6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Local Option. Pours a clear gold with a slight orange hue with a white head that dissipates completely. Aroma has a decent amount of citrus with sweet grains and a bit of earthiness. Flavor has grain and bread throughout with a hint of bitter citrus in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2012
at 12:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Sweet cherry and chocolate malt aroma. Dark chestnut color with moderate head. Sweet cherry-chocolate malt flavor with light astringent finish. Nice flavor but malt pretty subdued.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2012
at 17:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Citrus peel and nice orange malt aroma. Golden yellow color with moderate head. Sweet strong barley malt (wort) flavor with moderately bitter orange peel hops flavor. Love the malt in this.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2012
at 17:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap. Bourbon malt and cherry aroma. Cloudy brown color with small head. Sweet toffee malt, bourbon and cherry/berry flavor. Smooth as silk - incredible blending. Can’t believe this is 12.5%.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2012
at 17:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap (growler). Smoked meat and malt aroma. Dark chestnut color with moderate head. Slightly sweet pecan, smoked ham and light caramel malt flavor. Smooth - low carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2012
at 16:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Deep amber body with a short, fizzy white head. Aroma of toasted grain, caramel, herbs. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The caramel notes of classic English style ESBs are muted in this beer by the bitterness which lingers into the finish. Hop flavors are muted as well.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2012
at 18:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Deep brown, approaching black, body with a fizzy tan head, slowly diminishing. Aroma mostly smoke and sweet malts — caramel and toasted grain — with a hint of chocolate. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter with the bitterness lingering. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The smokiness is far from overpowering and that’s nice. The sweet malts and bitterness round out the beer, though neither contribute much on the flavor end.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2012
at 18:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Deep amber body with a short off-white head. Aroma mostly bourbon, but not enough to completely mask notes of rye, wood. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety texture and moderately to lively carbonation. The alcohol, though only 7%, is apparent in the finish. Bourbon taste mostly, but a taste of rye bread underlies it. Lacks complexity. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2012
at 18:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Black body with a tan head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of roast, caramel, resin, pine with hints of coffee and pine. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. Most of the aromas and tastes are understated which is fine with me. Strong roast combined with strong citrusy hops don’t work for me. The balance here is good. Nice lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2012
at 18:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap. Light chocolate malt and lemon peel/pine aroma. Medium brown color with moderate tan head. Light chocolate malt and strong bitter pine hops flavor. Medium body. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2012
at 17:11