5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at RateBeer Best. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is earth, spice, grain malt. Medium body, citrus, earth, bitter finish, decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2017
at 13:04
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at RateBeer Best. Pours a dark amber with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is toasted malt and dark fruit. Medium body, bready malt, caramel, dry finish, decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2017
at 12:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Lulu’s, 4/23/17.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a light tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Roasted barley shows some light bitterness and chocolate in the nose with bits of caramel and vanilla behind it. A bit of leafy, lightly herbal hop notes, perhaps, as well. Pretty light, low aromatics but no alcohol or flaw and nothing aggressive or out-of-style here.
Same goes for the mild, very drinkable, gently-hopped flavor. Dry and well-attenuated with a very soft, lightly watery texture showing light chocolate, vegetal and peppery hops adding gentle bitterness and just a touch of cream and light caramel on the finish. Low, fairly engaging carbonation keeps it drinkable and there is no flaw or alcohol.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a light tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Roasted barley shows some light bitterness and chocolate in the nose with bits of caramel and vanilla behind it. A bit of leafy, lightly herbal hop notes, perhaps, as well. Pretty light, low aromatics but no alcohol or flaw and nothing aggressive or out-of-style here.
Same goes for the mild, very drinkable, gently-hopped flavor. Dry and well-attenuated with a very soft, lightly watery texture showing light chocolate, vegetal and peppery hops adding gentle bitterness and just a touch of cream and light caramel on the finish. Low, fairly engaging carbonation keeps it drinkable and there is no flaw or alcohol.
Tried
on 19 May 2017
at 16:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Some roast and lots of water like you built a dam. Black pour with decent head. Bitter finish. Fairly dry. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2017
at 19:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pint draft at The Trappist in Oakland, California. The pour is a mostly clear golden copper with a small white head. The aroma is mineral, spice floral hop and cracker malt. A fresh traditional Czech pils nose. The taste is a clean blend of the spice floral hops, the fresh cracker malt and finishes dry with the mineral character. The palate is light bodied with soft to low carbonation and the dry mineral floral hop finish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2017
at 07:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear amber orange, medium creamy off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is lightly smoky, pils malt, biscuit. Flavor is dry, light bitter, very light smoke. Clean with noble hop influence. Light body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2017
at 22:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
This showed up everywhere in NYC on tax day quite the gimmick they capitalized on but I’ll bite. Nice looking dark pour and one finger beige head. Nose is char and some coffee. Tastes of espresso, light cherry, ash, earth and plum. Light bodied and pleasant. 16oz grower from city hops
Tried
on 24 Apr 2017
at 21:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
The Jeffrey, NYC tap: pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma is light chocolate, roast, hints of cafe. Taste is very nutty at the finish. Hints of chocolate, but freshly chewed hazelnut is strong here... not the bullshit flavoring. Nice and complex, but very chuggable.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2017
at 15:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Very crisp for a dark lager. Very nicely made in the style. Light in a good way, with balance coming from roast malts. Lanesplitter Berkeley.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2017
at 17:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The spice is nicely done, and the background malt profile is full and nice. However there is a dominating puckering bitterness that is probably extracted from thr barrell aging that I don't find pleasureable.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2017
at 16:12