9.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Heavy hops on the nose; beautifully balanced with loads of soft, chewy malt and flowering, citric hop. At times this is like bathing in hop oils, but the malt and alcohol re-emerge from their slumber to smooth out the edges. A well-named beer, not to be consumed in a standing position.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2001
at 12:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hoppy, light-bodied, with by-the-numbers dark malt flavours when fresh, Storm King needs to spend some time in the cellar to truly become something special. After four years, the hops drop out and the malts show enormously and vinously. Heavy toffee malts drift across the palate on waves of silk. Milky, stylish, rich and balanced, aged Storm King is the only way. Numbers above are for fresh Storm King; after four years it's more like 9 4 9 5 18.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2000
at 22:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Exquisite aroma, but flavour didn't live up. Dry and bitter to be sure, but kind of one-dimensional for a brewery that delivers such wonderful subtlety in its other beers.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2000
at 22:02
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Firm, hugely flavourful. At a yak-stunning 9.5% abv, this is one seriously huge tripel. Great complexity and some wonderfully evocative flavours - like hot apple crisp with whipped cream melting all over it.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2000
at 19:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crisp, wheaty flavours and a wonderfully citric fruitiness. The perfect breakfast beer.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2000
at 22:52
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Fantastic pilsner. Hop-heavy with good malt background and a lot of style.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2000
at 22:48
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
For all you strong stout lovers out there, go get this. Its one of the best, smoothest, and most drinkable imperial stouts I've ever had. Rich malty sweetness. Firm warming mouthfeel. Luscious.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2000
at 10:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
When most American breweries aggressively hop their barleywines, Victory has stepped in with a nice malty traditional British style barleywine. Intensely rich, sweet, and alcoholic, yet immensely drinkable, this is a great barleywine that should age especially well. Smells almost of sherry or madeira.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2000
at 00:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
In color, nearly identical to Celis White - and indeed its also a Belgian Wit. In fact, this beer makes a nice comparison to Celis White because it many respects its the same beer but without the orange peel and coriander spice additions. Even without those adjuncts, this beer retains a certain lemony clove spiciness and is very clean and surprisingly dry. Has a nice hop presence in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2000
at 22:37
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Its a classic. Firm hop flavors make up this IPA - its no wimp. It has that nice floral aroma that many of the good hoppy beers have, but also that hint of a metallic bitterness.
Tried
on 30 May 2000
at 17:24