Love Of The Damned
Adroit Theory Brewing Company in Purcellville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.24
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
a: light brown coloured body | thinnish fast-dying tan head
a: smoked grain | maple syrup | earthy malts
f: bright toffee | tobacco | raisins
t: grapes | light chocolate | vanilla finish
o: robust sugars | super polished (after these years!) | great complexity (despite the age!)
650 mL bottle | Total Wine: Alexandria (when there was only one), Virginia | 22-November-2016 | US$11,99 | bottle #763 of 800 | ghost 489 | sampled: 25 & 26 November 2025, just over NINE years after purchase!!!
a: smoked grain | maple syrup | earthy malts
f: bright toffee | tobacco | raisins
t: grapes | light chocolate | vanilla finish
o: robust sugars | super polished (after these years!) | great complexity (despite the age!)
650 mL bottle | Total Wine: Alexandria (when there was only one), Virginia | 22-November-2016 | US$11,99 | bottle #763 of 800 | ghost 489 | sampled: 25 & 26 November 2025, just over NINE years after purchase!!!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 26 Nov 2025
at 21:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Strong fresh split wood, subtle elderberry. Cloudy rust, medium tan head, nice lace. Malty wood, caramel, elderberry, Medium to full body, easy carbonation. Bourbon-esque. Really beautifully crafted.
Tried
on 21 May 2017
at 20:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at GABF 10/08/2016, thanks to my sis for assistance with note-taking. Reddish-gold color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Strings of lace. Aroma of grape must, malt and spice. Medium to full body with flavors of earthy malt, vine fruit, spice and caramel. The finish is earthy and malty with a red grape aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2016
at 22:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
$9.49 bomber (#2321/3000) from Wine Warehouse. Pours a pretty burnt-orange with an orange-beige head. Aroma of earthy mushrooms, grape must, rotting wood. Flavor is earthy - I swear there tastes like some wild (yet edible) mushrooms in there, with a hearty bitter booze bite immediately thereafter. Grains, grasses, and twig broth underneath. Not my favorite.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 21:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pretty nice for style. Some old malt anf oaky vibes. Pours maroon without much head or lacing. Some caramel. Good raw cereal aroma. Some plum. Good stuff. Tap at Beltway.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2016
at 20:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Enjoyed at gabf 2014. It pours with a deep copper body that has a bit of a haze to it and supporting a light mocha head of foam. The mild aroma is modestly malty as well as adding faint prune and date notes. The taste starts malty and molasses and quickly getting into nice date notes that have a little bit of earthiness to them. To midway this picks up a thin sliver of ripe bright red apple. Nice old ale, it seems it could use a touch of age to smooth out and blend these flavor notes into more of a continuum of goodness.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2014
at 21:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
3 oz draft pour at Adroit Theory. Clear dark amber/red with off-white head. Aromas of grapes, caramel, citrus. Tastes of big grapes and grape juice, berries, tropical fruit, light wine. Medium body with a dry finish. Syrupy mouthfeel. Smooth for the ABV.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2014
at 12:40