6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2004 bottle compliments of MilkmanDan. Deep red color, clear and filtered, no head. Toffee aroma, coppery and yeasty. Starts out very sour and yeasty, light caramel. Medium and made with a good amount of water but yet not ridiculously thin. Some light sweetness on the end. Surprisingly pretty good and reminiscent of an alt with all of the yeast copper and sweetness in the middle. It works as a marzen though it’s a sweet version of one, with not as much graininess. Didnt find much in the way of spicy hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2004
at 12:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Acquired via trade. Pours a clear golden orange color with a miniscule white head that was gone in no time. No lacing. The aroma is lightly wheaty with a glimmer of hops. Light-bodied and crisp, with a subdued yeast, spice and wheat flavor. Very little aftertaste aside from a touch of wheat and malt. Not big in the flavor department, but fairly drinkable overall.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2004
at 17:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Acquired via trade. Pours a very dark brown color that lets a little light through. Thin beige head that dissipated rapidly. Not much lacing until further down the glass. The aroma consists mainly of coffee as well as a touch of malt. Medium-bodied with a milky texture. Roasted coffee, malt and a touch of tart fruit in the flavor. The finish is smooth with a lightly bitter character. Nothing too exciting going on here, just a run-of-the-mill Oatmeal Stout you can find anywhere.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2004
at 17:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Acquired via trade. This beer pours a bright amber/orange color with a thin light beige head that dissipated over the course of a couple minutes. Thin lacing. The aroma is vaguely malty with some bread as well. Medium-bodied and a very clean and crisp mouthfeel. Light malt, caramel and hops flavors. Not abundantly flavorful overall but it is very drinkable. The finish is lightly sweet malt with a touch of spice and hops. All in all a pleasing beer to drink despite (because of?) the simple approach.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2004
at 12:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Acquired via trade. This Bock pours a dark brown color with a medium light tan head. Thin and spidery lacing. The aroma is lightly malty with chocolate undertones. Medium-bodied and very sweet with chocolate malt, caramel and nut flavors. Some smoke can be detected at times too. The finish is lightly sweet and not very interesting or flavorful but luckily it doesn’t detract too much from the experience. All in all a fair Bock.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2004
at 23:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Acquired via trade. The beer is a dark copper/amber color with a thin beige head that dissipated rather quickly. Very thin lacing. Lightly malty aroma, with a hint of nuts. Medium-bodied with a flavor somewhere between a Marzen and a regular Amber. There is a tartness under the malt and caramel that made the character seem a little off. However it was still fairly easy to drink. The finish is alternatingly fruity and malty. Overall not an exceptional beer but it is smooth with a nice taste.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2004
at 22:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Acquired via trade. Pours a nice hazy golden color with a thick and rocky off-white head that fizzed away slowly. Thin lacing toward the top of the glass and less as it was consumed. The aroma is well-spiced, along with citrus and wheat. Crisp, light body with a great flavor profile. Spice and herbs (coriander, clove) are predominant, plus citrus, malt and hops. The finish is creamy and wheaty, making for a great beer overall. This is definitely one of the better Wits I have tried.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2004
at 12:43
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled. I emailed the brewery and they suggested the off taste came from the fact that I had an 8-month old bottle; since they don't pasteurize their beer, that's past its prime. I will definietly buy more fresh beer and revise my rating at a future date. Well, this and the Oatmeal Stout had a big cidery taste, so I have to conclude I got bottles with bacteria in them, or they were lagered too warm, or their yeast got tired. Too bad, because it looked great. Pours a nice deep orange, with a creamy head and plenty of bubbly action. Toward the end, I could get past the cidery taste and find a nice Oktoberfest malt bill and even a touch of balancing hops. I'll definitely try this again with another batch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2004
at 09:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Re-rated. My second bottle causes me to bump this up a few points, especially since I got around to rating these bottles past their due dates, and Millstream doesn't pasteurize or filter their bottled product (one can tell from the small particles of grain husk floating around. This second bottle was much better than the first. Poured in a recommended pilsener glass, it kicked up a nice head, firm as a root beer float's. Good Czech hop character is also much more apparent. This one held its flavor through to the end, and I'm glad to give it a second opinion.
Bottled. Rather ordinary, I thought. A rocky head with some lacing, different for a pilsener. Appropriate golden body. Malt taste was overly sweet, but at least not saccharine, with no real hop balance to it. The mouthfeel falls somewhat flat at the end. A somewhat milky aftertase.
Bottled. Rather ordinary, I thought. A rocky head with some lacing, different for a pilsener. Appropriate golden body. Malt taste was overly sweet, but at least not saccharine, with no real hop balance to it. The mouthfeel falls somewhat flat at the end. A somewhat milky aftertase.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2004
at 09:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. I emailed the brewery and they suggested the off taste came from the fact that I had an 8-month old bottle; since they don’t pasteurize their beer, that’s past its prime. I will definietly buy more fresh beer and revise my rating at a future date. Starts out really nice. Beautiful roast coffee smell when opened. Pours a deep black body under a thin tan head. Taste is very roasty, too, but I also get the big sour orange taste other raters mentioned, followed by a punch of Coca-cola. Taste does settle out to a nice creamy oatmeal stout, but the sour cola gets in the way. How could they got such a taste with a lager yeast?
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2004
at 18:33