7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hazy copper brown. Deep caramel with a grapefruit resin hop. Heavy caramel flavors, vaguely fruity, with a spicy hop finish.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2009
at 12:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz bottle-pours an off white head and copper color. Aroma is grainy/medium malt-some sweet, some hops-slight bitter. Taste is grainy/medium malt-some sweet caramel, some hops-slight bitter earthy/spicy, some alcohol. Clashes a bit. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this with me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2009
at 21:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle shared with and provided by cdumler. Thanks! Pours dark brown and hazy, like mud, with a moderate head. Caramel, toffee. hops and tart fruity notes in the aroma. Taste is nuts, lots of nuts, caramel, toffee and bitter hops. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 12:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Copper color with tiny bubbles and a fluffy off-white head. Strong citrus hop aroma over a firm roasted malt. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Strong roasted malt flavor with citrus and pine hop. Seems slightly ashy. At 90 IBU it’s bitter, but it isn’t very harsh. Just totally dominates the mouth. Clean, hoppy finish.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2008
at 12:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A lightley murkey brown ale with a thin light moka head. Nice hoppy aroma,lightly floral, caramel and treacle. In mouth, a nice caramelly IPA with good hopping, a bit of grapefruit, nice vinous notes, light licorice. Rich and interesting. Bottle at American Flatbread, Post Vermont Brewfest Dinner, July 19 2008 with TaktikMtl and Goldorak.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2008
at 21:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a foamy, off-white head with very good lacing, and a deep brown body. Aroma has a nice hop (spicey and citrus) presence, tons of toffee and caramel as well. There is also a deceent amount of alcohol that nicely rounds out the finish. Taste is roasty and nutty up front with a bit of coffee, and hops with a alcohol backbonee finishing it up. Kind of thin for a 10% barely wine. Warming with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2008
at 14:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a largish, foamy off-white head. Hazy amber body with a few black yeasties at the bottom. Good lacing. Aroma of booze, and dark fruits, caramel and apple brandy, slightly metallic with a bit of bread. Smells a bit like 2005 Fuller’s Vintage. Taste is dry, then a bit bitter, finishing metallicy. Some alcohol present too, a little bit of crisp apple halfway through. Kind of tastes monochromatic. Lively mouthfeel, but on the dryish side which feels odd for a warming beer of 8%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2008
at 20:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Sun Devil in Mesa, AZ ($4.99; lucky New Englanders). Amber color with a three-finger beige head. Aroma of sweet grapefruit. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor starts malty sweet with grapefruit, moves to pine, moves to grapefruit rind - always balanced with a malt backing. Tingles my mouth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2008
at 19:48
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Bottle: Poured a deep clear amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of sweet with loads of overcooked vegetables. Taste is also dominated by some overcooked vegetables with some oversweet malt. Body is really thin with some good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I thought there was way too many brewing flaws in this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2008
at 15:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention and no lacing. Aroma consists of caramel malt with some very subtle notes of jasmine and some floral hops. Taste is also dominated by some medium full caramel malt with some very subtle jasmine and some floral and lightly bitter hops. I would have expected more dominant jasmine notes but still very enjoyable and easily quaffable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2008
at 11:44