Lightning Brewery
Microbrewery in Poway, California, United States πΊπΈ
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of cherries, roasted malt, and fruit, as well as lighter notes of wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, cherries, and roasted malt, as well as lighter notes of wood, alcohol, and brettanomyces, leading to a dry roasted finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2009
at 09:58
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Blind tasting at PapsΓΈβs
Black color; big head, creamy. The aroma is tarty, it reminds me of BFM; is it intentional or an infection? Itβs even a bit cheesy. Good body strength, round body, with good chocolate flavor and light sourness; some sweetness and strong bitterness; well balanced; dynamic. Maybe something is wrong, but the result is surely very good.
Black color; big head, creamy. The aroma is tarty, it reminds me of BFM; is it intentional or an infection? Itβs even a bit cheesy. Good body strength, round body, with good chocolate flavor and light sourness; some sweetness and strong bitterness; well balanced; dynamic. Maybe something is wrong, but the result is surely very good.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2009
at 16:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From bottle, blind #15. Pours dark brown to black with huge tan head. Acidic and fruity sourish aroma to a nice roasted base. Dry and slight smoked too. Smoked, roasted and fruity flavoured. Distinct smoked touch into the far finish. Light acidic too. Light hoppy too. Bitter and medium dry as the main lasting finishing impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2009
at 19:12
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at Stone Bistro. Wow, either this was the intended taste and aroma, and thatβs just an amazing Baltic porter or I got poured the wrong beer. Pours black, mocha head. Aroma was just funky, with a sour nose. Taste,. sour and not anything I would have expected in a Baltic, but it just made the flavor outstanding. Dark fruits, some wood notes, malts and chocolate, some yeasty presence, toffee. I was getting a lot of brett / sourness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2009
at 00:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with the Dallas Crew. Pours with a small white head over a murky orange body. Some lace left behind. Aroma is orange, butter, fusel alcohol, pepper, band-aid and bread. Taste is alcohol, citrus, bread, coriander, banana, metal and sassafras. Slick mouthfeel with light bubbles. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2009
at 12:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange-amber beer with a cream colored head. Orange, malt, yeast, and spice aroma. Orange, malt, mineral, and light yeast flavor. Medium bodied. Orange, malt and light yeast lingers. A little dull. Yeast is too much in the background.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2008
at 14:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Blackish beer with a tan head. Roasty, chocolate aroma with a bit of tartness. Roasty, chocolate, licorice flavor with light berry. Medium-plus bodied. Roasty chocolate, and licorice linger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2008
at 14:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Pours with a thin dark brown head that reverts to a brown ring. Black body. Aroma of alcohol, fruity esters, chocolate, coffee, and chocolate-chip oatmeal cookie. Taste is chocolaty, smokey, and slightly metallic. Syrupy mouthfeel, mouth coating with light bubbles and well hidden alcohol
Tried
on 29 Dec 2008
at 01:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 650ml.Clear light to medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty notes, tofffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (100908)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2008
at 13:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of yespr/Ungstrup. Pours a slightly hazy amber golden with tiny floating impurities and a creamy and lacing beige head. Sweet aroma of nuts and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with lots of roasted malt, rye bread accents and overripe fruit. Rather hoppy finish. Almost Bock-like in style. 100908
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2008
at 14:58