4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pour is a very clear copper with a white head. Aroma is yeasty and doughy with some hops in there. Flavor is where this loses points. At first you notice the super sweet vinegar then comes the sour apple pucker at the swallow. This is not even close to a barley wine.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2005
at 19:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Nice light coloration with a minimal white head... Aroma is very fruity with a little bit of apple-type sweetness. Flavor starts off a little tart and then smooths out into sweeter fruit flavors.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2005
at 22:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled. 2005 version. Very odd. Taste is deeply fruity, with sour cherries predominating. Really overruns any malt profile for me. I can see others get the same impression. Not a terrible beer, but I wonder if this is what they intended?
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2005
at 14:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Black, beige head. Rich chocolate aroma. Medium bodied and very roasty with filling mouthfeel. Dominated by the roasty malt. Lingering salty bitter finish. A concentrated beer, packed with flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2005
at 12:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is almost a bright orange with a white head. Aroma is of cinnamon and spice. Flavor is deffiantly pumpkin with a nutmeg after taste. Swallow finishes watery and thin. My first pumpkin beer and its so-so. Ok to have one but more than one is a a bit much. Could use more spice.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2005
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma is really nice. Hops, pine, floral and citrus all come through. Appearance isn’t bad... a bit more effervescent than I would have liked. Flavor is pretty good, but waivers a lot, going from bitter to malty to bitter. It doesn’t do this really smoothly, which is a minus, but the flavors are alright, which is a bonus.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2005
at 20:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Light brown pour under a thick bumpy head. Has a pleasing APA smell, malty and a tad hoppy, with no off smells in this 4+ month old bottle. Dandy hoppy taste, with pine and pineapple at work on top of a toasty malt base. A nice peppery burn going down sums up to make this a fine drinking experience. I may be over-rating this beer, but frankly I can’t see why not.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2005
at 21:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Nice amber pour with a big fizzy head that leaves some clingies to the side. In the light, the body shows many shades, like a dark center in a frozen beer. Dry hopping is nicely evident, although it’s no longer mentioned on the label. Spicy, peppery and resiny hops. Still a nice bit of biscuit malts in the balance. Sterling example of an American IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2005
at 21:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at New Holland. Deep orange/amber body, medium off-white head. Potent aroma of grapefruity, piney hops. Flavor was pretty much of the "hop juice" variety, with strong grapefruit rind and pine, backed by light caramels and biscuit (well, I think so...the hops *were* quite strong, as I mentioned!). Not the most creative stab at the style, but it meets the criteria and has the right "punch."
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2005
at 14:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at New Holland. Basically an IPA with chocolate malts and a roastier character. Poured a nearly opaque dark brown with a thin off-white head. Piney hops aroma with some toasty, chocolatey notes. Strong grapefruit and pine hops flavors with expected chocolate and roasted malt balance. Medium-bodied, decent complexity, bitter finish. Not a bad beer but I recommend the much superior Founders Black Rye for a similar, if more interesting, tasting experience.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2005
at 14:56