7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This beer came to me from my beer club. I am not otherwise familiar with this brewer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a medium sized very dark brown head. The aroma is sweet and roasty with sweet chocolate and coffee elements. The flavor is moderately sweet, roasty, toasty and has a light chocolate element and a hint of coffee. There is a moderate floral hop presence. The finish is roasty and chocolaty. The mouthfeel is moderately thick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2006
at 22:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled, thanks heemer77. Dark brown colour, small brown head. Chocolate in aroma and malts in aroma. Roasted chocolate in flavour, the finnish becomes a bit chocolateish. A bit thin, but hell, this is good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2006
at 13:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled
Ruby-amber color, small coffee head. Grassy hoppy and milk chocolate in the aroma. Coffee beans, chocolate chips and grassy hops in the flavor.Not very bock-like, quite light malt-wise, but very drinkable, not too sweet at least.
Ruby-amber color, small coffee head. Grassy hoppy and milk chocolate in the aroma. Coffee beans, chocolate chips and grassy hops in the flavor.Not very bock-like, quite light malt-wise, but very drinkable, not too sweet at least.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2006
at 13:08
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pour is a dark red with a small white head. Aroma is lagery with a bit of caramel in there. Flavor is malty but dull all over. Really watery in the end and not a good rep of the style.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2006
at 19:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a very black with a tan head. Aroma is faint whifs of chocolate and malts. Flavor is bitter coffee with a chocolate quality. Finishes bland and watery. Looks good and smells good but in the end its just not thick enough to be a stout.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2006
at 19:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Pale yellow, bright and clear, minimal head. Crazy aroma, lots and lots of spice! Coriander, peppercorns, thyme, clove and coriander. Yes I said coriander! Cleaner than expected flavor, light coriander up front with a clean finish and just a touch of finishing hop. Weird lingering pepperiness, probably a tingling from all the spice.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2005
at 14:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A white beer while watching the White Sox in Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES! 750 ml swingtop bottle from the brewery. Labels still say it’s from the closed Stone City Brewing. I may have held on to this too long again, because it is a little sour. Still, that can work for this style. Lightly cloudy straw body with a rocky, lacy head. Smell is bright and beery, with a hint of lemon, spice and hops. Sourness, as I’ve noted, probably intended (I’ve kept it in the fridge, but it was warm at the brewery). Taste includes those lemons, a bit of coriander as expected. The wheat in this example is really apparent in softening the palate. Definitely a nice summertime brew with some kölsch properties. Thick layer of yeast on the bottom of this hefty bottle. Well, I started typing this review in the middle of the 8th inning, but now I offer it as a toast to the
WORLD CHAMPION
CHICAGO WHITE SOX!!!!!!
WORLD CHAMPION
CHICAGO WHITE SOX!!!!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2005
at 23:04
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Slightly hazy brownish-amber colour. Slight woody note, with cocoa and straightforward maltiness. It’s a bit thin and metallic, but otherwise ok flavours balancing light dark malt notes with cocoa.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2005
at 22:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, enjoyed while watching the White Sox trounce Boston in Game 1. Well, I couldn’t cellar this once I found out about Iowa 6% abv limit. So let’s enjoy it now: Pours a respectable cola brown with nonetheless a slightly alcoholic, malty smell. Taste is grainy and a bit overly sweet, like Italian coffee syrup. Taste is a bit of a letdown, I guess, after the promise of that smell. But then again, the lowered abv puts it out of the style definition, so it’s pretty nice for whatever it is. And hey, Wawood, it’s not odd that you went this long without an Iowa beer: I think Millstream is the only Iowa brewer that even does retail packaging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2005
at 08:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Odd sweet potato aroma. Brown. Sweet but lacks dark fruit or malt flavors. Good, heavy palate, but something seems off.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2005
at 15:23