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Anti-Freeze
Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
- From:
- Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 10.87%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 10, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 10
Malt forward, full bodied, deep red, with just enough hop balance. Inspired by some of our favorite English Olde Ales. Brewed a bit strong for sustenance and warmth on those cold winter nights.
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Ratings by mfigueroa713:
Reviewed by mfigueroa713 from Texas
3.86/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.86/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a beautiful deep caramel color and delivers on off white 2 inches of head. Head does not hold very long but the carbonation is near perfect for this style. Smell does not reveal much character. Taste is rich and sweet with a hops after note. The hops don't really come through until the swallow is aerated. This beer is a sweet malty beer with a hint of maybe coffee? Alcohol will sneak up on the drinker at a near 7 percent.
Great winter weather beer.
Jan 21, 2012Great winter weather beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by EMH73 from New York
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
ad on tap. Poured a clear reddish brown with a fairly well retained half inch head that left very little lacing. Smells of sweet malts, dark fruits and toffee. Tastes of sweet, lightly roasted malts, raisins, figs, dark cherries, toffee, a hint of chocolate and a mildly bitter hop presence on the finish. Light to medium bodied, lightly carbonated, slightly watery mouth feel. Seeing that the availability on this beer is winter, I wonder just how old it is.
Jul 08, 2018Reviewed by atr2605 from New York
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-pours a deep reddish amber color with an off white head with decent retention
S-raisins, dark fruit, dried cherries
T-roasted malt, raisins, biscuit, hops providing nice balance and a bit of earthiness
M-mediumed bodied and smooth
O-smooth malty beer, that has a decent complexity with high drinkability. I would seek it out again
Jan 01, 2017S-raisins, dark fruit, dried cherries
T-roasted malt, raisins, biscuit, hops providing nice balance and a bit of earthiness
M-mediumed bodied and smooth
O-smooth malty beer, that has a decent complexity with high drinkability. I would seek it out again
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is clear but very dark brownish red in color (close to being black when viewed from afar) with a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high beige head that died down, leaving a few specks of bubbles on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of dark malts and raisins are present in the nose along with some hints of roasted malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of dark malts (with a bit of roast) and fruity flavors of raisins and dates. Although only slight amounts of bitterness are perceptible, there are enough underlying hops to mask any sweetness.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied on the palate and is very malty with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice beer for a cold winter night, but it's not that heavy so you can still knock back a few of these in a single sitting.
Serving type: growler
Dec 31, 2016S: Light to moderate aromas of dark malts and raisins are present in the nose along with some hints of roasted malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of dark malts (with a bit of roast) and fruity flavors of raisins and dates. Although only slight amounts of bitterness are perceptible, there are enough underlying hops to mask any sweetness.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied on the palate and is very malty with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice beer for a cold winter night, but it's not that heavy so you can still knock back a few of these in a single sitting.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.32/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY.
This one pours a fairly nice-looking dark amber color, with a small foamy head, and a little bit of lacing.
This one smells like sweet honey-like grain, raisins, dark cherries, chocolate, and roasted malt. Smells really inviting and warm.
This is a really nice surprise, it's incredibly well done. It's very full bodied and rich for the ABV, with silky caramel and toffee flavors, some raisins and dark cherries, a bit of chocolate and roasted malt, and a very pleasant sweetness. The beer keeps from being too sweet with the nice bitterness from the chocolate and roast flavors.
This is medium bodied, with a rich and creamy mouthfeel, and a normal level of carbonation for the style.
I didn't think an Old Ale of this low-ish strength could be this good, but Anti-Freeze disproved me on that notion. I really enjoyed this one.
Jan 27, 2016This one pours a fairly nice-looking dark amber color, with a small foamy head, and a little bit of lacing.
This one smells like sweet honey-like grain, raisins, dark cherries, chocolate, and roasted malt. Smells really inviting and warm.
This is a really nice surprise, it's incredibly well done. It's very full bodied and rich for the ABV, with silky caramel and toffee flavors, some raisins and dark cherries, a bit of chocolate and roasted malt, and a very pleasant sweetness. The beer keeps from being too sweet with the nice bitterness from the chocolate and roast flavors.
This is medium bodied, with a rich and creamy mouthfeel, and a normal level of carbonation for the style.
I didn't think an Old Ale of this low-ish strength could be this good, but Anti-Freeze disproved me on that notion. I really enjoyed this one.
Anti-Freeze from Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
53 ratings
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