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Grinnin' Grizzly
Appalachian Brewing Company
- From:
- Appalachian Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 16.34%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 29, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 13, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 6
This amber ale is dosed with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and fresh orange zest. It is well balanced with low hop flavor and nice hint of the spices in the finish. This spiced ale is not overbearing; rather it is smooth and very drinkable.
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Ratings by NeroFiddled:
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.94/5 rDev +11%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +11%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at The Grey Lodge. I initially thought that it must have been served in a dirty pint glass, but after looking at the other revies here there's apparantly little head retention to this one. It did have a nice, soft carbonation to it - which was nice, and worked well for the style - but that should still have been enough to conjure up a small head! Anyway, the aroma was nice. I didn't find it too spicy at all. Soft maltiness. Well blended I though. And the flavor followed suit. Round, soft, gently spicy. Nice edge of caramel. Smooth. Restrained bitterness. Caramelish malt and light spice linger in the finish. Worth trying.
Dec 02, 2006More User Ratings:
Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
1.43/5 rDev -59.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
1.43/5 rDev -59.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Nasty spice bomb
Oct 29, 2020Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.59/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 22 oz. bottle. Has a dark brown color with some amber hues and a 1/2 inch head. Smell is strong of spices, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon stand out. Taste is also heavily spiced, some malts, flavorful, but maybe a bit over spiced. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.
Jun 26, 2015
Grinnin' Grizzly from Appalachian Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
89 ratings
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