6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
(bottle) Poured clear ruby red with zero head. Aroma was primarily boysenberry with some perfume, vanilla and perhaps a hint of redcurrants. Medium bodied with mouthfilling, fine, but plentiful carbonation (odd given no head). Flavour has a pleasant boysenberry start which is pleasantly slightly tart which gives way to some sweetness but is followed by a rather sharp, slightly unpleasant metallic and artificial finish. Overall it s OK as it is an unusual fruit beer and not overly sweet but it has some rough edges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2012
at 04:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a light tan head. Smoke and light bacon aroma. Smoke flavor with malt backing and light bacon. Medium bodied. Smoke and light bacon lingers with malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2011
at 10:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle with Yanick. Pours amber with off white head. Nose/taste of pulled pork, smoked caramel malt, fire pit, peat, smoked wood and light charcoal. Tons of smoke - very dominate in the nose and palate. Medium body. On a side note, this is the second beer today I’ve had brewed with "manuka." Seriously.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2011
at 16:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
tons of peat. Full on malt bomb, a touch of whisky, full bodied. Dry warming. Very nice rich brew and good winter beer.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2011
at 22:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 330ml bottle on 11/10/2011. Pours close to pitch black with a big head. Has quite a strong smoky, lightly roasted malt aroma. The flavours are relatively subdued, with more roasted malt and a little bit of milk chocolate. Solid but unspectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2011
at 02:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Pours dark brown with a large, lasting head.Nose is quite floral and hoppy, light fruit and piny resin show along with some earthy characters... Not exactly too style hey? Underneath is lots of caramel with very soft peat and golden syrup.Same story with the flavours, seems more like an IPA than a scotch ale! Lots of caramel and resinous pine. Some heavier, richer malt shows later along with some warming alcohol and bold bitterness.Carbonation is much too high.I’m really confused, this is just so incredibly hoppy for the style...
Tried
on 26 Aug 2011
at 17:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 330ml bottle on 19/8/2011. Pours a clearish yellow golden colour with a medium head..Has a mild floral honey aroma. Not surprisingly, there’s lots of honey in the flavour, along with a decent mild hop finish. Not bad, but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 02:58
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 9C. Clear copper with an inch of off-white head. Aroma of toffee, medium sherry, some spices, a little smoke. Tastes sweet with singed toffee, some nuts. Decent bitterness with spices, sherry and smoke at the end. Finish too soon overwhelms what should be the main show.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2011
at 07:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 2011 version 6.5%ABV. Gold with a large white head that collapses a bit. Aroma of zesty oranges, vanilla, cloves. Taste is slightly sweet with citric tartness and spicy bitterness. Lovely dry finish with dancing zesty and spicy flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2011
at 05:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours clear amber with a large, lasting head.Nose shows lots of fruit with lemon, orange, sherbet, kiwi-fruit and rose-like characters. Also a lot of spicy phenols I’d usually associate with tripels. Quite different but not particularly amazing or enticing.Flavours show little of the aforementioned fruit, instead there is bready/grainy malt, cloves and soft piney hops. Finishes rather dry, true to style.Carbonation is pretty high.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2011
at 18:24