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NEW OLD LOMPOC PROLETARIATWell balanced copper-hazed delight with tingly hop-spiced bittering countering barley-roasted caramel malting and candied apple sweetness. By midst, cinnamon-baked apple influence overrides peach-pear-orange fruiting as well as cocoa, tea, and honeysuckle illusions.

Rating: 3.5

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HOPPIN' FROG OUTTA KILTERLikable brown-sugared caramel-malted butterscotch sweetness and cotton-candied red apple follow-up reach tangy orange-tangerine theme that brightens zesty medium body. Toasted almond illusion trails peat-y rye spine.

Rating: 2.5

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Sampled from breweries in Ireland and Holland without finding severe disparity (though Heineken’s version exudes firmer body), this thin eggshell-headed malt-scented blue collar fodder has overly familiar dry barley inefficiency and barest wood tones leading to mildly soured citric finish. Needs bitterer hop spice.

Rating: 2.5

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SARANAC IRISH REDAromatic caramel-toffee sweetness disrupted by faded floral hop astringency that delicately fizzles out. Abbreviated toasted graining, muted mocha wisp, and blah orange-apple-peach tang barely inform ill-defined metallic finish.

Rating: 3

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Sweet cereal-grained marzipan-caramel confluence seduces tangy cherry-apple-orange muting of clear amber moderation. But wet-papered cardboard-like wheat backbone crumbles.

Rating: 4

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Heavily carbonated rust-toned beige-headed ale brings sweet barleywine spirit to creamy malt extract and rich milky sinew, preserving multi-dimensional vibrancy. Perfume-wafted clove spicing fortifies delicate burgundy finish. Compare favorably to dark German Wheat Ales.

Rating: 3

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Pale, rust-hued, Band-Aid-scented ale gains bittersweet fruitiness as malted barley follow-through heightens. Artesian water allows for clean, crisp finish while slight nutmeg spiciness provides light holiday ale essence.

Rating: 4

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Billowy beige-headed auburn-hued fruit-scented Alaskan incisively spice-hopped and sharply grained; reminiscent of mildly bitter red ale. Deceivingly strong, despite watery auspices, gaining creamy malt richness and slim orange tang mid-palate.

Rating: 3

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Brown sugared rye malts and honeyed tea illusions adorn auburn-hued medium body to earthen peat bottom. Roasted nut midst coarsens dry orange, cherry, and red apple tuft as well as sweet tobacco hint.

Rating: 2.5

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Dark amber hue opposes weakly spiced fizz-hop lightness to malt-sweetened center, becoming oily by unbalanced fruit-less finish.

Rating: 3

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Light-bodied chestnut-hued brown ale brings candied sugar malt waft to toasted barley efficiency, nutty chocolate fizz, and raisin-date sweetness juxtaposing roasted coffee signature. Tamped down hop dryness secures earthy wheat backbone but phenol astringency shrivels mocha finish.

Rating: 2.5

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Eye-squinting oaken cherry tartness and tangy orange pith souring give ultra-dry copper-hazed Flemish-like red ale blunt acidity beleaguering ester-y white grape parch, green apple acridity, and dehydrated fig recess. Funky earthen grains secure soft-tongued grassy-hopped citron prickle.

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