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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 2.55/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.62   SEASONAL: Summer   IBU: 28   EST. CALORIES: 162   ABV: 5.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Declaration Ale pours a clear pure copper color with a big, fluffy, off-white head. On the nose, there’s an underlying maltiness that comes through with a light toasty caramel impression. Look for a somewhat fruity note akin to apple skins, and floral and lightly citric hops. On the palate, the malts are front and center in this brew, contributing a smooth, creamy, residual sweetness that lasts from start to finish with a nice toasty flavor. Some fruitiness develops on the mid-palate while hops contribute a floral and lightly zesty citric character, and while the hop bitterness does add some balance, the sweet Munich malts ultimately win out. Try it with grilled pork chops, or a spicy dish like mango-ginger-habanero shrimp where the beer’s sweetness can quench some of the heat. Here’s to the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Cheers!


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Mora2000 (6095) - McKinney, Texas, USA - JUL 21, 2013
Thanks to Cavie for sharing this bottle. Orange-amber pour with a white head. The aroma is full of biscuit and toffee notes. The flavor also has a lot of toffee, but there is also some butter character. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bu11zeye (12364) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JAN 5, 2012
(12oz bottle, courtesy of Cavie) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of orange, grass, and florals. Flavor of grass, orange, caramel, tangerine, and dough with a somewhat dry finish.

1.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
Fratto (2845) - Arlington, Texas, USA - OCT 26, 2011
Bottle from Cavie. Light pour with a small white head. Aroma is light grain or possibly nothing. Taste is sickly sweet, closet dust, and almost spicy.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
rondphoto (3042) - Lakeside Park, Kentucky, USA - OCT 18, 2011
Golden pour with small head, no lace. Taste of grass, wheat, and bitter malt. Finish is mostly carbonation, maybe a little hop flavor.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Cavie (4043) - Fort Worth, Texas, USA - OCT 14, 2011
Bottle. Pours a clear orange color with some white rings of head. Aroma is lemon-lime Sprite, window cleaner and chewing tobacco. Flavor is malty, with the same sharp cleaner flavor that tingles the palate. Dry finish. Not pleased.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
zvikar (4086) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - OCT 11, 2011
Beer of the month, pours bronze to yellow with a medium head, aroma of tangerine, bread and biscuits, flavor of dark bread, tangerine and cinnamon rolls, medium bodied, nice

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
drowland (7106) - Georgia, USA - SEP 18, 2011
9/18/11. 12oz bottle. Clear orange-ish pour with a small off-white head that fades and laces a little bit. Plain creamy caramel aroma with a sweet malty flavor that hints at slightly sour. Meh.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bsp77 (724) - Minnesota, USA - SEP 4, 2011
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Appearance: Clear copper-gold with thin off-white head. No lacing. Aroma: Cherry, caramel, and spicy & floral hops. Smells more like a Vienna Lager with a touch of citrus. Taste: Very malty, semi-sweet, with cherry, toast, apple and caramel. The light hop counterbalance cuts the sweetness with spicy, floral and citrusy hops. Aftertaste has a strange sharpness to it. Palate: Moderately high carbonation, light to medium body, fairly dry finish. Feels a little spritzy. Overall: If it wasn’t for the aftertaste, this would have been a fairly decent ale. As is, meh.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
crazyvin (2026) - New York, USA - AUG 23, 2011
Poured a clear light gold color with a thick head that faded to a thin coating quickly, no lace. Body seemed to have a little more carbonation to bubbles rose up from the middle long after I poured. Aroma had a nice floral hop note and some bread like malts. Flavor seemed a little lacking. Slightly bitter hops with no real balance from the malts. Body was a little thin.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
RobertDale (4433) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - AUG 23, 2011
12 Ounce bottle from Beer of the Month Club. Pours a clear amber with a decent white head. Aroma of malt, florals and citrus. Taste is malt, citrus and some hops. On the sweet side. Very average.


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