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rAvg: 4.39
pDev: 10.93%
Reviews: 40
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New England Brewing Co.
Connecticut
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United States
Style | ABV
English India Pale Ale (IPA)
| 6.50%
ABV
Availability:
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Notes:
This one’s for the beer geek in all of us. The Gold Stock is a cult classic that’s offered up only one or two times a year. If you catch the rare sighting of this “draft only” beer, rejoice. What we did first when we made this was we brewed a full-bodied, golden ale. Then we went absolutely nuts with the pricey German hops. This smooth but biting beer is our own individual take on the pleasant India Pale Ale. It’s one of those beers you have to try. Look for it and order two!
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dcoux09
Connecticut
4.98
/5
rDev
+13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Appearance: Gold, cloudy, white head, lovely lacing.
Smell: Gold Stock is well balanced. You certainly had a hop presence, however it was balanced with orange oil, coriander, and citrus notes.
Taste: In one word: smooth. This beer was so well balanced between an IPA and a wheat beer it was unreal. Imagine a Lagunitas IPA mixed with a less yeasty Allagash White, and that’s what this beer was. If I ever see this during the summer, I will buy every keg… it’s a perfect summer brew. Gold Stock was easy to drink, perfectly carbonated, and a joy to pour out of the little brown jug. It finished with some spiciness and was very satisfying.
Serving type: growler
02-09-2013 22:32:57 |
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tehzachatak
Massachusetts
4.79
/5
rDev
+9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Growler filled this morning.
A - hazy light pilsner-esque body with a good finger of cotton/bone-white head.
S - First you get lots of classic noble hops - lots of spiciness/slightly herbal notes, some citrus/stonefruit, and some oaky notes that I do not usually equate with an nose. Cool.
T - Floral/herbal/spicy hops first, like a strong pilsner or noble hopped IPA, then a direct left turn right into oaky, slightly vanilla goodness. Leaves you with wonderful citrus at the end. Just unreal.
M - Drinks like a light crisp pilsner. Very light body, on the higher carb end, not sticky or cloying. Incredible drinkability.
One of the most unique and awesome beers I've ever had the chance to try. Never had anything like this before, not sure I'll ever find anything comparable. Really quite amazing. I could drink this beer every day. Wish they made it more than once a year!
Serving type: growler
02-03-2013 00:44:07 |
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alexgash
Connecticut
4.48
/5
rDev
+2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pint poured from a 64 oz. growler, filled on 1/28/13.
Hazy, cloudy, golden body with white brassy edges. Finger of cottony, gauzy, casky, off-white head. Nice lacing. Solid hop nose. Strong on the spicy, herbal, peppery, slightly funky noble characters. Some citrus rind as well. Fruity malt aromas play bass. Faint woody, oaky twinge. Lovely!
Spicy, bitterish, gentle hops up front. Malt fills in underneath, with notes of biscuit, cookie, and light fruit (melon and pear). Mineral water bitterness picks up a bit. Grassy, sea-air funk hop flavors roll in nicely. Peppery, dry finish. Subtle woody notes and even a little oaky vanilla. Medium body, with a smooth, creamy feel. Interesting, complex, and crazy drinkable. A big time winner!
Serving type: growler
02-02-2013 02:11:49 |
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merc7186
New York
3.99
/5
rDev
-9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to Sandman3479.
Growler into snifter glass.
A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, White Head Ring, Some Lacing
S: Floral, Mild Citrus, Mild Oakey
T: Floral, Citrus, Grainy
M: Decent Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Bitter, Mildly Drying
Overall, very hoppy and grainy for 'american strong ale'...more like an IPA.
Serving type: growler
01-31-2013 03:34:06 |
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jimmy82063
Connecticut
4.19
/5
rDev
-4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Lousy weather on the East Coast, must be Gold Stock Week! Poured into a tulp glass, this has to be a Bot predessor! Frothy head, nice citrus nose and just a little vanilla. Go to beer pluss! I forget that every year this is such an easy drinkable beer. This should be canned!
