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Scottish Ale - Export 80/- Three Floyds Brewing Company, New Ulm, MN www.threefloyds.com FIRST PLACE Aroma: Malt, butterscotch, toffee, caramel, winey characteristics -- beautiful and complex. Appearance: Dark amber. Flavor: Almost reminiscent of a Barley Wine. Burnt notes, slightly roasty, rich, complex, a crystal malt flavor. No (or very little) smoke flavor. Incredible beer! Wild Goose Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout Wild Goose Brewery, Frederick, Maryland www.wildgoosebeer.com SECOND PLACE Aroma: Fresh coffee grounds, licorice, anise. Appearance: Black with a creamy head. Flavor: Very impressive with notes of coffee, roast, licorice, cherries, espresso. Medium sweet with dark grain flavor prominent. Very rich and complex, yet balanced. Smooth mouthfeel from the use of oats. D. Carnegie and Co. Porter Robust Porter A.B. Pripps Bryggerier, Gothenburg, Sweden THIRD PLACE Aroma: Delicate roast malt aroma with hints of currant, licorice, and chocolate. Appearance: Very dark. Head is pretty good. Flavor: Chocolate-like dryness with a complex flavor. Mouthfeel is thick and oily (in a good way). Medium-full bodied with somewhat low carbonation. This beer is sweet, chocolatey, and a bit fruity. Flavor is not too roasty. This is a delicious, rich beer that would be great with a chocolate dessert! Three Floyds Pride and Joy Mild Ale Mild Ale Three Floyds Brewing Company, New Ulm, MN HONORABLE MENTION Aroma: Slight malt with hints of hops and citrus. Appearance: Medium brown, clear. Flavor: Malty, slightly nutty, raisin, hops (balanced well with malt). Mouthfeel is light with hints of crystal malts. Hops have a citrus, resin-like American character. This is a wonderfully smooth session beer that has a hop character that could be a bit high for the Mild style. Dry Blackthorn Cider Standard Petillant Cider Taunton Cider, Somerset, UK Aroma: Clean with just a hint of apples. Appearance: Pale yellow and clear. Carbonation is very light. Flavor: Dry, a bit tart with a good balance of apples and tartness. Flavor is crisp and light. Alcohol is not very noticeable. A refreshing cider. Ruddles Pub Draught Ale English Ordinary Bitter - Pub Draught Can Ruddles Brewing, Suffolk, UK Aroma: Smells nice and dry-hopped. There is a bit of hop aroma. Appearance: Creamy head. Medium copper. Flavor: Hint of crystal malt, creamy pub draft can mouthfeel, not very bitter. Very light in body and flavor (even for his light style of ale). Low alcohol and very smooth. This is a light, smooth, refreshing ale. Green King IPA English Ordinary Bitter - Pub Draught Can - 3.6% abv Green King Brewery, Suffolk, UK Aroma: Tea, woody hops. Appearance: Medium gold with a creamy head. Flavor: Malt, vanilla, tea, English hops, caramel. This ale is well-balanced with pleasant, subtle flavors. The body is light to light/medium. This is NOT a powerful India Pale Ale as the can says, but more of an Ordinary Bitter. A tasty session beer to go along with good conversation. Old Speckled Hen English Pub Ale English Strong Bitter - Pub Draught Can - 5.2% abv Morland Brewing, Suffolk, UK Aroma: Fruity with butterscotch notes. Malt. Appearance: Copper color with a creamy head. Flavor: Malt flavors are evident with crystal/caramel specialty grains. Hop flavor and bitterness low. Complex fruitiness is apparent with a tiny hint of solvent-like character. Medium body with creamy texture. A very pleasant ale. Scottish Ale - Export 80/- Pub Draught Can - 3.9% abv Belhaven Brewing Company, Dunbar, Scotland Aroma: Peaty, light, malty. Appearance: Amber with a creamy head. Flavor: Light malt with a creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation, caramel flavors, faint fruity esters. This ale has a smoke-like character from the use of some peated smoked malt (well balanced). There is light diacetyl (butterscotch). This is a quite desirable Scottish Ale with a light/medium body. Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company, Boston, MA Aroma: Malt with hints of banana-like phenols. Very light aroma. Appearance: Copper colored and clear. Flavor: Hops, malt, quite bitter. The hops have a resin-like quality from the use of American hop varieties. This is a simple Bitter that is not very rich or complex -- very pleasant. Wild Goose Porter Brown Porter Wild Goose Brewery, Frederick, Maryland www.wildgoosebeer.com Aroma: Malty with mild roastiness. Hop aroma is low. Appearance: Dark brown. Flavor: Some tasters reported the presence of "smoke" -- some did not. There is a slight sharpness from the dark grains. This is a substantial dark ale that is quite delicious. Bitter/sweet chocolate character is there in the aftertaste. |
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