Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured thick, black and a touch oily with a medium sized creamy dark brown head that left some lacing. The aroma was dryish, roasty, woody and bitter. The flavor was very roasty and wood with a strong bitter coffee presence and undertones of toasty, nut, mint and floral hops. The finish was long, dry, bitter and roasty with lingering coffee. Thick and creamy body. Solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Charleston Beer Exchange. Pours ruddy amber with a creamy off-white head. Aromas of mild roast malt and some citrusy hop. Med body. Flavor is floral/citrus over some slightly harsh roast caramel. Doesn’t seem all that bitter, but it’s not Imperial. It drinks pretty good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
22oz bottle pours a lightly hazy orange with a thin, white head. Nose is sweet, peaches, light citrus, oranges, honey. Flavor is sweet, honey, oranges, lemons. Finish is full bodied, a touch too sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle - Pours mostly clear amber with a huge foamy head. It smells mainly of caramel malt and sure enough tastes of caramel malt. It’s a bit toasty and is very sweet. This medium bodied brew has a little hops in the finish but the sweetness doesn’t really abate. Drinkable if average brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Melted caramel color with an off-white, tall, head. Citrus and pine hops are covered by a powerful caramel, sweet malt aroma. Grapefruit, pine, citrus notes in the flavor with a strong caramel malt presence. Too malty sweet for my liking in an IPA but it’s not a bad beer by any stretch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is a dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrus hops with some sweet malts. Flavor is the same some hops and sweet malt hit you but nothing to put his over the top. Average at best but still worthy of a try
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a red-orange color with a large foamy orange-white head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was lightly sweet and had a moderate presence of grapefruit, pine and caramel. The flavor was sour, tangy and moderately bitter with moderate notes of grapefruit and floral hops. The finish was long, dry and flowery. Medium body. Decent.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at WBF-Raleigh on 04/24/2010 as Rust Belt Blond. Clear golden body with a small white head. Sweet toasty aroma with some floral notes. Sweet floral and light toasty flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting. Not very Irish, whatever that is, Not great, but ultimately I found it drinkable enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
22nd May 2010. ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting! Clear brown beer, no real head. Light semi dry palate. Zero carbonation. Light malt and a little minerals. Malty bland mess.