Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle - Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head. The aroma has the expected dark roasted malts with a hint of chocolate and coffee. The roast malt flavor has some good coffee notes and a smooth, medium bodied mouthfeel leads into a mildly bitter finish. This is a good, solid porter. Sierra Nevada continues to show that a big brewery can still make good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2006
at 21:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma of hops, citrus and flowers. Pours copper with foamy white head. Caramel and malt flavour, with a hoppy finish. It’s a pleasing IPA and should be available more often.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2006
at 23:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
There’s very little difference between this and the draft version. Poured with a lasting head with some nice lacing. Hoppy aroma and taste, the characteristic pale ale bitterness is nicely balanced with a dry finish. This beer is very good, a quality brew that’s easy to find, even in macro land.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2006
at 23:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Very dark brown pour with a large tan head and good lacing. Full of coffee, cocoa, roasted malt, and a bittersweetness. Very rich and smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2006
at 12:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Pours a deep golden/amber color with a frothy white head and good lacing. Aroma is malty and full of hops, taste is mostly hops. Nice blend of citrus, pine, and sweet malt. The overall balance of sweet and bitter is excellent. Nice IPA from Sierra Nevada.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 18:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Pours a cloudy golden color with lots of bubbles and a small white head. Aroma is a mild wheat and earthiness. Taste is crisp with wheat notes, lemon, earthy tones, and some light hops. Not enough flavor intensity keep this from being an above average wheat beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2006
at 18:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Chocolate milkshake aroma. Dark brown with small head. Expresso and dark chocolate flavor with a mild hops and ashy finish. Nicely made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2006
at 18:39
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4
OK, I’ve been waiting for this after hearing about it. Long time ago, before I started rating beer in writing, I had an S/N dark beer and never looked back. Pours darker than a pale yellow American beer. Little odor or aroma, which is weaker than many IPAs. Should have passed on this one. Better than Saranac, but not as good as Titan. Your every day IPA with a lingering, odd finish, I believe to be hops. I’m not looking back, 2006.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2006
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Black with a thin head. Pronounced chocolate and toffee. Some tastes of roast bread, like a braai brood, Another session, sigger-sogger round the fire beer. I wish my local beer markt carried this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2006
at 01:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thick with a tan head. Aroma of malt and hops with chocolate notes. Not to strong to be a session porter. This is a fine workaday porter, and should be more widely available.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2006
at 01:15