7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. A- Black licorice, tobacco, coffee, roasty, cocoa. A- Black color, dark liquid, brown head. T- Roasty, cocoa, anise, tobacco, coffee, malty. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, smooth finish. O- This was a pleasant surprise. Didn’t expect much but got a lot. Nice rich and deep flavors with anise and tobacco seeming to come through the most on the nose and a complex taste. Enjoyed this one well enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2015
at 21:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Opaque black body...thinnish beige head fades out and away after a few minutes. I can dig it, I have a soft spot in my heart for a good raspberry stout. Sweet, and even though this is the "extreme" series, this is a pretty tame and drinkable offering, not overbearing like so many other beers on the shelves. Not over the top fantastic, but enjoyable enough for what it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2014
at 22:13
6/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2014
at 17:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A- Cloves, coriander, pepper, spices, lemons, wheat, funk. A- Golden color, clear liquid, minimal head. T- Tons of spices, coriander, cloves, wheat P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, spiced finish. O- I liked this beer and I didn’t like this beer. A bit of funk on the aroma and heavy on the spice. The palate was very spice forward as well. Other than being a little strong it was a pretty good wheat. Certainly not a favorite, but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2014
at 17:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I usually go with brewers intention, but this is way more Stout than Black IPA. Has that roasty deep brown chocolate caramel thing going, not the heavy thick feel of a Black IPA, or the chocolate covered minty hop bite...this has more of a classic, enjoyable West Coast hop feel there. Heavy, thick, creamy chocolate malt. Strong Porter? Its good, but kind of off-target stylistically.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2014
at 22:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle during RBWG. Pours a cloudy orange gold with small frothy off white head. The aroma is pine and citrus. Similar flavor with weird soap flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2014
at 14:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Thanks to Chris for bringing this bottle over! Smooth fresh nose. The beer starts very floral, intense bitter-floral with a nice slight malty body. The mainpart is a bit sharp-bitter, great floralness, smooth, easy to drink with deepness. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2014
at 10:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle purchased as a single at Beer Crazy in Urbandale, Iowa. The pour is a black brown with a khaki head that falls fast. The aroma is a soft roast. The taste is char roast, the oatmeal and a clean dry mineral finish. The palate is medium to heavy bodied with soft carbonation and the clean finish. Solid Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2014
at 13:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Banana, wheat, spices. A- Golden color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Banana, bubblegum, spices, wheat. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, wheaty finish. O- I like the name they use now with a cow on the bottle and calling it a Hefe R Weizen. Cleverly played. A pretty standard hefe in taste. Lots of bubblegum and banana. I could drink it although I wouldn’t seek it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2014
at 17:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Opaque brown-black body. Foamy, glass-rimming beige head. Rich chocolate caramel aroma, deep malt tones...pretty nice. Sweet and full bodied, with a little trace of heat under the big chocolate tones. Remains full drinkable despite being full bodied, Has some interesting fruity undercurrents. Pretty solid beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2014
at 20:17