7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Paramus. Pours a hazy orange color with a large creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of resin, pine and floral hops with faint pale malts. The taste is big citrus, herbal and resin hops. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, average carbonation. Definitely on the dry and hoppy side, but a solid DIPA.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2012
at 15:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Paramus. Pours a hazy bronze color with a thin fizzy tan head that fades very quickly. That’s the 2nd beer in a row that’s done that. Smoky, roasty aroma with faint toasty and vanilla notes. The taste is bitter, astringent smoke, roasted malts, nutty notes. Tastes almost charred. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2012
at 14:00
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Paramus. Pours a hazy light brown color with a fizzy off-white head that fades almost instantly. Aroma of wheat, apples, faint nuts and maple. The taste is wheat, nuts, maple, some toastiness and a mild hop finish. Medium bodied, high carbonation. A little weak, but okay.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2012
at 12:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Split a 22oz bottle. Poured a dark brown color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was roasted malts, with some citrus and pine bitterness in there. Flavor was pine citrus, with some caramel notes. A pretty well balanced Black IPA. Enjoyed it a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2012
at 23:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours light mahogany into a Sam glass. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Fire pit aromas. Medium bodied with caramel upfront and charred oak front to back. Lasting bitter charcoal finish. A little overloaded on the smoke...
Tried
on 21 Sep 2012
at 15:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/20/12
Aroma: The nose has some orange/citrus, a little spice/tea, candied sugar notes, and a little earth
Appearance: Pours a clearish orange color with a lasting sheet of white head and medium-plus lace
Flavor: It has tea and spice up-front, not super sweet, and finishes with a light-mid hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it feels fairly creamy, a touch sticky, has a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one worked pretty well, and improved a good bit as it warmed. Rock Art makes some pretty mediocre beers, but this is by far one of the better things I've tried from them. This one is worth trying for sure.
Aroma: The nose has some orange/citrus, a little spice/tea, candied sugar notes, and a little earth
Appearance: Pours a clearish orange color with a lasting sheet of white head and medium-plus lace
Flavor: It has tea and spice up-front, not super sweet, and finishes with a light-mid hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it feels fairly creamy, a touch sticky, has a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one worked pretty well, and improved a good bit as it warmed. Rock Art makes some pretty mediocre beers, but this is by far one of the better things I've tried from them. This one is worth trying for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2012
at 14:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/19/12
Aroma: The nose is sweet malts/caramel mostly, light roast/toast notes, and hints of fruit
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish-brown color with a small head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is moderately sweet, heavy malty, and fairly one-dimensional, finishes a little buttery
Palate: Light-medium bodied, a hint sticky, fairly thin, with an average carbonation, and a short duration
Overall Impression: I wasn't a huge fan of this Barley Wine. It isn't terrible, but it isn't really all that good either.
Aroma: The nose is sweet malts/caramel mostly, light roast/toast notes, and hints of fruit
Appearance: It pours a dark reddish-brown color with a small head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is moderately sweet, heavy malty, and fairly one-dimensional, finishes a little buttery
Palate: Light-medium bodied, a hint sticky, fairly thin, with an average carbonation, and a short duration
Overall Impression: I wasn't a huge fan of this Barley Wine. It isn't terrible, but it isn't really all that good either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2012
at 14:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Amber to hold appearance. 2 finger head that doesn't stick around. Nice clarity. Smells like honey and apricot. Starts with a honey taste. Sort of an earthy potatoes and rice taste. Some floral characters dry finish
Tried
on 15 Sep 2012
at 11:17
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/12/12
Aroma: The nose is minimal, with light cereal/pale malts and some wheat notes
Appearance: It pours an unclear golden-orange color with a very thin white head
Flavor: The taste is somewhat sweet, grainy/bready/malty, with a mild hop bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, with an average-plus carbonation, and a slightly off feeling finish
Overall Impression: This one didn't do it for me. This has got to be my least favorite thing I have tried from Rock Art, and I've given a couple of their beers fairly low scores...
Aroma: The nose is minimal, with light cereal/pale malts and some wheat notes
Appearance: It pours an unclear golden-orange color with a very thin white head
Flavor: The taste is somewhat sweet, grainy/bready/malty, with a mild hop bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, with an average-plus carbonation, and a slightly off feeling finish
Overall Impression: This one didn't do it for me. This has got to be my least favorite thing I have tried from Rock Art, and I've given a couple of their beers fairly low scores...
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2012
at 15:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/9/12, Not the best use of Rating #2400
Aroma: The nose is caramel/chocolate malts, nutty notes, and some earth
Appearance: Pours a dark orange-amber-brown color with a beige head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is mostly malts (caramel, chocolate, dark fruit), with minimal bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, leaning light, a bit watery, with a short, imperfect duration
Overall Impression: This one is OK, but it isn't a favorite for me.
Aroma: The nose is caramel/chocolate malts, nutty notes, and some earth
Appearance: Pours a dark orange-amber-brown color with a beige head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is mostly malts (caramel, chocolate, dark fruit), with minimal bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, leaning light, a bit watery, with a short, imperfect duration
Overall Impression: This one is OK, but it isn't a favorite for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2012
at 17:07