6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of RealityDeviant on 04/23/2009. Hazy amber body with a large frothy off-white head. Sweet citrus and spice aroma. Sweet citrus and belgian spice flavor. Medium light body with moderate high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2009
at 23:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler courtesy of RealityDeviant on 04/23/2009. Slightly hazy amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Big citrus and piney hop aroma with a pale malt background. Sweet citrus, and catty hop flavor with a pale malt background. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Growler
on 24 Apr 2009
at 23:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler courtesy RealityDeviant on 04/23/2009. Slightly hazy dark orange amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet earthy and malty flavor with a bit of floral hops. Sweet floral and earthy hop flavor with a bit of caramel background. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Growler
on 24 Apr 2009
at 23:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Well carbonated. Some malt aroma. Flavor has some malt and wild yeast. a little fruit, but this is rather bland for a style of beer I usually enjoy. The high ABV is well hidden.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2009
at 19:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 ounce bottle from the brewery. Wow. The top pops off with a large hiss and the head is huge. Decent head retention and excellent lacing. Aroma if leafy and tart citrus hops Taste is citrus hops and light caramel malts. There is a bitterness that kind of sneaks up on you. Medium bodied. A little one dimensional but well crafted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2009
at 01:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. A gusher surprisingly. Pours with a huge, creamy mocha colored head over a pitch black body. Great lace and full retention. Tons of really dark roast on the aroma, cinnamon and vanilla. Taste is leather, roast, vanilla, mocha roast, and no alcohol at all. One of my favorite coffee beers I have tried so far. Syrupy mouthfeel (especially for the ABV), with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2009
at 11:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sample at O-town throwdown ’09 courtesy of fogdog. Pours black with beige head, nice golden lacing. Aroma has ample notes of roastedmalts and coffee. Taste, lots of roasted malty, good presence of coffee/mocha with a sweet butterscotch like mouthfeel that reminded me a lot of the goodness of ST creme brulee. No way to tell this was a 11.7% beer.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2009
at 17:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Served on draft at Barley’s in Asheville, NC. Pours a clear deep brownish red. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of light roasted malts, raisin and chocolate. Taste is dark malts, raisin, subtle citrus, chocolate and subtle hop bitterness. Medium to full bodied with a creamy texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2009
at 20:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled on draft at the brewery. The bartender informed me the ABV is close to 3.5%, though I don’t remember the exact amount. Pours a light golden yellow color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Taste is tart with notes of yeast, cherry, peach, citrus and faint hop notes in the finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2009
at 09:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a very hazy orange color with a large head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is bitter, resiny hops with toffeeish malts and some nutty notes. Taste is very bitter. EXTREMELY bitter. Resin, herbal, earthy and minty, balanced by toffee. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2009
at 09:50