5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
12 oz bottle purchased @Tully’s Beer and Wine. Wells, ME. Nice presentation in the English Pint. Thin off white head. No lace. Nose is malt and toffee. Taste is roasted aroma, rye bread. A strange hop taste lingers in the finish, I had this bottle awhile. It was a bottle that got pushed around in my fridge, so it’s not real fresh. That being said, still ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2011
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
22 oz bottle purchased at Table and Vine in West Springfield, MA. Poured into a shaker. Nearly black/ deep brown, brown hues on the edges. Smells of chocolate, Pine resin, molasses, and a light licorice note. Rich flavor with roasted malts and medium bitter with the faint hint of hops in the profile. Good amount of pine hops as it warms. Nicely thick palate causes a lingering of the flavors on the tongue. Dry hop finish. Good flavors, if you like this style, it’s well worth a try. If you can find a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at papsoe. cloudy amber, smooth offwhite head. smoked and roasted aroma, slightly flowery, flavor is roasted, smoked, sweet malty, balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2011
at 11:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of beech wood smoke, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of smoke from beech wood, malt,, caramel, and straw, leading to a dry, smokey, and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2011
at 09:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Cletus. Pours a murky, opaque brown with a tiny off-white head. Rough and distinct Bamberg smoke in the nose - overpowering anything else. Medium body, sweet roasted malts - heavy roast and heavy smoke. Very malt bitter finish. 170665
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2011
at 09:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and breadish. Smoked, dark malty and meaty. Slight bitter, dark malty and roasted. Sweet caramelish. Dry and malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2011
at 09:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a hazy dark amber color with a stingy white head that dissipates quickly to a ring. Smells of earthy herbal resinous hops with a twinge of buttery pale malt. Judging from the aroma this isn’t like an ESB I’ve had before. Taste is malty up front for a couple of milliseconds before the hops assault my palette with all they’ve got. Bitter herbal resinous citrus hop bite infused with pale and maybe a hint of toffee. Bitter dry finish. Medium body, bitter resinous mouthfeel, medium level of carbonation. Pretty good Ipa, but it could probably use a bit more malt backbone. I’m not sure I would ever attach a British style designation to a clearly American take on a beer. I enjoyed it.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2011
at 19:16
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours a deep burnished copper color with a sticky off white head that leaves a fair bit of lace on the way down. Smells of brown sugar, caramel, toffee, vanilla, pine, slight touch of alcohol. Taste is sweet caramel malt cut in half with bitter pine resin. Malty sweet with enough hop bitterness to keep everything in check. Surprisingly balanced taste for a beer that brags about 100 Ibu’s. Alcohol is well hidden on this one. Long lingering hop bitterness in the finish. Resinous and sticky mouthfeel, full body, light to medium level of carbonation. I like this one a lot. Reminds me of Bigfoot with a year or two on it when the malt starts to show up. Why did I wait so long to try this one?
Tried
on 28 May 2011
at 18:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and breadish. Roasted malty, breadish and slight toffee malty. Bitter and roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2011
at 05:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours almost clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is flat malty, breadish and dry herbal. Sweet malty, light toasted and caramelish. Subdued bitter and sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2011
at 05:25