Serving type: growler
01-26-2013 22:19:52 |
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Homebrew35
Connecticut
3.7
/5
rDev
-15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served in a pint glass with one fingers worth of white foamy head.
Slightly hazy pale golden body. A slight ring of head remains and not much else.
Smells of citrus and lemony hops and bready yeast. Some
sticky an sweet pale malts and some pineyness.
Tastes mostly of pine and lemony hops. Some bready yeasty notes and a finish of what some may say is an oaky tannic quality.
Medium thin bodied. Low carbonation. Resinous piney sticky finish.
Overall this is a good beer. Nice smell, good taste and fairly complex.
$5.50 a pint
Serving type: on-tap
03-13-2012 00:05:57 |
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foodplusbeer
Connecticut
4.75
/5
rDev
+8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Light yellow-orange in color, with a cloudy poor. Whiffs of glorious citrus and herbal hops fortified with a little oak. On the tongue it starts off hoppy and bitter but leaves you with a moderate amount oak flavor, a tad of vanilla from the wood, and lingering hop citrus. The flavor to ABV ratio is off the charts. It's big flavors are unique and deliciously packed into a relatively low amount of alcohol that just begs you to have another!
Serving type: on-tap
03-08-2012 22:33:54 |
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abrand
Illinois
4.4
/5
rDev
+0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Growler obtained from fantasy football league shared with friend.
Pours a bright orange color with a nice sized white head. Very good clarity in the pour. Smell is full of hops with herbal notes. Some citrus as well as euro funky smells. Taste is amazing. Plenty of citrus and floral notes with a pleasant hoppy finish. Really good tasting. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and decent carbonation from the growler. Overall this is truly a great brew. More of an IPA than a strong ale to me. Nice hop finish to the taste.
Serving type: growler
02-27-2012 20:26:02 |
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pmlondrigan
New York
3.98
/5
rDev
-9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Well after a little over 6 months of wanting to try this beer today was my lucky day! Went to the bar to get some work done and surprise this was on. Not the most attractive beer in the glass, cloudy yellow with a little crystal white head and poor retention. The aroma is straight forward and hoppy. The flavor surprises me on the first sip. This beer must be the most flavor for the lowest alcohol I have tasted in a while. Big oak-y flavor that delivers vanilla, toast, and a light caramel note. Then a wave of hops bitter, pithy with a hint of citrus that leaves an indelable impact on your palate. The body of this beer is pretty good and the oak adds a rich quality. There is a bit of a cloying aspect to this beer which gets to me after a while. I'm glad to try this beer.
Serving type: on-tap
02-20-2012 02:51:56 |
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CliffBrake
New Hampshire
4.7
/5
rDev
+7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks 1stbiermeister for the surprise appearance bearing a growler of this brew I have wanted to catch up to for some time. A worthy subject for my 200th review!!
Very hazy pale yellow color with a bone white head that doesn't last too long, but leaves a thin layer of foam and plenty of sticky lacing.
Pronounced and complex aroma - pear, melon, coconut leads into a big hoppy flavor. The flavor builds in a crescendo, starting with tropical fruits, building through resiny pine flavors, and topping off with a vanilla oakiness. Modestly bitter finish is really more spicy than bitter.
Mouthcoating medium body. Overall this is a very drinkable ale - a hop lovers delight, blending fruity and spicy hops with oaky vanilla notes. Rustic but well balanced, and certainly unique. I would definitely snag this one any chance I got.
I am not sure what an American Strong Ale is - the BA description says it is a "catch all" for ales > 7% abv. So how does this qualify at 6.5%? Maybe it is not bitter enough to be an IPA, but it is damn hoppy. Regardless, it is a nice beer and I rate it on its own merits.
