6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep dark, ruby-tinted copper coloured body with a thinnish tan head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of fresh english and pacific northwest hops with a full scent of pine and caramel. Medium to Full-bodied; Sharp bitterness hits first with a mouthful of pine and bitter hops. Aftertaste shows a bit more class, with caramel, malt and nuts in the palate. Overall, a very strong and up-front IPA, leaving nothing left to be imagined. Worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 14 July, 2006
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2009
at 21:48
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Dark brown color body, 80% opaque with a thin fast dying tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts and coffee. Light-bodied; sweet taste up front fading to a nutty taste. After taste shows a bitter of the malt and a little bit of spice. Overall a pretty poor ESB not worth drinking it. I sampled this 12 oz bottle purchased from Merchants in Dearborn, MI on the 28-May-20.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 23:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A murky red-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet matlyh with notes of caramel as well as lighter notes of coffee, alcohol, and cardemomme, and so is the flavor. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2008
at 08:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pour is a brown with a large tan head. Aroma starts off with a very sweet malt then some of the banana if you use your imagination. Flavor is more of a spice than anything else. I did not get any banana or wheat. At first I thought they poured the wrong beer but they told me i got the right one. Probably the worst one I had at the GTMW. And to think i waited around 20 minutes for them to pur this at 4 o’clock.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2008
at 11:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark red beer - faintly sticky lace - sweet caramel aroma, some plum and bubblegum - a tiny bit of peat - tastes peaty and lightly bitter - a bit of dough and chocolate - a touch of cherry - blah.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2008
at 08:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler brought down to FL by my sister. Pours dark dark brown with brown edges and light mocha head. The aroma comes across as mild at times and then surges up briefly bringing roasty to mildly burnt malts and a hint of nuttiness. The taste seems sessionable, smooth and pretty tasty with burnt to roasty malts that mingle together and grow some to midway. It kind of thins out as the finish draws and the flavor blend of roasty to burnt malts recedes. Not exactly the Perfect Porter as the name may suggest.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Jun 2008
at 22:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Growler brought down to FL by my sister. Pours deep dark blackness with nice mocha head. Nice looking brew. The growler gave it a whiff of oxidation to start off the nose with. The bulk of it is toffee, burnt malts, dark roastiness, some vague dark fruitiness somewhere in the background and a hint of coco. The taste is much the same with roastiness, sweet toffee, burnt malts approaching ashy to go along with an underscore of faint oxidation. The mix of roasty malts, toffee and seemingly some oatmeal twang creates on interesting note that closes in on mild sourness. Enjoyable product with delicious creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Jun 2008
at 21:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours up hazy gold with white head. The aroma is assertive with candi sugar, yeast, apples, bananas and pepper. The taste is moderately viscous bringing in sweet notes of Belgian like candi sugar, mild coriander and yeasty spice, sweet apples and cantaloupe. It ends with faint dark fruity esters and some mild pepperiness. Nice tasting brew.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2008
at 21:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tampa Tuesday tasting night – blind tasting, pours dark dark brown with thin light brown head. The aroma is light and odd with nearly burnt butter, nuttiness and not much else. The taste is way better than the aroma with a nice body bringing forth rich roasty malts, caramelized malts, a smooth earthiness and faint burnt butter.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2008
at 22:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Huge thanks to my sister for scoring two Dragonmead glowers for us.
This one pours a nice copper color with tan head. The aroma is a bit mild with fruity esters like plums, dates and cherries as well as grapefruit hops and a mild sense of hotness on the nose from the alcohol. The taste begins with sweet nectar maltiness mixing with grapefruit and orange citrus hop bitterness. The rich sweet sugary maltiness cut the hop bitterness creating a pleasing balance. Then mild dark fruity esters enter with notes of prunes, cherries, dates and plums. It gets peppery as the finish approaches. Could use a year or more of age.
This one pours a nice copper color with tan head. The aroma is a bit mild with fruity esters like plums, dates and cherries as well as grapefruit hops and a mild sense of hotness on the nose from the alcohol. The taste begins with sweet nectar maltiness mixing with grapefruit and orange citrus hop bitterness. The rich sweet sugary maltiness cut the hop bitterness creating a pleasing balance. Then mild dark fruity esters enter with notes of prunes, cherries, dates and plums. It gets peppery as the finish approaches. Could use a year or more of age.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2008
at 21:55