T-Bird
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company

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From:
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 8.2%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
17
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 09, 2016
Added:
Nov 01, 2015
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
Long summer days spent laboring over the vines are but a fleeting memory in the minds of the hard working hop farmer. The harvest is now upon us and we have brewed a Pale Ale to commemorate this great season. T-Bird is a harmonious blend of proprietary and fresh Ohio-grown hops giving its medium malt body a splash of earthy, spicy notes with an essence of lime and pear. T-Bird Harvest Ale is the fruit of the summer's labor. crack open a can and enjoy the Harvest.
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Ratings by chrismattlin:
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Rated by chrismattlin from Ohio

3.8/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Nov 10, 2015
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.63/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is slightly hazy dark orange amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a half finger high off white head that died down, but left a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose—limes seem to stand out in particular.
T: The taste has flavors of spicy and lime hops along with underlying hints of caramel malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The taste of this beer has a good balance between the malts and hops. The aromas and flavors of the hops were a little interesting, given that they are proprietary and Ohio-grown.

Serving type: can
Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.49 by juicebox from Kentucky

May 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by BPMeyer27 from Ohio

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by StoutSnob40 from California

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by jonaspb from Ohio

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.63 by stickydankhop from Ohio

Dec 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.08 by Jakethesnake503 from Indiana

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Nov 24, 2015
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Reviewed by SINKTIPS_N_SUDS from Ohio

4.03/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a pretty damn good APA. Dank notes and some mild malts occupy the smell. Taste follows with dankiness and hops and a great mild bitterness. I would drink this a lot if it was available more redily.
Nov 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by Rice_Nate_25 from Ohio

Nov 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by norinco from Ohio

Nov 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by Kevin72 from Kentucky

Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by PrendUnVerreDeBiere from Kentucky

Nov 09, 2015
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.71/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aroma is very dank, with underlying grapefruit and pine, but that cannabis dominates.

Flavor is fairly sweet and malty initially. Mid palate, I get the pear notes mentioned on the can, along with some citrus sourness. The finish is moderately bitter and a bit banal. There's a harshness that lingers.
Nov 07, 2015
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Reviewed by zdk9 from Ohio

3.54/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Limited Release Can Series "Hop Harvest Ale" brewed with Ohio grown hops:

A- Pours a cloudy light orange. A finger of very fine bubbled head on the surface, and decent polka dot lacing on the sides.

S- Not a super strong aroma, but some hops in there- fresh cut grass and lime zest.

T- More full tasting with hops taking the forefront. Citrus zest- especially lime and grapefruit pith. Water cracker undertones.

M- Lots of bitterness all around the mouth, and lingering for a while on the backsides of the tongue.

O- A good hop flavor- though maybe could use some extra malt backbone to round it out a bit more. Nothing earth shattering about this one, but I would drink another.
Nov 01, 2015
T-Bird from Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 17 ratings