5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Light copper; herbal, grassy, mossy hop nose with biscuity malts. A little fizzy for the style, grainy, with a soft grassy note. The aroma is good dortmunder, but the palate comes up short.
Tried
on 01 May 2003
at 20:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This sucker is like golden monkey on steroids - nice clarity in appearance, slightly golden with a tinge of red or ruby, like they mixed a tripel with a dubbel - the flavor is kind of like that as well - this has all the qualities of golden monkey tripel, plus a presence of fruitiness (cherries, raisins), and subtle malts (grain, toffee) - slight yeasty presence - lingering sweetness in the finish - this is much better than the V10, and hopefully won't have the bottling problems that its big brother had.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2003
at 08:19
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rerate from tap at tap-house Munich. Fairly heavy on the roast and licorice bitter lemon fruitiness, dry licorice root notes, my tastes might have changed, by now I don’t find it to be harmonic And in balance. It is fine on the palate, but the super dry bitter aftertaste is grating. If you have to think about whether you want to take another sip it is not a good beer. Old rating: 9 5 9 3 17 Powerfull perfumed and herbal hop aroma together with toffee and a sour coffee and strawberry note. Black, opaque and with a creamy brown head. Fruity tastenotes together with burned coffee and chocolate. The burned aspect lingers on and a delicate whiff of hops comes through now and then. Medium body and creamy, fizzy mouthfeel which goes very well with the overall taste. Great stout, quite different from the others I have tasted so far though. The burned taste is a bit too prominent, but I imagine this is smoothed out by some extra lagering.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2003
at 00:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Like Mrs. Dash, this one hits the palate with a bit of lemon and spice. A clean, refreshing yet dry pilsener. Not my favorite style by any means, but I can understand why Prima is highly regarded.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2003
at 01:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This tasty concoction starts with a fruity, alcohol aroma, a thin, white head, and streaming carbonation. Body is straw-colored (I guess you could call it golden), with a pleasant, smooth, fruity bite. There is also a touch of spice. Lasting aftertaste of malt and alcohol. Not my favorite style, but this one seems well-done.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2003
at 19:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Colour: true to its name, golden, slight cold haze and maybe a touch orangey; good white head and not too regular-sized bubbles. Nose: alcohol impression and malt sugars Taste: sweet and dry at the same time. Sweetness links itself immediately to the thoughts of alcohol. Extreme dryness in the taste, however not tannin-like. Aftertaste: after a few sips, a bitterness as from orange peel appears, but never comes to the foreground. The flavour betrays some spiciness, but it is unclear which particular ones. Mouthfeel: warming - but alcohol makes it thinner than the final gravity probably is. In Belgium, this beer would be called a Duvel-clone. There seems indeed little doubt as to the origin of its conception, the exotic spices nothwithstanding. Unlike some others, however, I really cannot find a real reason to prefer it to the real Duvel.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2003
at 05:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A solid, smooth IPA. It seems like most beers of this style are extremely similar, with little variation between (most) brewers. For a "Hop Devil," this one has decent, but not great, bite. It seems to me Bells Two-Hearted ale has more hops bite. Not as complex as Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, either, but still not a bad choice.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2003
at 18:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hugely hoppy! This is quite a difference from some imperial stouts (namely, Expedition Stout, or even Founders Imperial Stout). The beer quickly takes on a rich, malty, roasted flavor after the initial hop bitterness. A very tasty concoction; a semi-divine nectar, if you will.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2003
at 20:02
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Colour: deep red-brown; yellow-brownish head, thick, creamy, regular. Nose: intense aromas of fruit/gingercake, some exotic fruit as melon or papaya, also hints of port wine. Taste: hops first and after, but in between tantalising glimpses of frangipane or marzipan-covered fruitcake. Great balance (palate) as, being so hop bitter, it never really shows, unless by paying special attention to this. Mouthfeel: even cooled down, this beer is rich and feeding, with a marvellous warming alcohol-effect. Aftertaste: all the above fades out, ever so slowly, making one long for the next sip. This is truly a superb beer! Great in aromas as in balance, one wishes for a 750ml version - to end truly horizontal.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2003
at 11:59
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Completely opaquely black in colour with a thin brown head. Small bubbles appear on part of the glass at certain areas. Fantastic smell with a hint of hops, malt and sweetness. Smells almost like heaven. Full-bodied taste with a great chocolate taste and many different 'roasted' tones. A full malt taste with a subtle amount of hops throughout the taste. A great overall beer, definately worth picking up if you are in the mid-atlantic -- noting it is much more reasonable in price than other imperials, such as Samuel Smiths, etc.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2003
at 19:29