7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught, at Ginger Man, NYC on 25th July 2009. Pale gold with white head of 10mm at pour, reducing to 3mm depth at end, fair lacing. Delicately hoppy with a certain amount of hemp/grass notes on a lively mouthfeel, to a very dry, hoppy finish. Very refreshing, and stands up well to food.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2009
at 21:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 mL bottle courtesy of CrellMoset. Batch 001. Thanks! Pours a clear ruby-strawberry color with a medium head. Fair head retention and lacing. Dark malty aroma with raisins, toasted coconut, molasses, slight alcohol. The taste seems a bit weak with notes of molasses and raisin. Muted hops. Thin-medium bodied and it just borders on watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2009
at 18:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a clear light orange color with a white head. Aroma is mild citrus, a touch of bready malts. Flavor is nice citrus hops, malts, well balanced. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2009
at 21:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle courtesy of maniac. Thanks! Pours a clear copper color with a one finger head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and musty apples. Taste is grassy hops, toasted malts, apples and other fruit notes, light caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2009
at 02:22
2.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
Skunk aroma. Hazy yellow, no head. Skunky plastic flavor with traces of lemon. A tiny bit of lemon zest. Bleh.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2009
at 19:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Updating this rating with a bottle I had 1/16/10
Overall Impression: I didn't like this one this one as much as my previous rating would suggest. Something seemed just a bit off on the flavor on this one, so I'm going to lower the score accordingly. Maybe this beer is inconsistent? I'm sure I'll revisit at some point...(2.8)
December 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: Liked this one a lot, for it's style. Really quite a good American Hefeweizen. (3.2)
Overall Impression: I didn't like this one this one as much as my previous rating would suggest. Something seemed just a bit off on the flavor on this one, so I'm going to lower the score accordingly. Maybe this beer is inconsistent? I'm sure I'll revisit at some point...(2.8)
December 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: Liked this one a lot, for it's style. Really quite a good American Hefeweizen. (3.2)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2009
at 21:37
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
December 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: Pretty standard, middle of the road golden colored lager. Wouldn't go out of my way for this one.
Overall Impression: Pretty standard, middle of the road golden colored lager. Wouldn't go out of my way for this one.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2009
at 21:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at Buckeye Beer Engine. This beer pours dark mahogany brown color with a thin and creamy light beige head that diminishes slowly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of chocolate malt, caramel and dark fruits. Medium body with a malty flavor profile that has notes of chocolate and raisin. The finish is roasted malt and dark fruit but does not linger much at all. Above average overall.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2008
at 15:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed white golden with an out of control fizzy white head. 5 inches at least in my .4 L Kulmbacher glass. Head falls fast with loud crackling - this may be the loudest beer I have encountered. Aroma of earthy hay banana esthers and cloves. Full nose, quite pungent. Taste is big wheat, citric and earthy. Lemon tart citrus sweetness present, even a touch of smokiness. As the beer warms, the lemon really becomes dominant. Palate is medium to full bodied, dense flavors, yet still manages to be slick and drinkable. Interesting palate. Good beer, quite a lot going on, though it is a touch unrefined in its transitions between flavors. Thanks for sending this to me Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2008
at 18:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I question the wisdom of bottling a pils in foil-topped 750s, but whatever - I don’t always like beers from this brewer, but this beer is severely underrated - pours a perfectly clear gold, with a soapy, lasting lace - nice, medium sweet malt backbone in the aroma, with grassy noble hops, lemon peel - dry, crisp, potent hop bitterness up front, that gets more and more peppery as the flavor progresses - a bit of sweetness arrives in the middle, with some bready but clean/lean malty character - gets grassy and herbal as those hops increase in spiciness - very crisp, clean, and refreshing - the hop profile is, perhaps, a bit too strong, but this is a mighty fine pils - this should be available in six packs.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2008
at 20:36