5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a darkish & translucent brown with a one/two finger tan head. Aromas are straightforward roasted malt. Flavor is roasted malt with a little bit of a tartness and some sawdust like earthiness. Comes off a little thin in the end, though. Not bad, but does little to distinguish itself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2008
at 19:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. My return to PA is unspectacular to date, and this golden pour with some haze and a little bit of a head leaves me little hope. Aromas are fairly sweet... honey, bread dough, lemon and maybe some yeast and cloves. Flavor is better than expected. I found a bit of a banana/clove presence that serves as a background to a bit of citrus and some coriander. This is pulled off fairly well, and I like this beer, but won’t be buying any cases anytime soon... still, I would buy this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2008
at 00:09
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours an uninteresting gold color with a bit of a fizzy white head and aromas that promise a touch of spicy hops and some corn-like malt. Body and flavor are similar and totally uninspiring. Could be worse, but borders on macro-swill.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2008
at 00:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Wow, what a package! Sweetish candy aroma. Darker clear iced tea colors with very little head. Barely any carbonation, could use a bit more. Taste is similar to the other St. Nick and makes me try to compare the two from my memory. Perhaps this one is a little less bitter than I remember. This is a little more soda like on the palate. Hides the 8% very well. Overall, not bad, I’d say it’s a slight improvement over the regular but I am very curious as to what exactly makes this different except for the packaging. Finish is a tad bitter and lingers for just a few moments at the end of the session.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2007
at 07:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color, with a decent white head. Aroma is banana, spices, and yeasty bread. Flavor is banana, and a slight amount of cloves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2007
at 15:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pour is a dark brown with a medium head that dies back quickly. Aromas are weak... of malt, maybe a touch of peat, dark fruit and chocolate, but not very interesting. Flavor is fairly heavy on the chocolate malt, but a fairly light and sweet chocolate. The sweetness dominates most of the flavors as it transitions into a somewhat earthy/woody finish. Fairly well constructed, but nothing that really shines out to let you feel like you’ve had something remarkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2007
at 21:48
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Crystal clear light amber coloured body with a super thin white head and a few bubbles faintly skimming up to the top. Aroma of metal, stale malt, light hops, nuts and a very tiny amount of apples. Light-bodied; Super bland metallic taste up front with some malt and nuts following afterwards. Aftertaste shows malt with very little else. Overall, this is a very big disappointment - I was expecting much more. Not a good beer for the style and should definitely be passed up unless you really can’t get anything else! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 11-November-2007.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Nov 2007
at 00:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Pale golden beer with a frothy, sticky lace - aroma of honey, lavender and other soft, flowery, scented soap kind of smells - pretty weak in the flavor department - mediu sweet, with a balancing tart character - some grainy flavor and very light floral notes, but beyond that there really isn’t anything going on here - boring.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2007
at 19:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
BJCP Training: Categories 3&4. Clear copper body with a small tan head. Sweet smoked aroma, with some light roast and toastiness. Sweet light smoke flavor, some caramel and toastiness with a light nuttiness in the end.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2007
at 17:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
More with the BJCP training. Clear pale golden body with a small white head. Sweet grainy malt aroma with a honey background. Light grassy hoppiness. Sweet malty flavor with a bare hint of hops.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2007
at 17:10