7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample from growler. The beer pours a clear pale amber-gold color with a medium foamy white head that dissipates steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, hops and toasted malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character that has grapefruit and onion notes. Some sweet malt in the background. The finish is hoppy with a citrus aftertaste. Solid IPA all around.
Tried
from Growler
on 14 Apr 2013
at 16:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the source. Pours with a black hued body and a medium sized tan head. Aromas are roasty, toasty, malty, grainy, lightly herbal with light notes of dry chocolate. Flavors are malt forward. Toasty, malty, bready and nutty. Firm finish (water profile?), low ester. Full bodied, medium carbonation. Very tasty dry stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2013
at 15:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, coffee, strong coffee, dusty coffee. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dusty coffee, sweet sod, ash. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130111]
Tried
on 07 Mar 2013
at 07:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap @ Encinitas Ale House (alcohol advertised as 7.5%). Pale blonde color, hazy. Dense white head. Aroma’s: citrus, bitter, herbal, slightly acidic with a hint of malty sweetness. Flavor is bitter, to the point of being harsh, but very refreshing. Medium bodied. Finishes with a long lasting bitterness. True Westcoast IPA!
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2013
at 01:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours black with a creamy beige head and lacings. Roast closer to burnt and dark fruit. Raisin and chocolate. Some wood and charcoal. Sippable.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2013
at 09:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Almost black with small dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, medium sweet, hop, little dark fruit and a little bitter.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2013
at 09:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black with a dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted rather bitter finish. Oily and smooth. 110113
Tried
on 11 Jan 2013
at 09:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
GABF 2012, October 12, Friday. An excellent ipa, I went back for several samples. Huge hop aroma and tons of grapefruit and citrus flavor. One of the best IPAs I have had, ever.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2012
at 17:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
GABF 2012, October 12, Friday. Very Belgian in character. Dry with lots of hops and Belgian yeast, but lower alcohol, making me think of Orval or a dry saison. A great beer.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2012
at 17:15
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
GABF 2012, October 12, Friday. Black. Rich port and red wine some some red meat. Thick and heavy, lots of malt and it is roasted but not overly so. Excellent. The best new imperial stout I can recall in years.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2012
at 17:12