8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of gn0sis. Pours an almost clear deep amber with a rough off-white head. Heavy perfumy hop aroma - yum. Solid body, some caramel, dark fruits, massive good aroma hops, woody. Very bitter finish. Incredibly delicious. 180311
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2011
at 14:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly hazed deep amber into a tulip. Off-white head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sweet caramel and resin aromas. Sweet caramel and nutty bread from front to back with a sweet, lasting resin finish.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2011
at 16:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a slight caramelish note. Bitter, dry malty, caramelish and toffee. Bitter and dry hoppy. Light caramelish and bitter dry hoppy finish. Slight wooden and flat malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2011
at 11:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber into snifter. Off-white conglomerate head with excellent retention leaves spot lacing as it recedes to coat surface. Orange citrus and yeasty hay aromas. Dry with caramel and bread upfront turning to dough before a lasting pine and citrus finish.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2011
at 14:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours cloudy deep gold into a tulip. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to coat surface. Resin aromas. Medium bodied with malt, bread and mild resin from front to back.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 15:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy caramel with a white head. Sweet malts, molasses, piney and citrus hops in the aroma. Big, chewy caramel malts, pine, citrus, toasted malt, bread, too. It is a big beer, no doubt. But, it is not one of those un-approachable beers, either. While I wouldn’t say it stands out from the world of good DIPAs, it is one of the good ones.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2011
at 17:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2007 Edition poured into a pint glass sampled 5/16/2008. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a rocky off white head that leaves a bit of lacing. Aroma is all malt. I pick up a bready caramely sweet aroma. The taste follows the smell. Mouthfeel certainly is creamy and smooth. Body seemed a bit thin to me. Not a bad brew. I don’t think I would seek it out again, but definitely drinkable.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2011
at 18:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 1/25/11
Aroma: The nose is fruity and hoppy, citrus, pine, and caramel malts
Appearance: This one pours a dark mahogany color with a small off-white head
Flavor: There's some balance to the flavor with sweet maltiness and hoppy bitterness too
Palate: A medium-full bodied beer with soft carbonation, some decent heat, and a fairly long finish
Overall Impression: This is a pretty tasty hop forward Barley Wine. I did describe it as fairly balanced because of the sweetness that is clearly there, but this one is still hop leaning in this style. There's a good amount of booze in here too, but I think this one works pretty well.
Aroma: The nose is fruity and hoppy, citrus, pine, and caramel malts
Appearance: This one pours a dark mahogany color with a small off-white head
Flavor: There's some balance to the flavor with sweet maltiness and hoppy bitterness too
Palate: A medium-full bodied beer with soft carbonation, some decent heat, and a fairly long finish
Overall Impression: This is a pretty tasty hop forward Barley Wine. I did describe it as fairly balanced because of the sweetness that is clearly there, but this one is still hop leaning in this style. There's a good amount of booze in here too, but I think this one works pretty well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2011
at 18:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
22 oz bottle. The pour is a very cloudy pale yellow with a small soapy white head. Head left small spotty lacing in my Weizen glass. Pleasing aroma of wheat, yeast, and many different spices: The taste is much the same, (mostly coriander) with a light bitter after taste, plus a hint of pepper at the end as well. The mouthfeel is light. It is fairly true to the style. It’s like drinking and remembering a small piece of the summer. I would most definately buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2011
at 15:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottle at Morrie’s tasting(12Nov10)pours dark brown to black with a medium tan head. Aroma is earthy with oak and moldy wood notes, squash and pumpkin pie spices. Flavor is pumpkin pie, some oak and maple, honey and an extremely dry earthy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2011
at 10:38