Filed under: American Strong Ale (trappist), Southern Tier | Tags: bright, citrus, clear, gold, high craft, high quality, hops, little lace, low strength, medium hops, medium malt, nice, nice design, no head, pine, smooth texture, subtle finish, well balanced
ABV, Volume & Calories: 8% in 22 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: Canal’s Burlington, NJ for $5.69 (after discount)
Aroma: nice, pine, hops, citrus. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: nice design, gold, bright, clear, no head, little lace. 3 out of 5.
Taste: well balanced, medium malt, medium hops, low strength, high craft. 8 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, smooth texture, subtle finish. 3 out of 5.
Overall: Not bad at all, but rather dull. I could avoid a repeat, not a favorite, some value, medium craft. 16 out of 20.
Filed under: American Strong Ale (trappist), Rogue | Tags: alcohol, amazingly persistent head, as usual, beautifully crafted, brilliant, brown, denim, floral, gold, great quality, long deep finish, Malty, nice hops, no lace, packaging is beautiful, powerful, ruby, rye, sweet, terrycloth, well hidden alcohol, yellow
ABV, Volume & Calories: 9.0 % in 26 fl oz. estimated at 400 C
Purchased at: Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $11.49
Aroma: alcohol, powerful, floral, sweet. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: packaging is beautiful, as usual, yellow, ruby, gold, brown, brilliant, amazingly persistent head, no lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: rye, malty, nice hops, well hidden alcohol, beautifully crafted. 10 out of 10.
Palate: great quality, denim, terrycloth, long deep finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: reminds me of a meadow. I love it, and would seek it out. It’s very well done. 20 out of 20.
Filed under: Green Flash, Imperial/Double IPA (snifter, tulip) | Tags: bitter, dark, deep, funk, gold, hoppy, hops, intricate, long, mechanical, metallic, persistent head, rich, sharp, smoke, smoky, sour, unbalanced, unique, white
Green Flash Imperial India Pale Ale
ABV: 9%
RateBeer rating: 97
Calories: estimated at 400 C
Volume: 22 fl oz.
Glass: snifter, tulip
Purchased at: Oak Tree, South Plainsfield, NJ (Thanks, jay and Matt!)
Price: $5.99
Consumed at: home
First Impression: deep, smoky aroma and a simple gold body with a white head. Aroma is smoke, hops, and some funk. Visuals are a gold body with a persistent white head with very intricate lacing. Taste is a roller coaster – a bit metallic, somewhat mechanical, deeply hoppy, and lacking balance, which I don’t mind. Palate is sharply bitter with a smoky sourness. Long dark, deep finish. Rich. Second Impression – a very special IIPA, in that it imparts a sausagey flavor to the hoppy bitterness, and avoids the cloying answer to the bitterness and preserves the bitter crunch nicely. A great buy for such a very uniquely treated co-style.
Aroma: 9 out of 10
Visuals: 4 out of 5
Taste: 10 out of 10
Palate: 5 out of 5
Overall: 18 out of 20
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Filed under: Dogfish Head, traditional ale/bitter (English pint) | Tags: ancient, barley, bubbling, chives, gold, honey, leather, sand, sawdust, silt, sweet, white
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RateBeer rating: 86
Calories: estimated at 200 C
Volume: 12 fl oz.
Glass: Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Purchased at: Circle Liquors Super Saver, Pennington, NJ
Price: $3.50
Consumed at: home
Tanka beer review:
bubbling gold and white
sand and leather, sawdust sweet
long lasting sweetness
honey, chives, silt and barley
traveled from a thousand years
aroma 8 out of 10
visuals 4 out of 5
taste 8 out of 10
palate 4 out of 5
overall 17 out of 20
Filed under: Belgian Ale (trappist, tulip, tumbler), De Ranke | Tags: belgian, bitter, chemical, crisp, dark, deep, enjoyable, expensive, Fruity, gold, hazy, hoppy, thick head, well crafted, well done
RateBeer rating: 93
Calories: estimated at 150 C
Volume: 11.2 fl oz
Glass: trappist, tulip, tumbler
Purchased at: Circle Liquors super saver, Pennington, NJ
Price: $4.19
Consumed at: home
First Impression: Aroma is fruity and Belgian styled, but a bit chemical. Visuals are beautiful deep hazy gold with a long lasting thick head. Taste is dark, hoppy, and fruity. Well done. Palate is crisp and with a long dark bitter finish. Second Impression. A well crafted brew. Expensive, but enjoyable. Hoppy and deep, with good texture.
Aroma: 8 out of 10
Visuals: 5 out of 5
Taste: 8 out of 10
Palate: 4 out of 5
Overall: 17 out of 20