Serving type: growler
02-12-2012 01:51:31 |
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VelvetExtract
Massachusetts
4.98
/5
rDev
+13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A-Pours a supremely hazy honeyed orange color. Head is smaller but leaves popped bubble lacing remnants on the glass. Head is bleach white.
S-A very interesting nose. Very hoppy. Hops are of ripe and juicy melons foremost. This really smells like a ripe melon. Fruity hop derived aromas of other tropical fruits. I even get a distinct aroma of coconuts. Light vanilla and oak too. An extremely unique and complicated nose.
T-This beer is so outstandingly original. Great hoppiness. Grass and herbal hops combine melodically with pine, citrus, melon, and a ton of pineapple. Definitely tastes like coconuts. I taste almonds, too. Smooth, sweet malt and a light oaky finish. Wow, there is just so much to comment on here.
M-The most buttery feel I have ever come across. Medium boded with plenty of carbonation. The feel of this beer is simply perfect.
O/D-I didn't know what to expect from this beer here, but I did have high hopes. This blew me out of the water. This is a beer set from its own unique mold. I love the flavors and the complexity. NEBCO kills it once again. I absolutely love their brews. This is one of my favorites without a doubt.
Serving type: growler
02-04-2012 03:14:34 |
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mikesgroove
South Carolina
3.68
/5
rDev
-16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
golden amber with a thick white frothy head. A nice amount of sediment was visible as was a good deal of carbonation. The retention was excellent and this led to quite a good deal of side glass lace. There was a tremendously hoppy aroma, and this took me a bit by surprise, however I am learning this seems to be the norm from the brewery regardless of the style. There was defiantly a light fruit, peach, pear yeast component to the aroma as well, but the quick crisp citrus hoppiness of it really put it over the top. Such a nice medium body with great carbonation really let the flavors really pop and then linger to let you get the full experience. Very nice bright flavor profile, lots of lemon, and coriander mixed with a pronounced yeast flavor and a very nice light but noticeable bread backing. A slight hint of alcohol but nothing overwhelming and it was actually a nice little extra punch to it.
Serving type: growler
12-04-2011 03:46:37 |
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Arenbeer
Connecticut
3.78
/5
rDev
-13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at New England Tap Takover Prime 16
A- Poured a nice golden orange with not to much of a head other than a 1 finger white layer on top.
S- Strong orange and tropical citrus fruits with a good amount of hops. Slight malts but mostly the fruity notes took over.
T- Wow a very different strong ale. Strong citrus up front, just pure orange and tropical fruits with a nice hop bitterness in there to even things out. Not to much malt presence suprisingly, it's as though they took ghandi bot and up the fruitiness.
M- Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a nice dry finish from the hops.
SkÅL!
Serving type: on-tap
02-20-2011 06:35:18 |
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DNICE555
Connecticut
4.6
/5
rDev
+4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Had the Cask Republic for R Moe Nay's 28th birthday celebration. A nice full golden pint with some generous white head. As I inhale I'm getting some really nice citric hops along with some earthy tones. Almost an herbal like quality reminiscent to an Arizona iced tea. Some very nice pine and citrus hops are hitting my tongue now. The hops really dominate for a strong ale - I love it! A nice dry, crisp mouthfeel that I have grown to love. I loved the way the hops came through in this ale. Very well done. At 6.5 percent I could not imagine this beer to be more drinkable. Awesome brewery doing big things.
Serving type: on-tap
02-10-2011 21:22:56 |
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pjs234
Connecticut
4.58
/5
rDev
+4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
A: Pours a cloudy copper/orange color, producing a nice two finger creamy white head. It had minimal lacing as the beer was consumed.
S: Tons o' hops, very piney... not sure that I have really ever smelled anything like this before, not that this is dramatically different than other beers, but there is something unique to it. Overall, it smells great.
T: Starts off with a nice hop bite, very tangy citrusy taste. It then morphs into a really nice smooth finish, leaving a wonderful after taste in your mouth.
