of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell The aroma of the beer is heaviest of a roasted malt aroma with some other lighter notes of caramel and molasses. Along with these smells comes some aromas of a little bit of a woody small as well as a bit of a nutty smell.
Taste The taste begins with a nice hit of a roasted malt taste with some more bready like flavors mixed within. Upfront it is a bit on the drier side, but gains some taste of a caramel and molasses taste as the taste advances getting to their maximum toward the end of the taste. Along with the increase in the sweet, so too comes some lighter hop flavors of an earthy and woody nature along with some nutty tastes. With some more toast like tastes coming at the very end, one is left with a moderately sweetened and rather roasty (for an amber ale at least) flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel The body of the beer is on the slightly thinner side for the 5.6 % abv. of the brew with it containing a carbonation level that is rather average to a little bit lighter. For the style it is decent as it is just big enough for the roast and nut, all while making for a rather easy drinking feel overall.
Overall A pretty decent brew. Nothing out of the world, but for a gluten free beer this one really scores quite high and makes for a rather good drinker overall.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 BrettTaylor (650) - Radford, Virginia, USA - JUL 23, 2014
Poured from tap. Nice amber/copper color, minimal head. Mild aroma; malt, caramel notes with background hop notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 savnac (2391) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - JUL 6, 2012
Tap @ Outlaw. Clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of caramel with light citrus and pine. Flavor is caramel malt sweetness with medium hop bitterness. Medium body with a sticky mouth feel. Pretty nice beer.
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