Slightly sweet aroma with hint of hops. Very sweet taste with a hop grain bite on the end. Finishes clean with slight lingering sweetness.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
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Southern Tier 2X Steam
Sweet malt aroma. Full flavored malt with a slightly sharp hop edge on the backside that leaves a lingering hop sweetness. Strange combination of malt flavor first followed by hop flavor- I’m used to the other way around. Can’t really tell the high alcohol percentage.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
New Holland Oak Aged Hatter
Slightly sweet aroma. Fairly wet, flat taste with a noticeable hop bite. As the drink goes down the chute, you can taste the oak flavors mix in along with a much stronger hop flavor. Finally there’s a slightly lingering alcohol burn for a brief moment.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Founders Old Carmudgeon
Sweet aroma of whiskey or bourbon barrel. Fairly smooth taste up front, followed by a warm, dark sweetness. Fades out with a hint of dark malt aftertaste and a large alcohol sweetness/warmth. This bottle is probably 3 years old as I’m drinking it in Oct 2013 and the bottle has a twist cap. Founders ended that years ago. There was residue at the bottom that I poured out in the sink at the end of the bottle. Not sure if that was a sign of the age or not.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Round Barn Wood Oaked IPA
Sweet, dry, hoppy aroma. Crisp flavor bite quickly followed by sweetness. Fairly substantial hop flavor but quickly smacked by a maltiness that leaves little aftertaste but a mild lingering.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Left Hand Sawtooth Ale
Mild dry sweetness aroma. Initially sweet flavor that gets quickly whacked by a clean malt taste that quickly kills any aftertaste other than a quick lingering of malt with a hint of hop sweetness.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Bell’s Midwestern Pale Ale
Slight sweet aroma that becomes a strong sweet fresh grain taste as it gets close to the nose. Slightly hoppy taste with a bit of a bite at the end. Fades into a malty taste that’s fairly mild but has hints of graininess to it.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
New Belgium Dig
Smell of slightly dog food. Slightly sharp bite with very little aftertaste. Bite is good and aftertaste not bad, but aroma is very dog/cat food like.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Magnotta True North India Pale Ale
Slightly sweet grain aroma, with a matching rate. Not very strong or harsh. Leaves you with a slightly clean grain taste.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Mill Street Stock Ale
No real aroma other than a slight sweetness. Taste has a nice smooth sweetness but a dry maltiness. Smooth and refreshing.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
