Monday, April 27, 2009

Fat Tire Amber Ale (Clone) Score Sheet

Taster: Mark Blaszczyk

Name of Beer: Fat Tire Amber Ale (clone)

Type: Amber

Brewery: Sunday Brewing Co.

Date: 4/25/09



Basic Scoring:
_7_ Presentation (10) - Observe the head, the consistency, the color, the clarity, the aroma…
_12_ Taste (20) - Use terms like fruity, dry, smooth, metallic, yeasty, alcoholic to help score.
_7_ Body (10) - Was this beer creamy, bubbly, hearty, thick or thin? Was it a good temperature? Was the 'mouthfeel' good(+) or bad(-)? Why?
_4_ Drinkability (5) - When finished, did you want to go out an get a six pack (+) or dump the rest of the bottle (-)?
_2_ Empty Glass Factor (5) - A trace of the ring in the glass (+) A very clean glass (-). The best beers leave a nice ring of foam. Drinking from the bottle scores a 2.

BASIC SCORE (50) __32__

Alternate Scoring:
_8_ Aroma (12) - Comment on malt, hops, esters, and other aromatics.
_2_ Appearance (3) - Comment on color, clarity, and head (retention, color, and texture)
_12_ Flavor (20) - Comment on malt, hops, fermentation characteristics, balance, finish/aftertaste, and other characteristics
_3_ Mouthfeel (5) - Comment on body, carbonation, warmth, creaminess, tartness, bitterness and other palate sensations
_6_ Overall Impression (10) - Comment on overall drinking pleasure associated with this beer and give suggestions for improvement

ALTERNATE SCORE (50) __31__

TOTAL SCORE (100) __63__ = VERY GOOD

KEY:
Outstanding (84-100)
Excellent: (68-83)
Very Good: (52-67)
Good: (36-51)
Fair: (20-35)
Poor: (0-19)

Comments: I think this beer went pretty well with only a few mistakes. The overall taste is great. The color seems a bit dark due to steeping the grains at too high of a temperature. Also, some bottles may have been over carbonated. The head is nice during the inital pour, but it does not leave a ring around the glass. I will try tweaking this recipie a little next time it is brewed, but overall, it is a pretty decent beer!

1 comment:

  1. Taster: Joe Eble

    Name of Beer: Fat Tire Amber Ale (clone)

    Type: Amber

    Brewery: Sunday Brewing Co.

    Date: 4/25/09



    Basic Scoring:
    _7 _ Presentation (10) - Observe the head, the consistency, the color, the clarity, the aroma…
    _11_ Taste (20) - Use terms like fruity, dry, smooth, metallic, yeasty, alcoholic to help score.
    _6_ Body (10) - Was this beer creamy, bubbly, hearty, thick or thin? Was it a good temperature? Was the 'mouthfeel' good(+) or bad(-)? Why?
    _4_ Drinkability (5) - When finished, did you want to go out an get a six pack (+) or dump the rest of the bottle (-)?
    _2_ Empty Glass Factor (5) - A trace of the ring in the glass (+) A very clean glass (-). The best beers leave a nice ring of foam. Drinking from the bottle scores a 2.

    BASIC SCORE (50) __30__

    Alternate Scoring:
    _7_ Aroma (12) - Comment on malt, hops, esters, and other aromatics.
    _3_ Appearance (3) - Comment on color, clarity, and head (retention, color, and texture)
    _11_ Flavor (20) - Comment on malt, hops, fermentation characteristics, balance, finish/aftertaste, and other characteristics
    _3_ Mouthfeel (5) - Comment on body, carbonation, warmth, creaminess, tartness, bitterness and other palate sensations
    _5_ Overall Impression (10) - Comment on overall drinking pleasure associated with this beer and give suggestions for improvement

    ALTERNATE SCORE (50) __29__

    TOTAL SCORE (100) __59__ = VERY GOOD

    KEY:
    Outstanding (84-100)
    Excellent: (68-83)
    Very Good: (52-67)
    Good: (36-51)
    Fair: (20-35)
    Poor: (0-19)

    Comments: The thing I like about this beer is that it does not leave a "bad taste." However, I think it might be just a tad weak in the overall taste department. The beer seemed like it was "almost there" in terms have having excellent taste. But that is better then having a horrible taste altogether and not wanting to drink it ever again. The one thing i remember about it was that it almost tasted like a New Castle Brown Ale.

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