5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light copper orange with a thin white head. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel, light fruity hop, light earthy spice. Medium to thin body. Flavor is lacking. A bit of earthy hop, light fruity notes, and a bit of malt. Fairly nondescript pale ale.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2012
at 17:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Location: 22 oz bottle from Norm's, 5/17/12
Aroma: The nose has yeast, wood, dark fruits, and a little sour cherry
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a small light brown head and light, drippy lace
Flavor: The taste has similar components to the nose and mixes light sourness and sweetness
Palate: This beer is medium bodied, with a lively carbonation, and a longish duration
Overall Impression: This was a solid beer. It had some interesting components to it, and I found it to be a solid, if imperfect attempt. They did a solid job with this one.
Aroma: The nose has yeast, wood, dark fruits, and a little sour cherry
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a small light brown head and light, drippy lace
Flavor: The taste has similar components to the nose and mixes light sourness and sweetness
Palate: This beer is medium bodied, with a lively carbonation, and a longish duration
Overall Impression: This was a solid beer. It had some interesting components to it, and I found it to be a solid, if imperfect attempt. They did a solid job with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2012
at 14:40
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample on draft this beer poured a dark caramel color with a small foamy white head that faded quickly and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was sweetish table sugar and light golden fruits. The flavor was table sugar, golden raisins, pear, apple, bread and a light boozy presence that worked well. The finish was long and tangy with lingering table sugar and golden raisins. Fairly full bodied. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2012
at 17:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with a small foamy tan head that faded and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was dryish and toasty with notes of soy sauce, faint cocoa, smoke and wood. The flavor was bitter and nutty with some caramel and a hint of ripe dark fruits and a smoky undertone. The finish was long with nut, caramel and smoke lingering. Moderately full bodied and smooth. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2012
at 16:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
i wonder if this was an old bottle as the hops were really subdued. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a medium caramel color with a medium sized foamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was sweet caramel, moderate pine and grapefruit. The flavor was tangy caramel and nut with notes of grapefruit, pine and black tea. Medium length sour and tangy finish with lingering nut, caramel and hops. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2012
at 16:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Norm's, 3/22/12
Aroma: The nose has some floral hops, booze, a little bit pine and earth, and a touch of orange
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark orange-brown color with a small off-white head and medium lace
Flavor: The taste is mostly sweet and sticky, with quite a bit of booze, and a little bit of hop bitterness
Palate: It is medium bodied, the feel up-front it is a little sticky, later is gets drier and hot for an 8% beer
Overall Impression: I wasn't really impressed with this one. Personally, I didn't get nearly enough hops here. There wasn't really any resin or citrus, and there was way too much heat for an 8% DIPA. I just couldn't get over that weird, dry-hot finish. It didn't go over well. Maybe if this was a 12% Barleywine I would have liked it better, but as a DIPA, It just didn't really work...
Aroma: The nose has some floral hops, booze, a little bit pine and earth, and a touch of orange
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark orange-brown color with a small off-white head and medium lace
Flavor: The taste is mostly sweet and sticky, with quite a bit of booze, and a little bit of hop bitterness
Palate: It is medium bodied, the feel up-front it is a little sticky, later is gets drier and hot for an 8% beer
Overall Impression: I wasn't really impressed with this one. Personally, I didn't get nearly enough hops here. There wasn't really any resin or citrus, and there was way too much heat for an 8% DIPA. I just couldn't get over that weird, dry-hot finish. It didn't go over well. Maybe if this was a 12% Barleywine I would have liked it better, but as a DIPA, It just didn't really work...
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 11:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Light malt aroma. Golden with a small very quickly dissipating white head. Malt flavor with a very light hop bitterness. Light carbonated body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2012
at 15:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle. Poured a relatively dark color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma was sweet, caramel notes, with notes of fruit and a touch of hops. Flavor was sweet malts, dark fruits. Mouthfeel was pretty smooth and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2012
at 13:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Lightly sour lemon and wheat malt flavor. Slightly hazy golden yellow color with small head. Sweet-tart lemon, hay and wheat malt flavor. Nice body (especially for a wheat beer). Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2012
at 09:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 10
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Moderately strong aroma of fig, almond, stewed apples, and clove, with an undercurrent of chocolate, really nice and dunkelweizenish. Mild babyfood quality. Clear tea colored, no head. The flavor is more of a stewed apple and clove variety, much less dynamic than the aroma. Medium body, can be tart. Alcohol well concealed. Somewhere between dunkelweizen and weizen bock, it’s a good offering for fans of both styles.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2012
at 17:25