Stillwater/Oliver Channel Crossing #2
Pratt Street Ale House
- From:
- Pratt Street Ale House
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 7.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 12, 2012
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by DefenCorps:
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
3.21/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.21/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Max's. Described as a Belgian/English Brown Ale, I was rather intrigued.
Brown with light brown highlights, there's an off-white head with excellent retention and lacing. Truly gorgeous. The nose has plenty of English hop character, leafy and wet twig-like, with light sweetness and nutty, caramel and toffee characteristics. The palate opens with a pretty big English hop character, bitter and very earthy and leafy. Moderately sweet with caramel, toffee and nutty, the sweetness grows on the finish along with a hop character that again, has that leafy character. The combination is mildly Splenda-like, especially on the finish. Medium-light in body with medium-high in carbonation, the finish is drying and mildly artificial. Decent.
Oct 14, 2010Brown with light brown highlights, there's an off-white head with excellent retention and lacing. Truly gorgeous. The nose has plenty of English hop character, leafy and wet twig-like, with light sweetness and nutty, caramel and toffee characteristics. The palate opens with a pretty big English hop character, bitter and very earthy and leafy. Moderately sweet with caramel, toffee and nutty, the sweetness grows on the finish along with a hop character that again, has that leafy character. The combination is mildly Splenda-like, especially on the finish. Medium-light in body with medium-high in carbonation, the finish is drying and mildly artificial. Decent.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by thain709 from Pennsylvania
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On French Oak
A - Served with a darker brown body with some nice ruby highlights...the head was tan and bubbly...it settled to a ring and had some decent lacing
S - There was a bit of a Belgian yeast funk going on...I picked up earthy tones from the hops and malts...the malts also presented themselves as slighty roasted
T - Again, there was that funk coming from the yeast strain...I would have liked more yeast flavor instead of that Saison-like funk...the malts...brown ale part of the beer...shined through in the middle...they gave off a nice chocolate flavor which was rolled off the palate nicely...the earthy flavors from the hops combine with the roasted malt to finish the beer
M - Medium bodied...the finish was earthy and roasted which coated the palate nicely
D - I wasn't picking up any oakiness from the firkin...I wasn't a fan of the saison-like funk I was picking up...but the chocoalte finish and earthy hop finish was the best part of the beer
Nov 13, 2010A - Served with a darker brown body with some nice ruby highlights...the head was tan and bubbly...it settled to a ring and had some decent lacing
S - There was a bit of a Belgian yeast funk going on...I picked up earthy tones from the hops and malts...the malts also presented themselves as slighty roasted
T - Again, there was that funk coming from the yeast strain...I would have liked more yeast flavor instead of that Saison-like funk...the malts...brown ale part of the beer...shined through in the middle...they gave off a nice chocolate flavor which was rolled off the palate nicely...the earthy flavors from the hops combine with the roasted malt to finish the beer
M - Medium bodied...the finish was earthy and roasted which coated the palate nicely
D - I wasn't picking up any oakiness from the firkin...I wasn't a fan of the saison-like funk I was picking up...but the chocoalte finish and earthy hop finish was the best part of the beer
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
3.63/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
From 10/22/10 notes. Had on tap at the Big Hunt in Washington, DC.
a - Pours a dark brown color with 2 inches of tan head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of roasted malts, caramel malts, chocolate, cream, and some fruity hops.
t - Tastes is similiar to the smell, but the chocolate comes out a lot more in the taste. Also some bitter hops, cream/vanilla, roasted malts, and caramel malts.
m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very smooth and creamy; I really like the mouthfeel on this one.
d - A decent, above average dark ale. I haven't had Channel Crossing #1 yet and was hoping they would have that to try with it but no dice. Some nice hops and malts in the smell, would give another shot.
Oct 26, 2010a - Pours a dark brown color with 2 inches of tan head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of roasted malts, caramel malts, chocolate, cream, and some fruity hops.
t - Tastes is similiar to the smell, but the chocolate comes out a lot more in the taste. Also some bitter hops, cream/vanilla, roasted malts, and caramel malts.
m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very smooth and creamy; I really like the mouthfeel on this one.
d - A decent, above average dark ale. I haven't had Channel Crossing #1 yet and was hoping they would have that to try with it but no dice. Some nice hops and malts in the smell, would give another shot.
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