6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2004 bottle. Pours a red burgundy, dark cherry color, mostly clear with a small white head, mostly disipating, obviously fiiltered. Aroma of cherries, big yeast notes, light honey notes and slight bread dough. Also a touch of metal. Flavor is very fruity at the starrt with a huge yeastiness. I like the yeastiness but I’d like to see more fresh hops, it’s alot of light pale malts with a touch of crystal. Good, but reminds me too much of weyerbacher autumnfest, were they coordinating the brewing of these beers?? Could be (just kidding).
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2004
at 01:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy light brown body with a diminishing, smooth, off white head. Aroma is malt but lacks somewhat in intensity. The flavor is crisp with just enough malty balance to make this a decent brew. Still not at the top of the list of Dunkels however.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2004
at 15:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber accompanied by a huge head. The aroma was sour and yeasty. The flavor was malty with a very crisp acid bite that wasn’t quite right. Maybe this was a bad bottle?? Too much wheat tang sourness and not enough Bock maltiness. I’ll have to try this again. Re-rate Current Numbers reflect the re-rate. The first one was a bad bottle. Same appearance as above. Aroma is citrus, yeast and malt, somewhat between a Belgian Golden Ale and a Bock. Sweet, with a bit of tartness at the finish. Much better and glad I tried it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2004
at 07:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aromas of roasted malt, a Belgian yeast quality, and dried fruit. Black with a small head. leave a lace. Flavor is also complex. Dried fruit, coffee, soy sauce, tobacco, and sweet malt. A thick and heavy beer. Simple bitter finish.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2004
at 22:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a cloudy yellow with a creamy white head. Aroma is very spicy with lots of cloves in there. Flavor is a bit thin but very peppery and spicy. Really to spicy to be a witbier. Not really the best unless you like a little spice in your brew.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2004
at 20:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Black body with a small tan head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Big coffee flavors to go with hop bitterness, burnt grains, and some underlying fruit. S bit of a creaminess to it. Hides alcohol well. Another disapointment. Just too much burnt flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2004
at 23:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy light-amber/orange beer with almost no head. Belgian clove and fruit in the aroma. Good flavor - after too many triples that are just too sweet, this balances nicely. Sweet malt, orange peel, some spice,very light hop bitterness. A certain richness to it to go with an alcohol warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2004
at 21:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Willblake for sending this bonus from PA! This forms a frothy white head above a clear yellow body. Fresh and lemony with a little sourness in the nose. The flavor was a pleasant combination of lemon with all aspects of sweet, tart and sour combining to acheive the tangy overall experience. Not my favorite style, but I enjoyed this and everyone should have a good Wit once in a while after a hot day.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2004
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark amber beer with a thin beige head. Rich malt/brown sugar aroma to go with some fruity/earthy hops. Flavor is rich caramelized malt and some light plum and spice flavors. There’s just enough hops to keep it interesting.. Dry finish, hides alcohol well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2004
at 11:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Bronzish ber with a thin off-white head. Hoppy aroma (citrus), but not that strong. Clean, refreshing, malt balanced with hops. Nice flavor - caramel and good hop flavor (citrus, earthy) that causes some tingling. Big disapointment. I expected so much more from this. I’d say it’s no where near the quality of many west coast IPA’s. Barely any aroma (for an IPA) and not enough bitterness. I wanted/expected much more from this - even went a day out my my way just to get some bottle on the eat coast. And there are still months to go on the freshness dating. Overall - better than most brewpub IPA’s, but not the quality of most micro’s IPA’s. It’d be a good pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2004
at 11:56