3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Meilby (9856) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 27, 2015
Draught @ Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth, NH
Pours clear copper with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, floral, biscuit and hint of caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long biscuit, caramel and floral finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 AirForceHops (4820) - Epping, New Hampshire, USA - JUN 11, 2015
Bottle purchased at the brewpub. White head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Caramel and toffee aroma. The only real flavor is caramel from start to finish with hints of butter. No hop balance at all here. Diacetyl comes out a bit more as it warms. Maybe better on draft but I just feel like this style is lame and boring to begin with. Well, over all other than butter hints, no major flaws and it is drinkable. ok
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 yngwie (15630) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - JUN 9, 2015
On tap at the brewpub. A clear, golden beer topped by a small, off-white, dense head. The aroma is citrusy and fruity, with resins and a touch of malts. Its bitter on the palate, full-bodied and with a nice carbonation. Semi-dry. Citrus peel, generic fruityness and some malts in the flavor, lasting for a good while. Not much of an amber ale this one, more like a pale ale, but its a fine brew indeed. 150608
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