6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Fergus. It pours clear deep amber with a small beige. The nose is earthy, toasty, caramel, toffee, candy, brown bread and fruit cake. The taste is crisp, bitter-sweet, caramel, toffee, brown bread, vanilla, nut and fruit cake. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not a whole lot of depth, but drinkable enough.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2014
at 12:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Total Wine in Huntington Beach, CA. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is either a bit sour or I’m having trouble with pecans. Med body. I think it is a bit sour. Do get chocolate and pecan. Doesn’t finish "right". Can too much nut seem sour? Not super sour, just annoyingly so. For pie I expected more sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2014
at 21:14
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Total Wine in Huntington Beach, CA. Pours coppery gold with a creamy white head. Nice hoppy aroma that seems resin. Full bodied. Flavor is somehow just too malty, and gets a touch metallic? Odd aftertaste. Detergent? This is just disconnected. Things don’t work together.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2014
at 16:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint can from Marketplace Alehouse and Deli, Doncaster. Clear, dark ruby red. Halo and film of tan head. Soft, dried fruit. Cocoa powder. Caramelised nuts. Taste is cocoa dry. Light, nutty sweetness. Dry, woody palate. Sugary finish, with a light bitter close.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2014
at 13:36
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Wally’s, LA can: Pours orange with a creamy white head. Aroma is some pine, resin, and plenty of sugary malts. Taste is much too sweet for my liking. There ain’t really enough hops to balance out the sugar. Not really much to it.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2014
at 20:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Imbibe Wine. Nose is chocolate, expresso, and a hint of coconut vanilla. Black with a medium beige head. Flavor is chocolate, light roast coffee, and a slight hint of sweet and bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2014
at 10:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On my second flight of the day inside the Back Bay Bar (Wholefoods, Newport Beach): 13th April 2014. Sat next to ’Wolf Among Weeds’, it looked better but didn’t win in anything else (sorry Dudes). Clear amber body with a good white crown on top. Hops obviously rule the roost with this beer but it lacked finesse and style somewhat. Malty notes arrived as it warmed a little and the alcohol was always just under the surface waiting to bite you if your sip turned into a gulp. I am trying to enjoy these hoppy brews California seems to like brewing but I struggle with some of them.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2014
at 00:07
4/10
Very creamy, which isn't good considering the alcohol content.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2014
at 20:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can @ GABF 2013. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel aroma with nutty hints. Roasted malty caramel and pecan flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel and pecan finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2013
at 12:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Crystal clear orange hued body with a medium-large frothy bone hued head. Aromas are of floral and citrusy hops, light grapefruit pith, alcohol and malty sweet notes, light biscuit and caramel. Low ester. Flavors are medium balance, malty, low bitter, floral, citrusy. Well hidden alcohol. No fusel character, but immediately warming. Light windex/chemical flavor in the finish. Lingering citrus. Not overtly forward in its dry hop character. Medium carbonation, warming, medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2013
at 18:19