M: Very smooth, almost creamy... good amount of carbonation.
D: This is very drinkable and has a very acceptable ABV of 6.5%. I could drink this all night.
Note: It really is a shame that this beer is only available in bars or growler fills at NEBCO and that it is only brewed once a year. This is a true gem.
Serving type: growler
02-09-2011 04:46:01 |
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modernartblues
Connecticut
4.7
/5
rDev
+7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Growler Into Duvel Tulip
A: golden (what a surprise) with tinges of amber color, nice carbonation and the aggressive pour produced a huge 3" head that took a long time to settle down, plenty of lacing splashed everywhere....beaUtiful
S: hops, hops, and hops- what makes this beer so unique (and craved after by CT BAs) is the unique hop profile. Using exclusively European Hops, Gold Stock has a great aroma that features distinctly earthy notes combined with the pine and citrusy-tangerine-orange notes. The oak chips are prominent in the nose as well, giving the beer a unique note.
T: The malt presence makes itself known with a balanced sweetness that combines deliciously with the boat load of hop flavors that come through. Similar notes to the nose, with the earthy hops giving the beer a unique taste. Oak substitutes for the malt profile, making the beer dry rather than sweet on the back end. Delicious, one of my favorite beers.
M: Good carbonation and the beer seems to be at one with my palate.
D: Higher than high. We are talking Cheech and Chong high here.
I love this beer and plan on filling every growler I own before the brewery shuts down the growler fills on this one. Maybe one day we can bribe Rob and Matt into canning this guy.
Note: They describe this one as a German IPA.
Serving type: growler
01-30-2011 16:02:24 |
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Pahn
New York
4.63
/5
rDev
+5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
64 oz growler that I got at New England Brewing Company earlier today. Poured into a Duvel tulip.
Appearance: Violent-ish pour yields a half inch frothy white head that dissipates steadily leaving puzzle pieces of lacing. Pours a hazy yellow orange and leaves tight streaks of lacing.
Smell: Whoa, huge hop aroma bursts out of the growler after unscrewing the top.
This is one of those "Let's take a trip to the homebrew shop," beers, otherwise known as, "I like to smell/taste the ingredients that went into this," beers. In the glass, smelling the beer is like sticking your head into bag of fresh hops. There's an earthy melon character, along with Cascade citrus, pine, and some harder to pin down notes from the other hops.
Once your nose gets accustomed to the hop assault, it's time to stick your face into a bag of pale malt. New aromas coming out (some pastry dough), but I'm still squarely in the homebrew shop. The smell of this beer is so fresh and potent. With warmth, the hops (tangerine, melon, earth) come back along with the malt and the smell settles into harmonious perfection.
Taste: Up front, the taste is exactly the same as the pale malt in the aroma, proceeding to a piny, citrus bitterness, back to a smooth malty finish. The second sip brings out more of those smooth, earthy, melon-like hop flavors, with just a bit of oak influence coming out in the end. The same great balance and interplay continues throughout the glass.
Honestly, I've never tasted a beer like this. All the flavors/aromas are familiar to me, but never balanced this way and never with such an amazing "farm to table" like ingredient-oriented freshness. As others have mentioned, it really is IPA strength (German) hops, some decent west coast IPA-like bitterness and dryness in the finish, with a huge influence from the pale malt backbone and some great subtle notes from the oak. It's unique, but not gimmicky. It's just a really good idea that surprisingly hasn't been emulated more often.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Really mildly creamy and slightly resinous feel, with a dominating bitterness in the middle and mild dryness at the end.
Drinkability: I don't want to be too hokey or cliched, but this a real beer lover's beer. It's mindboggling to me that craft beer has taken off so successfully in the United States, yet beer that tastes like this is so uncommon. It is excellent. I only hope I can resist drinking the whole 64oz growler tonight.
