6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle from the Brewery about 2 weeks ago. Nose is a very pleasant mix of citrus fruit and toasted caramel malt. Flavor is balanced when cold. As it was the bitterness really takes over. Flavors of Caramel malt, grapefruit pith, mango and sugar notes. The resin comes out when it’s warm. Also Alcohol is noticeable in the finish. I liked it when it was chilled, as it warmed it became a bit harsh. Well; I will say it lives up to the “Extreme” bitterness label.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2013
at 17:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dégustée en fût au Farmhouse Tap & Grill à Burlington, VT. De couleur ambrée-orangée et voilée. Nez floral et herbeux (herbes fraîches) avec des notes épicées, de grains de malt pâle et de houblon herbeux. Plutôt mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement aqueuse. Goût floral et légèrement herbeux (herbes aromatiques) avec des traces fruitées (bleuets?) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt pâle avec des traces de pain et de miel puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen-court et aux notes sèches, composé d’un léger goût d’herbes et floral avec des notes de grains et de pain. (12 mai 2013)
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2013
at 20:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a medium reddish copper color with a smallish off white head that quickly dissipates to a ring on top. Smells of caramel toffee and light bready grainy malt. Light sulfur and a hint of earth with a light butterscotch round out the nose. The flavor is biscuity bready grainy maltiness with bits of toffee and butterscotch. Light earthy hops flavor with a bit of sulfur provides a counter the the malty sweetness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel. Nice enough barleywine, the bready maltiness is nice but the toffee butterscotch is a bit too much on my palette.
Tried
on 14 May 2013
at 17:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a slightly chill hazed medium peach color with a decent sized white head that recedes slowly leaving lots of sticky lace in its wake. Smells of light bready and toffee malt sweetness with grapefruit and lemons hop aromas. The flavor is bready malt with a solid shot of old school ipa citrus. Lots of citric hop bitterness and flavor. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick almost tart mouthfeel. Nice citrus forward IPA that reminds me a lot of Harpoon. I could drink this regularly
Tried
on 11 May 2013
at 19:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Pours a solid dark brown with faint ruby highlights at the edges and a decent white head that quickly dissipates to a cap on top. Smells of smoked ham and bacon mostly, with hints of chocolate at the edges. I honestly have trouble fining much else underneath the smokiness of the aroma here. The flavor is a little better, but not much. Smoked ham with hints of charcoal and ash as well as some chocolate and earthy hops. The smoke flavor here is sharp and acrid and overpowers everything else in this brew. Medium body with a light level of carbonation and a bitter smokey mouthfeel. I’m not a big fan of this one in fact I will avoid this if at all possible.
Tried
on 10 May 2013
at 18:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours a slightly hazy dark copper color with a smallish off white head that doesn’t stick around very long. The aroma is quite malty with lots of caramel and toffee with hints of chocolate and a faint earthy hop deep underneath. The flavor follows the aroma quite well with toffee and caramel in the foreground and hints of chocolate and earthy hop bringing up the rear. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet light syrupy mouthfeel. Decent beer, feels like a brown ale at times, but it’s a nice gateway style beer.
Tried
on 10 May 2013
at 18:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dégustée en fût chez "The Reservoir Restaurant & Taproom" à Waterbury, VT. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de sirop d’érable, léger de blé, de pain et de houblon herbeux avec des traces de sucre brun. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes huileuses. Goût sucré de sirop d’érable avec des notes de noix lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de blé avec des notes de pain et quelques traces de sucre brun puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen, composé d’un léger goût de sirop d’érable avec des notes de houblon herbeux. (1er mai 2013)
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2013
at 01:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Jack and Leighton’s Birthday Beeorama, one gathering dust in my stash, 13/04/13. Hazed dark chestnut brown with a thin light tan head. Nose is dark toffee fudge, dark fruits, grain, demerara sugar, syrup. Taste comprises dark malt, brown sugars, dark toffee, touch of booze. Full bodied with moderate carbonation, the finish carries a good kick’o’booze! Overall - drinkable but not a class act and glad to have split this with more than a few others. The alcohol was a bit too obvious in this one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2013
at 14:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell, London during the Birthday Celebration of Jack & Leighton - thanks to Colin for this biggie. Pours clearish amber with a fine, tan cream head. Nose of sweet bread, toffee, rubbing alcohol and leaves. Big sweet flavor with toasty bread, earth, leaves and dry toffee. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with sugary bread, mild earthy bitterness, leaves and caramel. Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2013
at 01:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle. Bottle sat in my buddy’s fridge for about 8 months. Deep amber color with thick foamy head. Nose of toasted malts and light floral hops. Hop flavor has dieda bit but not a big problem since the malts take over. Sweet malts of caramel, molasses with some toasted grain. Still has a light bitterness even after all this time. Medium body with a sticky, syrupy texture. Hard to know what this was like with fresh hops. Still at this point, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2013
at 17:32