6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@Magnolias –on cask-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is orange/resin. Taste is orange rind bite, some medium malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2010
at 18:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Light pine and light citrus aroma. Pine and light citrus flavor with some earthiness. Good hoppy flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Pine and earth lingers with light citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2010
at 13:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Three year old aged Toast on tap. I’ve never had this beer fresh, so I can’t give a good comparison. On that topic, I would love to cure that error in my experiences. I found this aged version to be delicate and complex. The caramel malt flavor is sublime, incredible bready notes, lightly toasted (of course), mix with lingering floral hops. The feel was silky smooth and light. The beer was relatively light in color with a good head and lacing. I tried to let it warm up a bit because it was served colder than I would have preferred. It really just had one of the most tantalizing and light sweet flavor profiles that I’ve ever tasted. Excellent beer that I will be on the lookout for from now on.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2010
at 01:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at Monks Kettle. Pours cloudy orange with a small, white and lacing head. Aroma is dry thyme/basil and generally spiced. Mild chemical to spiced dry flavoured touch. Herbal. Dry and slight bitter finish. Lasting herbal impression into the far finish. Dry lasting impression.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2010
at 00:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at Jupiter, Berkeley. Pours clear and golden orange with no head. Aroma is wooden, acidic, vague acetone and notes of overripe fruit. Sweet and fruity flavoured. Light citric note. Slowly going more acidic towards the finish. Nice sourish end.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2010
at 06:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Sonoma Wine Exchange. Pours hazy amber with a think creamy, clingy off-white head. Strong herbal aromas. Medium plus body with creamy/frothy carbonation. Very herby. Very earthy. An almost minty hint. Tends toward dry. Quite unusual. [word is it is based on mugwort and bee balm for bittering]
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2009
at 13:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Rake. Red chestnut colour, very thin head. Nutty and far too carbonated making it hard to drink, some lovely rich jammy fruit. Its a rich ESB in the malts, but not too much hops. Seeing that no hops are used, that makes sense. Fine is a bit fruity sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2009
at 11:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Rake. Pale gold, thick lasting white head. Lager malt aroma but no puke. Quite lemony. Its just a bit too lemony, trying too hard. Fine, some drinkability but just not like the real thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2009
at 07:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with a light tan colored head. Herbal aroma. Herbal (mostly thyme and oregano) flavor with sweet malt. Medium bodied. Heerbal qualities linger with sweet malt and light spruce.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2009
at 14:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the Bistro’s IPA Fest. Nose has caramel and floral hops with a hint of banana. Clear yellow with a medium glass lacing white head. Flavor is lightly bitter with some white pepperiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2009
at 00:26