5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Yellow beer with a white head. Spicy, lagerish aroma. Spicy, slight malt flavor. Lingering mineral and spice with light playdough. Lighter bodied. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2007
at 12:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Columbus location. This beer is a dark reddish-brown color with a dense light tan head that has good retention. Spotty lacing on the glass. Roasty aroma with some coffee and nutty notes. Medium-bodied with a toasted malt and coffee flavor, as well as a bit of chocolate. The finish is dry and roasty with a mild hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2007
at 16:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Columbus location. Clear dark brown color with a medium off-white head that has decent retention. Stringy lacing. The aroma is nutty and has malty characteristics as well. Medium-bodied with a smooth texture. The flavor is sweet malt, nuts and soft hops. The finish is mildly bitter and does not linger much. Aside from the clever name, it is average all around.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2007
at 15:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hard Liver ’08
Orangey-amber colour. Orangey-tangerine aroma. Thick, boozy, orangey hops, big chewy notes. Clean, orangey...a chewy marmaladey example. Hard Liver ’07
Hazy amber colour. Aroma shows a lot of sugars...of the standard chewy/earthy variety. Full body. Big brown sugar finish. A little simple. 5 3 6 3 12 = 2.9
Orangey-amber colour. Orangey-tangerine aroma. Thick, boozy, orangey hops, big chewy notes. Clean, orangey...a chewy marmaladey example. Hard Liver ’07
Hazy amber colour. Aroma shows a lot of sugars...of the standard chewy/earthy variety. Full body. Big brown sugar finish. A little simple. 5 3 6 3 12 = 2.9
Tried
on 24 Mar 2007
at 01:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Columbus location. This brew is a reddish-brown color with a medium beige head that lasts pretty well. Patchy lacing. Sweet malt and nuts in the nose. Medium-bodied with a sweet malt character throughout, along with light roasted nut and hops flavors. The finish is hoppy and nutty. Overall this is not too bad.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2007
at 16:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Columbus location. Clear golden-orange color with a medium thin light beige head that dissipates pretty fast. Thin rings of lacing. Citrusy hops aroma. Medium-bodied and moderately bitter with hops, citrus and some sweet malt flavor. The finish is short and somewhat hoppy, and has a lingering sweet malt aftertaste. Average overall.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2007
at 15:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at the Columbus location. Pours a cloudy orange color with a medium thin off-white head with fair retention. Spotty lacing. The aroma consists of sweet fruit and yeast. Light-bodied and very sweet with banana, yeast and spice flavors. Not much bitterness to balance it out. The finish is sweet clove and just a hint of hops. Average at best.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2007
at 11:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample at the Columbus location. This beer is a clear yellow/golc color with a thin white head that dissipates pretty quickly. Thin spotty lacing. Mildly hoppy and sweet aroma. Light-bodied and bubbly with a lightly hopped flavor with notes of straw. There is an underlying sweetness as well. The finish is light hops and grain, without much aftertaste. Overall this is pretty much par for the course on "starter" beers at brewpubs like this.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2007
at 10:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draught at the Columbus location, nitro style. Pours flat black with a medium thick and creamy beige head that has good retention. Spotty lacing. The aroma is roasty with some chocolate and malt. Medium-bodied and smooth with a rich chocolate flavor, along with roasted coffee and malt. The alcohol peeks through once in awhile and the 8+% ABV is really the only thing that saves this beer from falling short. The finish has a sweet chocolate malt flavor and leaves a mildly bitter hops aftertaste. Better than expected, but nowhere near the better Imperial Stouts out there.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2007
at 16:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the Columbus location. Pours black with a wispy off-white head and thin stringy lacing. Light coffee and chocolate aroma, as well as a bit of malt. Medium-bodied and smooth with a roasted malt character, and mild hops and coffee flavors underneath. The finish is creamy and smooth and leaves a chocolatey aftertaste. Pretty good, and an encouraging start to my first exposure to this brewub chain.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2007
at 16:10