7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
An orange beer with a dense beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of coriander, oranges, caramel, and finally dusty hops. The flavor is strong with alcohol burning the tongue and caramel sticking in the mouth, but also notes of oranges, coriander, and mango.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2005
at 04:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lightly hazy golden ale with a thick luscious white...beard. Very spicey pinhey hops in aroma, with pine needles. Sweet malt with intense hops in mouth, yet very smooth due to vodka notes. Alcohl comes out more than hops in finish. Excellent. Yahoo! Thanks to PisskyNight!
Tried
on 10 Feb 2005
at 19:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2005 draught at Redbones. Copper gold amber color, white head. Aroma of light, floral hops. Medium body and a much more papery, dry malt and flavor profile than the UK version. Well maybe not much more, but it is somewhat less fruity and more stale/bland tasting. The UK seems to be more alive and fresh, with earthy notes, while the US version is very neutral and dry. Still a good amount of hops, medium body and lightly crisp.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2005
at 15:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2005 draught @ Redbones, 2/6/05. Fruitier notes from the aroma, a bit more earthiness but the same amber-orange color with a clumpy, small off-white head. In both cases, the hops take front-seat in the nose, but in the flavor, the British yeast adds more fruity notes and even some more crispness. The difference is still, not that big. I’ll take the clean, buttery and fruity flavors of the British. Less paperiness as well.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2005
at 14:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
XBF05 draught. This beer pours a nearly transluscent mahogany brown, with some dark chestnut and light auburn tints. Any head that forms while pouring, rapidly disipates. Aroma smells VERY strongly of sour German yeast, hints of baker’s chocolate and light notes of ash and roast. First sip proves to be quite flavorful, with sweet caramel and milk chocolate notes on the forefront. As I drink more, a sour yeast flavor creeps up and sets up shop. Now I can’t seem to get the yeast flavor out of my mouth. Lactic and very out of place, it seems to dominate the flavor. The body is slightly watery, with notes of dry, almost astringent yeast or overly roasted grains. Though, I make it sound too dry, when it does have some decent chocolate and earthy brown malt flavor. A beer that demands another sample.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2005
at 04:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Ruddy orange-red body, thin quickly dissipating off-white head. Chewy aroma of banana, clove, tangy wheat, and caramel, slightly sharp. Sweet caramely body, somewhat toasty, with plenty of banana and clove with some development of sweeter fruits (e.g., cherry) from the sugar-charged malts. Surprisingly strong; alcohol is evident at the finish, after which the banana sticks on the palate for awhile. This is a very good Weizenbock, and certainly a sipper rather than a session beer! Thanks Dan (jah noth) for the bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2005
at 22:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy golden-orange with a small white head. Citrus-like aroma, that’s actually quite weak. Flavor is sweet on the front, bitter on the finish, and had an immense warming down the throat. Alcohol is not well hidden at all.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2005
at 00:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
What we have here is a nicely crafted and tasty IPA. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle the beer pours a nice bronze color with a large tan head. The aroma is floral and hoppy. The flavor is surprisingly sweet and has a nice floral hop presence. The hops are strong but not overwhelming and the malt balances fairly well. However I have always felt that a beer called Hop Devil should be more strongly hopped than this one is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2004
at 18:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours is a think looking yellow with a large fluffly white head. Aroma is hoppy mixed with some floral goodness. Flavor is of course hoppy but probably not the hoppiest IIPA i have had. I also got some pine and the usual citrus. Very dry tasting beer. Its good but i’ll stick with the hop devil.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2004
at 20:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear medium amber with a decent offwhite head that was short lived. The lacing however is thin but even and persistant. Aroma is mainly hops but there is something else, smoe vanilla or butterscotch. Flavors are a sharp hoppy bite but sweet and offset enough to be easily drinkable. Not nearly as strong as the few other IIPAs but decent none the less. Plenty of sweet woody notes and moderate carbonation. Aftertaste is a typical hop bite that fades in short order. Not bad. Thanks to goldtwins for this one
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2004
at 21:59