7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap @ brewery. Hazy, golden appearance with a white head. A touch spicy, coriander, a touch bready, wheat malty, Belgian yeasty aroma. Fairly clean, a touch spicy belgian yeasty, a touch tart, orange citrusy, wheat malty flavor. Pretty solid brew!
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2012
at 15:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nearly black pour - nice nose of maple, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, cream, espresso - creamy mouthfeel, medium body, slick in the mouth - flavors of roast, caramelized sugar, creamed coffee, vanilla, bitterswee chocolate - finish brings some bitterness and light acidity from the dark malts - a pretty tasty stout.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 12:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark brown pour - nose of maple, hazelnut, vanilla, cream, light earthiness - flavor has the earthiness and flavor of the hops, but only a touch of the bitterness - the flavor compliments the strong hazelnut flavors in the beer a fair amount of vanilla and a slight leafy, tobacco note - lightly warming spiciness in the finish - some chocolate and coffee - quite a nice brown.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 12:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery, listed as 8% abv - clear copper pour - slick texture, with moderate to high sweetness, tempered by quite an aggressive hop profile - hops are chewy and resinous - notes of grapefruit, pine, grass, pepper - malt is sweet but fairly clean, letting the ho do their thing - finish is dank and spicy - fairly well-executed, and props from making an IIPA that isn’t an 11% beast.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2011
at 12:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hazy orange pour - nose is very earthy, piney and dank - flavor is a bit sweet - lightly estery - but with loads of earthy simcoe hop flavor - woody - a bit of sweet orange and candied citrus peel - lightly peppery in the finish, with lingering sweetness - the hop flavor is nice, but overall the sweetness needs to be dialed down.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2011
at 12:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A very tart, semi-dry hefe, with strong banana overtones and light touches of peppery character - some sweet notes of apple and a slight bready character through the middle, but it starts tart and ends slightly sweet (vanilla) and spicy (pepper) - a good start, but needs more umpf to hold up to the German examples.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 11:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy straw pour - nose of straw, light phenolics, ginger, honey - flavor is fairly dry and crisp, with some light peppery notes, a touch of banana, some flinty hints on the tail end - finish is semi-sweet, with notes of gingerbread - I would like the finish a bit drier, but otherwise this is a solid abbey single.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 11:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Lightly hazy golden body - nose of straw, grass, hay, honey - fairly full and creamy in the mouth - a bit sweet at first, but with a light mineral notes to balance - moderately grassy hop flavor - a bit of floral notes - lightly sweet and fruity finish - pretty tasty.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 11:26