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I like them compared to the reviews from others. Not that I&#8217;m a great reviewer because I&#8217;m not. My palate is still developing and sometimes, I get lazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Screen Shot 2012 06 20 at 7 48 59 AM\"  width=\"600\"  height=\"558\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Screen-Shot-2012-06-20-at-7.48.59-AM.png\" ><\/p>\n<p>Most reviews on RateBeer are 1-2 sentences and it&#8217;s hard to find just the Taste or Smell notes from each. So, I put together a template that I use when writing each review. 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