7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours black with a mocha cap, pretty dark, bourbon khaki, good lacing and retention. Rich aroma, mounds of chocolate, burnt caramel, roast, dark bread, chocolatey coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, some milk chocolate, very good. Big rich taste to match the aroma, lots of chocolate, roast and coffee flavor, particularly big on mocha-ish chocolate coffee flavor, moderate but lasting sweetness, mild hop and roast bitterness in the finish. Mouth coating feel, smooth and oily, long finish.
Tried
on 21 May 2014
at 16:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Pizza Port Carlsbad, 21/04/14. Clear pale golden blonde with a moderate off white covering. Nose is grapefruit, orange pith, straw, peach, light mango. Taste comprises grapefruit, citric pithdom, tangy orange, pine, mango, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close laced with hop bitterness. Solid APA.
Tried
on 17 May 2014
at 02:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Monkey Paw tasting room, 21/04/14. Clear pale golden with a good sized white head that retains well. Nose is mango, citric rind, straw, mandarin, light floral effect, sweet tones. Taste comprises light skunky hoppage, pine, orange pith, light spice, grass, mandarin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dank hop bitterness in the finale. Decent IPA.
Tried
on 15 May 2014
at 15:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ the Field Gaslamp, bright yellow with a nice white head, slightly cloudy, really mouth watering appearance. Aroma is tropical fruit, floral, big hop nose, grapefruit, some bread. Taste is the same, doesn’t quite live up to the aroma, but still very appetizing, nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2014
at 02:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at City Beer, February 2014. Hazy golden with a medium white head. Fresh with citrus, resin and tropical fruit. Also some light notes of hay and malt. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2014
at 02:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at The Bistro DIPA-Festival, February 8. (my first one from this brewery) A bit hazy golden with a white head. Fruit, grapefruit, some pineapple and light malt. The finish was quite dry and bitter.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 05:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Are we getting a little away from ourselves here? An 8.4% IPA, not an IIPA? Ok, well rating this as an IPA, the aroma was traditional San Diego hop bomb, citrus and spruce with some grapefruit. The mouthfeel is acerbic and a detergent like. Nice finish however.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2014
at 02:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the Pacific Beach Fish Shop - San Diego. Sweet beer with lots of Belgian yeast character, some berries, apple and toffee. A bit heavy at times. Medium bodied with fine, soft carbonation. Sweet finish, fairly malty and yeasty. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2014
at 01:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with a brown head - Sweet malt aroma - Good malt body with some seetness up front with some coffee notes with bitterness in the back - bitter roasted malt finish with some coffee - This was very good
Tried
on 02 Dec 2013
at 13:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with light brown head - Dark malt aroma with some coffee - Good dark roasted malt body with coffee and nice bitterness - Lingering for a long time is roasted malt finish - This was good
Tried
on 02 Dec 2013
at 12:54