There isn't much more to say in summary besides further gushing. I can count on two hands the number of beers in the past few years (out of several hundred) I've had that were this unique, and on one hand how many of those unique beers were even close to this good. Given how old this recipe is (about 20 years), it's just astonishing that there aren't more Gold Stock imitators. It goes without saying that I would love to see NEBCO bottle/can this beer.
Serving type: growler
01-26-2011 00:09:47 |
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PicoPapa
Connecticut
4.55
/5
rDev
+3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
64oz growler I picked up 3 days ago from the NEBco. Pours a hazy amber color with a thin head that disappears quickly. Not much lacing. Great aroma. Pine, hops, sweetness, and a hint of tropical fruits (namely pineapple?). There is a lot of flavor here. Nice blend of piney hops, tropical fruits, and a great bitter bite. A bit floral as well. Pretty smooth and easily quaffed. Wasn't sure how well it would keep in my growler. Not a lot of carbonation but there is enough. When I tried the plastic sample cup at the brewery I couldn't believe how tasty it was. Now I'm really glad I paid $10 for a growler. Such a deal. Outstanding beer.
Serving type: growler
01-25-2011 05:17:23 |
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ShogoKawada
Rhode Island
4.53
/5
rDev
+3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
64oz growler thanks to Mr. ubufan2112, I owe ya for this one.
Poured into Firestone Walker pint glass.
A- Hazy gold/brown, dull in low light and vibrant with some light behind it. 1cm dense head settles into a dense outer ring of bubbles on the pint glass.
S- Pine sap comes off the top.
T- Bitter, earthy, herbal hops. A fantastic crispness that I was not expecting. Almost refreshing. Pale malt balances the earthy bitterness fantastically. The hops come on as bitter and earthy, also grassy and a bit spicy.
M- Great carbonation, balance, body, I am floored. 5 of 5.
D- High. One of the most unique beers I've ever had- they don't make 'em like this. A strong 6.5% ale that kicks ass- I need more!
Serving type: growler
01-25-2011 01:12:04 |
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Thorpe429
Illinois
4.38
/5
rDev
-0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Big thanks to woosterbill for this one. Reviewed from notes.
Pours a nice, deep golden color with a good white head. Nose brings some really strong earthy, herbal, and lightly-citric hops. Really, really nice. Taste is along the same lines with a bit of earthy and floral characteristics plus a good deal of pine and some slight citrus. This is a cacophony of hops without any one type really dominating. Slight bready notes. Great bitterness levels and a bit dry. I was not at all impressed with Sea Hag, but this showed me that when they try, NEBC can really bring the hop attack.
Serving type: growler
10-29-2010 02:16:03 |
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MasterSki
Illinois
4.13
/5
rDev
-5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Aliza for sending a growler of this to the Chicago crew - split with Joe, Dave, Justin, and Matt. Served in a stange-like Dogfish pint glass.
A - Not sure when this was filled, but a nice hiss erupted when we turned the cap. Pours with a few fingers of off-white foam that dissipates to a thick cap and some spotty lacing. The body is a transparent coppery orange color. Really nice looking beer!
S - Spicy noble hops, lots of pine, and maybe a touch of soapiness. The profile is reminiscent of the Mikkeller German IPA I had recently. A bit of hop fade has set in during the six weeks since this was released, but it's not overly apparent. Malt backbone is one of toffeed apple.
T - The taste evokes a nice hoppy altbier. There's some fruitiness, with some bread and yeast, and light caramel notes. The hop character is more in the periphery, as these German hops just don't seem to have the ferocity of American ones. The finish is surprisingly clean, and the alcohol is not apparent at all. Probably more of a 3.75 here, but I'm feeling generous.
M - Soft, smooth, lower carbonation. Very clean finish with a bit of light stickiness. Body is medium, and sufficient for a 6.5% brew.
D - This was not what I expected, but it was super easy to drink. I suspect it was better a few weeks ago when the hop character was more intense. I'll give another spin sometime down the road.
