7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4th of 5 tasters, still displaying a nice layer of foam. Light amber body. As with most Emmett's beers, it's filtered to within an inch of its life. Some grassy hop note, and a small bit of fruit. Drinking this leaves a solid wall of lace around the glass. A thick mouthfeel with familiar American Pale hop taste, and a nice alcohol note. Not overly hopped like many DIPAs.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2023
at 03:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Taster glass. Light amber color, thin ring of foam at the edge. Slight smoky and roasty nose. But then the taste has the kind of peaty note of earthy English hops. Foam leaves a bit of lace down the glass. Asian, slightly smoky, even a bit of tropical fruit, but just slightly there.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2023
at 01:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster glass. Nice clear brown color. Slight spicy German hop nose. More noble hop in the palate. Malt sweetness is held in check. Still kind of filling, but ready going.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2023
at 00:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Taster at Emmett's Downers Grove. 3.8% Black, thin brown foam. Light smell, a deep roasty taste, though. Nice smoky finish.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2023
at 00:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Emmett's Downers Grove. Pretty tall glass for a barley wine. Deep brown with a thin layer of brown foam. Nice nose of alcohol and malts. Wants to give impression of chocolate roast malt, but it's a rather light taste for that. Since I'm so used to strong BA Stouts, the lighter mouthfeel here is kind of a surprise. Maybe it detracts a little bit. Even could be said to be a bit watery. Some vanilla, maybe a bit of cinnamon, and a slight roast that comes up slowly.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2022
at 00:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft pint is a little hazy, unlike most Emmetts beers. Amber color with a thin layer of foam hanging around. Smell is lightly sweetmeats with more malt than honey in my first sniff. Taste is pretty fair wheat ale character, too malty to fall into the weizen category. Honey is just a slight imprdsion, that seems to have fermented out. Some crisp, peppery noble-style hops prick at my tongue, giving this a bit of a dry bite. Kind of filling, and combines some sweet stickiness on mty lips with a hippy tingle on the inside.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2017
at 17:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at Emmett’s Downers Grove. Surprisingly big tropical fruit hop nose, like some Hipster idea of an IPA. But in a wheatbeer. So it’s cool. Clear yellow body, no chance I’m this 1 oz pour to kick out a head. Taste bears out the tropical fruit of the hop nose, with crisp malt, like a 312’s big brother who’s seen a bit of the world.
Tried
on 20 May 2017
at 16:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Taster at Emmett’s, Downers Grove. Light gold of a Belgian pils, Since I’m nly doing a taster, it can’t work up much of a nose beyond a slightly sweet, but happ malty smell.. Taste is a bit sweet, but more from the malt. Moughfeel or texture is almost "gooey." But that’s a difference that makes it interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2016
at 21:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Emmett’s Downers Grove. Clean, light amber color under a half-inch head. Smell offers cyrstal malt, and a bit of yeast, interesting considering Emmett’s usually filters heavily. Malty taste at the start, Hop notes are a bit lighter, close to the Northern Brewers of a steam beer. But in just the right level to be refreshing after the bike ride I just came in from. The yeast I thought I smelled in the nose is nowhere on the palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2016
at 21:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I Believe this will be found to be a rye Stout or Porter. Nice spicy nose with roasted malt beneath. Black color, thin brown head. Taste is warming with alcohol up front, emphasis from a ton, maybe nitro mouthfeel. Spicy more than hoppy, with some malt sweetness and maybe a bit of honey. Chocolate notes work themselves in Midway through my small glass. Yes, just this one is quite enough, thank you!
Tried
on 23 Mar 2015
at 22:22