Oliver's Coventry Cream Ale
Pratt Street Ale House

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From:
Pratt Street Ale House
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Cream Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 15.76%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 10, 2018
Added:
Jun 29, 2009
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by Noooddle:
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Rated by Noooddle from Washington

3.53/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

May 26, 2016
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Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

3.22/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Nitro-can serving.

It looks great - all nitro beers do. And surprisingly, the aroma doesn't suffer. Sure, it's a bit timid, but it's also very nuanced - notes of caramel, pumpernickel bread, vanilla cream, and even stone fruit twinges appear. The flavor profile seems to be weaker than what the nose suggested, sadly. Initial notes of toffee, caramel, and bread dominate, allowing touches of cream to show up near the back end. It suffers from the same foibles of many ESBs - the toffee qualities are too overpowering and detrimental to the general balance. Nitro actually aids the mouthfeel: it may be flat and a touch watery, but it's also dry enough to quell some of the overpowering burnt bread notes. Still, this one is pretty ho-hum in general. I don't need to have it again.

3.22/5: Not bad, but not my fave
Feb 10, 2018
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Reviewed by DuaneL from Delaware

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is , hands down, a fabulous beer for anyone who loves cream ales and ESB's. We bought the last four cans of Nitro at State Line today, who said it is "unavailable" any more. Yikes, I hope it will be coming back soon! Beautiful dark golden brown with LOTS of creamy, creamy head and a unique, pronounced sweet and malty aroma. Why don't more folks write this up? Why is this an unknown beer?
Mar 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hockey_Fan from Maryland

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by MGibbons from Maryland

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.21 by eluvah from New York

Oct 18, 2016
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Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland

4.07/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
This pours a deep rust color with plenty of sediment. The niro really helps the head at least be respectable. Nose features broad caramel malt and a touch of yeast. This is maltier than I expect for a cream ale, which at least makes it different. The texture is approprioately silky smooth and rich with proteins. Some hop flavor in the latter stage of the sip. A little darker and more assertive than typical of the style but interesting.
Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by rfgetz from New Jersey

Aug 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by MarvinSnyder from West Virginia

Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by axxe from New York

Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by Dur921 from Maryland

Feb 24, 2016
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Rated by bubseymour from Maryland

4.07/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Had on nitro at the pub. A little flat on flavor and a touch bitter in finish. Still solid but I've had better cream ales.
Dec 29, 2015
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Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland

4.04/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on nitro at Ocean Odyssey in their 25oz mug. Lovely slow cascade thanks to nitro, but beautiful Amber with bright garnet highlights to light...thanks to brewer. Decent nose with some hints of light roasted malt and biscuit. Taste really comes out as it warms to Brit pub style pour. Have read other reviews and understand...but I really thought this was like the ESB's I'd had at Fullers and Ram.
Overall, I really think they hit the mark.
Aug 07, 2015
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Rated by Therealfootball from Maryland

4.34/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
It was good, but not the best. Smooth.
Jul 14, 2015
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Rated by Klebe from Maryland

4.02/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nitro pour at Park Tavern in Sev Pk MD. Had several in fact.
Mar 24, 2015
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Reviewed by Jeffreysan from Virginia

4.52/5  rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Draft, at the Pratt Street Ale House, Baltimore poured into a goblet

Appearance: Pours a beautiful, golden amber color with reddish highlights and a full finger of creamy white-colored head that lasted forever and completely covered the top of the beer.

Aroma: Not much in the aroma at all, but I do get faint notes of toasted malt and caramel, but only faint ones at that, and nothing else.

Taste: What the beer lacks in aroma, it more than makes up for in flavor. There’s lots of toasted malt up front, imparting notes of biscuits, oyster crackers and sourdough bread, followed by some honey, brown sugar and caramel-like sweetness, as well as some pronounced flavors of black pepper, a touch of coriander, and finally, some subtle, grassy, piney hops. Delicious!

Mouthfeel: Slightly chewy and extremely smooth and creamy. With an ABV of 6.0%, there is no alcohol on the palate.

Overall: This is such an excellent, excellent beer! Fans of Boddingtons, Old Speckled Hen and English bitters and milds will love this beer!
Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Erndogg from Pennsylvania

Dec 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.6 by aucbai from Alabama

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.76 by jordanian2 from Maryland

Oct 26, 2014
Oliver's Coventry Cream Ale from Pratt Street Ale House
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 37 ratings