Blood of the Unicorn
Pipeworks Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating|
Score
7.22
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In this epic battle, the Blood of the Unicorn has been shed by the sword of the deadly assassin of the east. One sip of this aggressively hopped red ale clearly reveals what drives these, the greatest of, hop heads of lore. Is this the end of the mythical horned horse? Or will he rise like the phoenix to fight another day?
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
US pint can thanks to Stuu666. Pours hazy red-brown with a thin white head. Aromas of pine, brown bread, toffee. Taste is woody, toffee, caramel. Gnarly but nice.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2017
at 07:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - cloudy amber brown. Nose - grapefruit, overripe. Brown bread. Taste - brown bread again. Grapes, canteloupe melon, burnt brown bread finish. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a long dry burnt finish. Overall - a lot of body for an amber ale. Should probably be in a different category, maybe brown ale, esb or something else.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2017
at 07:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can @ Anti-carnaval Tasting. Hazy reddish color, average sized off-white head. Aroma is malts, hops, very nice fresh fruity hoppiness. Taste malts, hops, again fresh and fruity, hop and light hop bitter. Medium body and carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Blood of the Unicorn on 11 Sep 2015 at 14:56 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Sampled from bottle @ Hey Julien is back and Dean’s floor is moist tasting. Clear amber color, medium sized off-white to beige head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is malts, sticky resinous hops. Taste malts, hops, sticky resin, quite bitter. Medium body and carbonation. Typical US hoppy imperial amber ale. I like it.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 12:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @ anti-carnaval tasting. Clear amber to ruby colour with a small off-white head. Smells hops, fruity, fresh, nice. Tastes hops, bitter, fresh, fruity. Dry mouthfeel, soft to medium carbo.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 12:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can shared by Pilsnertest. Pours reddish amber with a dirt white head. Malty, bready smell with a bit of hoppy pine. Grapefruit and pine taste upfront before ending with a malty, biscuity finish and some light piney bitterness. Overall pretty nice and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 11:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
473ml can from Beergium. Canned 11/2/16. Pours deep dark reddish orange with a smooth head. Aroma of berries, caramely malts, hints of grass and citrus. Taste has notes of juicy berries, sweetish caramely malts, hints of herbal hops, grass and earthiness. Finish is smooth, hoppy, earthy and slightly sweet with some berries, herbal notes, pine and resin. Quite a lot of berries here.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 06:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50 cl can @ lusikka, canned 2.11.2016
Aroma is mildish with some resiny tones and sweet malt. Flavour has some sweetish malt, fruity hops and minerals. Also mild berry notes. Decent but nothing special.
Aroma is mildish with some resiny tones and sweet malt. Flavour has some sweetish malt, fruity hops and minerals. Also mild berry notes. Decent but nothing special.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2017
at 06:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Cotteridge Wines; clear rich copper red pour with a bubbly magnolia head, aroma has grapefruit along with some red fruits and caramel, taste has caramel, some bitter grapefruit, brown bread, sweet jammy red fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2017
at 08:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at Himmeriget. It pours red - amber with a thick yellow - beige head. The aroma is rich, bitter - sweet, jammy, pine, resinous, oily, toffee, orange, grapefruit and all-bran. The taste is dry, bitter, pine, resin, wood, orange peel, grapefruit, brown bread, mild astringency, toffee and light spice with a dry, resinous finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Good for style. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2017
at 07:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, 6.5%. Clear brown with medium beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, rye, little bread, toasted, hop and grapefruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, little bread, medium sweet, grapefruit, hop, rye and medium bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2017
at 13:04