3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 BlackDonald (1126) - Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA - JUN 5, 2008
Citrusy soapy hoppiness in the nose, with a lighter bodied caramel maltiness. Not overly carbonated, with kind of a lighter bodied mouthfeel. Slightly bitter and astringent on the finish. not really my style.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 Angeloregon (2055) - Portland, Oregon, USA - DEC 18, 2007
This was the hoppiest beer until the El Torrero came along. Poued a nice copper-orange color with a small white head. Citrus hops presence and floral biscuity nose. NOt well balanced, finished a little thin, but overall a nice brew.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 superflashgo (9) - Vancouver, Washington, USA - NOV 29, 2007 does not count
The aroma is nice and hoppy but doesnt really grab you. Warm cloudy amber, color is on the light side. Nice citrusy hop flavor thats balanced pretty well, but maybe a little harsh and detergenty. Overall my favorite of the Alamedas brews!
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 BillKismet (3562) - Seattle, Washington, USA - OCT 21, 2007
Easy peach-amber color with mild, hard to name hop aroma. Off-tasting hops. Sour and bitterish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 raphael (1048) - Portland, Oregon, USA - APR 14, 2007
cloud orange amber, quick white head. light aroma of hops, lemon, hay. clena tasting, citrusy but not bitter, a little malt weight 9had this on tap at the pub, & i recommend happy hour)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 BrewDad (5120) - Olympia, Washington, USA - SEP 11, 2006
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Nice brown ale with a good balance not sure if this is supposed to be an IPA or a sublte sister of one. This had some great flavors. Was thrown with the richness of the malts. I did like this beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Oakes (13660) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - AUG 5, 2006
Orangey-amber colour. Passion fruit, tangerine, peach in the hop-forward aroma. Moderate bitterness. Woody, lightly toasty, with big grapefruit/pommelo notes. Finishes very dry and hoppy.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 harlequinn (2744) - Tacoma, Washington, USA - JAN 10, 2006
I had this on both sides, draft and on nitro. The nitro was way more intense with the hops and flavor profile. A translucent golden amber with a small creamy head and very sparse if any lacing. Nose is full of sweet fruits and honey. Floral and full of hops, the flavor profile has some chalky spiciness, almost hot, but again smoothed out in the back with creamy malts. This would go great with spicy food.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 DarkElf (3050) - La Jolla, California, USA - AUG 29, 2005
(Draft: Alameda Brewing Co. in Portland, OR) Well, I was hoping the IPA would improve my impression of this brewpub, but alas, thats not happening. Its a subdued IPA, English in style only because the hops is pretty light compared to American IPAs, but even still, its pretty boring. Its fruity, sweet and fairly caramely, with a lightly bitter hoppiness in the finish, but the lasting impression is a generic sweet, caramely maltiness. Light-to-medium bodied, it sits lifelessly and wears on the palate. Light golden color is fairly hazy in appearance. The off-white head settles to a ring, but leaves a fair amount of swiss cheese lacing along the top of the glass. Yet another bland beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 jsquire (3799) - St. Marys, Ohio, USA - JUL 28, 2004
On tap at the pub. Light amber color with a small off-white head. Fresh floral hop nose. Strong malt backbone with pineapple, grapefruit and lots of hops on top. I liked it better then some of the others at the table, apparently.
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