Serving type: growler
04-23-2010 15:23:32 |
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Patrick
Massachusetts
4.38
/5
rDev
-0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Pabs311 for this growler.
A: Pours an almost clear amber/gold color with a one finger eggshell colored head that leaves behind some spotty lacing. Looks pretty good.
S: I can pick up very minor amounts of grapefruit and orange on the nose but mostly there is a soft bready backbone with some honey like sweetness.
T: Definitely lots of orange and tangerine peel up front with some biscuity malt behind it. The middle has more lingering citrus, and at the end it turns to lots of pine and hints of honey. Very tasty.
M: Dry, crisp, well carbonated, medium bodied.
D: Fantastic beer, glad I got to try this. I'll have no problem polishing of the growler.
Serving type: growler
03-24-2010 23:20:46 |
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ManVersusBeer
Massachusetts
4.43
/5
rDev
+0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
New England Brewing Company is doing some good stuff. This old school recipe pours out into a cloudy orange and gold. Solid white foam head that settles and laces nicely on the pint glass.
Smells a lot like delicious hops. That's probably because of the massive amount of different hops that went into this beer. There is a slight sweet aroma of bread as well.
Tastes hoppy and citrusy right away. Flavors of orange peel and musty hops meld well together. Then comes the sweet malt and buttery biscuit hints to balance while the pine hits the back end of the throat.
This is a smooth easy drinking beer and the carbonation is present and hits the tongue, but is still mild. Quite possible that I finish this whole growler right now. I probably should have purchased two.
Drink it. It's good.
Update 2011 if I may. Picked up another growler. I'm updating my score as well. It is better than I remember before. I could easily drink this every day. A fantastic aroma of an array of citrus hops with a basket of oranges in the taste while being more drinkable than any beer should be.
Serving type: growler
03-18-2010 23:12:56 |
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Gambrinus1184
Connecticut
3.93
/5
rDev
-10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served on-tap at Delaney's Tap Room in New Haven, Conn.
A: Poured a golden yellow, rusty amber color with a thin veil of white foam and moderate carbonation. Brew left a bit of sticky lace on the glass as well.
S: Smells good and hoppy, with complex floral and fruity ale notes mixed in with the pine and grapefruit acidity which dominates the nose.
T: Flavor holds a complex blend of rich buttery malts and strong, fruity esters coupled with an alcoholic sting and lush citrus hop profile. The brew is slightly astringent and the finish a nice, slick oily citrus hop flavor. Quite tasty, if not a little rough around the edges. Some decent complex malt bitterness is present as well, as it isn't just a big hop bomb.
M: Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with a slick hoppy residue and a moderately crisp, fruity ale character.
D: One of those notorious "is it an IPA" strong ale cases for me; the saving grace is the complex ale fruitiness that maintains around the citrus hop notes and alcohol presence. At 6.5% ABV and with a palate as sharp as the Gold Stock presents with, it could be good to split a growler of and move along. All in all another good local brew from NEB.
Serving type: on-tap
03-16-2010 04:12:42 |
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xanok
Massachusetts
4.38
/5
rDev
-0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I was surprised to see this on tap at Eli Cannons in Middletown. Lately they haven't had anything desirable.
A-Pours a hazy, somewhat transparent golden/orange color. Had about a finger of white head. Nice, sticky lacing.
S-Smells of piney hops and earth. Hints of malt and citrus but really a faint aroma overall.
T-Tastes of earthy and floral hops. Good malt backbone, but hops are the focus here. Very light and smooth. Finishes nicely bitter and a little bit dry.
M-Lower side of a medium body. I've noticed a lot of beers seem to have less body when drinking here, not sure why. Carb is medium but noticeable.
D-Low abv for this style makes it dangerously drinkable.. Very smooth overall.
This is another excellent offering from NEB. Between this and stout trooper, I think I'm in love.
Serving type: on-tap
03-12-2010 21:04:58 |
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