7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 3
Taken from notes:
At madfox on tap
Cloudy golden amber slight head
Apricot aroma
Taste sharp bitter flavor some hints of cinnamon and caramel that lingers tart on the palate
At madfox on tap
Cloudy golden amber slight head
Apricot aroma
Taste sharp bitter flavor some hints of cinnamon and caramel that lingers tart on the palate
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2014
at 20:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 10/23/14. Pours a hazy orange brown thin a thin head. Poor head retention. Aroma of earth, dirt, toffee. The taste is sweet toffee, raisin, dark fruits, earth. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness. 100th doppelbock!
Tried
on 25 Nov 2014
at 18:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4oz pour at the Northern Virginia BrewFest. Poured a vibrant, slightly cloudy ruby orange color with a small off-white head. Aroma was Belgian yeast notes, candi sugar, some spice character. Belgian notes, some bubblegum in there towards the finish. Relatively sessionable,
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2014
at 10:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at the Mad Fox Maibock festival 2014. Pours a hazy gold with an ecru head. Light toasted malt nose. Butterscotch notes in the taste. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2014
at 10:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Poured a pretty dark, almost pitch-black brown color with a small tan head. Aroma was dark roasted malts, some dark fruits, roast, caramel. Flavor was bitter roasted malts, chocolate notes. Okay, a bit thin, but very boozy.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2014
at 19:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Poured a slightly dark, vibrant brown color with an off-white head. Aroma was lightly meat, smoke notes. Roasted malts, smoke, light dark fruit notes. Finish is smoke, wood. Not my favorite style, but wasn’t too bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2014
at 19:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the 4th Annual Mad Fox Barleywine Fest (Sunday). Poured a slightly hazy copper color with a small white head. Aroma was light caramel notes, sweetness, smells like a Vintage 50 beer. Sweet malts, not too boozy, some citrus and a touch tropical notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2014
at 08:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Mad Fox during barley wine fest 2014. Pours a clear honey with an off white head. Aroma of peach and caramel. Flavors of herbal hops with a boozy malt finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2014
at 09:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewpub. Pours an inky dark brown color with a thin tan head. Fair head retention. Aroma of dark roasted malts, tobacco, leather, faint notes of plum and caramel. The taste is roasted malts, smoke, bitter chocolate, leather, bitter hops. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, faint booze, hi carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2014
at 23:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a very hazy orange color with a thin head. Poor head retention. Aroma of banana, toasted bread, caramel, dark fruit, mild yeast. Taste is toffee, bread, yeast, dark fruit, citrus, candied citrus, herbal hops, mild spice. Medium bodied, low carbonation, moderate booze, good balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2014
at 23:00