Davidson Brother Brewery
Glens Falls, NY
Sat. 9/11/04, 7pm
Dining al fresco on a pleasant evening enjoying live music.
House Brews:
Summer Wheat
Golden
Brown
Irish Red (B)
IPA (J)
Smoked Porter (J)
Oatmeal Stout
Scotch Ale (not avail)
Irish Red: Deep auburn color. Fast-fading head. Very malty aroma - no hops evident in first sniff. There are hops, slightly fewer than customary in an Irish Red, but they balance decently with the malts. Body is decidedly thin - Mr. Beer Style. This beer is refreshing, with a mostly good mouthfeel. There is no discernible aftertaste - with more hops, this could be a pleasant tingle. Bottom line - pretty decent but there is room for improvement. There are more hops apparent as the beer warms up - the rating was amended by .1 to note this (from 8.1 to 8.2). 8.2
Smoked Porter: Nice creamy head. Good chocolate/black color. Unfortunately, the taste doesn't match the appearance. Until the aftertaste, it tastes slightly like carbonated water. As it's going down the hatch, there's some malt taste. The body isn't that different from seltzer water either. Oh well. 7.4
IPA: Light copper color. Minimal head. Not as hoppy as the Hop Devil/Tupper's style of IPA, but there are definitely hops in this beer. The malts show up more than in many IPAs. The body is a little thin, but it's definitely better than the porter. Not a bad effort, although I've had better. 8.0
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