6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours with a mostly clear, pale golden-peachy hued body with a medium large and lasting, eggshell white head that leaves good lace. Aromas are malty, medium grassy, light sulfur, floral, earthy, very light hint of bubblegum, medium esters, toasted malt, lightly woodsy hops. Flavors are of marmalade, ice tea, lightly bready, crystal malt, medium floral, medium bitter, grassy, earthy, mild citrus. Medium to medium full carbonation. Somewhat dry despite a strong malt character. A little bit of an alcohol character towards the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 10:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Yanick. Pours dark orange with off white head. Nose/taste of orange peel, lemon, citrus and yeast. Finishes with some warming alcohol. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2012
at 18:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bomber from Charleston Beer Exchange. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin fizzy tan head. Below average head retention. Aroma of bready malts, apples and caramel. The taste is bready malts, a vegetal note, herbal hops and a very faint tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation. A little bit on the bland side.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2012
at 20:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours cloudy yellow. Nose/taste of fresh banana, wheat malt and light lactose sourness. Light to medium body. Lacks depth and character. Drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2012
at 17:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz bottle-trade with jtclockwork-pours black with a tight/rich light brown head with some trailing lace. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/chocolate, wood. Taste is rich oat/dark malt-roasty/anise, biting spice/resin hops, wood. The bite softens, or my palate acclimates for the 2nd 1/2.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2012
at 19:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to Armin for sharing - pours pretty thick and black - fairly intense beer, with strong chocolate and anise notes - very intense coffee, roast, char - bordering on ashy and tar-like, but some sweet vanilla tempers it a bit - okay, but a bit over the top and hard to drink more than a few ounces of.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2011
at 18:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Dan’s house. Dark brown appearance with a small brown head. Roasty, chocolate, espresso, mild nutty, brown malty nose. Creamy, roasty, chocolate, espresso mocha, dark malty flavor. Somewhat bitter, chocolate, espresso aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2011
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to a generous trader. Black. Tan head. Nose of rich chocolate, burnt malt, vanilla and coffee roast. Taste is roast chocolate, burnt malts, vanilla, burnt coffee and alcohol. Dry roast finish. Alcohol is a little to dominate on the palate for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2011
at 21:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Churchills. Pours with a black body and a long lasting tan head. Aroma is a bit estery, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate and roast. Flavors are rich. Decadent. Tobacco, brown sugar, pencil shavings, roast, estery, fusel, earthy, barrel and some bitterness. Alcoholic with a tannic finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2011
at 14:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very crystal clear golden coloured body with a dense, frothy white head and millions of small bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of strong malt, lemons, metal and a minor hint of hops. Light to Medium-bodied; Deep pungent bitter hops and metal showing up at first with a lot of pungent tastes and perhaps a bit too strong alcohol/bitter flavours. Aftertaste shows a lot of the same with metal and malt coming through more than anything else. Overall, a strong and decent beer - pungent bitterness throughout, but seemingly coming from a permanent marker - very strong and bitter but not in a great way. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from BevMo in San Diego (Rosencrans Blvd), California on 08-February-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 23-February-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2011
at 22:15