7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of ibrew2or3. 2008 bottle. Pours copper dark, no head. Aroma was overly hoppy with some malts and caramel. Taste, malty, sugary, boozy, light caramel notes and some resinous fruits. Some caramel coupled with a nice dark fruit mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2009
at 15:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap @Philly BeerFest III–pours a tan head and copper color. Aroma is roasty medium malt-pine/copper hops. Taste is roasty medium malt-pine/copper hops, smooth. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2009
at 06:02
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Good smooth ropey beer aroma, attractive and appetizing. Looks somewhat like root beer. No visible carbonation. Head fades to a froth. On the palate there is decent carbonation. Has a bitter hop character that lingers for a while after each slug. Finish is hoppy leather or sumthin. Hangs for a while after the finish.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2009
at 09:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours an orange with a head that quickly dies down to a thin film of foam. Aromas are an enticing mix of hops... pine and grapefruit are the top draws. A little too much malt in the flavor for my tastes... but the crisp hops are nice, just not quite dominant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2009
at 18:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: Updating this rating with a draft sampling from the Brewpub, Harrisburg location, 6/13/10
Aroma: The nose is roasted malts, some coffee, and creamy coffee/mocha notes
Appearance: The pour is black, with some drops of lace on the glass
Flavor: The taste is on the dry side, with lots of malty notes to it
Palate: The body was on the smoothish side, medium-full, short finish
Overall Impression: This was certainly not as bad as my last rating would indicate, I wonder why I had such a poor impression the last time. It gets a pretty decent sized bump from me from a 2.6 to 3.3.
Sept 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: They sent me this and the wheat, and I've got to say the wheat was probably better. I like a good Stout, but this one was average at best, and probably below average, for its style, while the Wheat was pretty solid for its style. Maybe the issue is that the nose and look were better then the beer.
Aroma: The nose is roasted malts, some coffee, and creamy coffee/mocha notes
Appearance: The pour is black, with some drops of lace on the glass
Flavor: The taste is on the dry side, with lots of malty notes to it
Palate: The body was on the smoothish side, medium-full, short finish
Overall Impression: This was certainly not as bad as my last rating would indicate, I wonder why I had such a poor impression the last time. It gets a pretty decent sized bump from me from a 2.6 to 3.3.
Sept 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Overall Impression: They sent me this and the wheat, and I've got to say the wheat was probably better. I like a good Stout, but this one was average at best, and probably below average, for its style, while the Wheat was pretty solid for its style. Maybe the issue is that the nose and look were better then the beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2009
at 18:31
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Location: Updating this rating with a draft sampling from the Brewpub, Harrisburg location, 6/13/10
Aroma: Nose of yeast, spice, citrus
Appearance: Pours a hazy orange color
Flavor: Taste was wheat/yeast, lemon, spice
Palate: It has a light-medium body
Overall Impression: This was a little better then I had previously rated it so I'll give it a slight bump upward...2.7 to 2.8
Sept 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Aroma: Citrusy and sweet
Appearance: Clear, yellowish thin head, cloudy
Overall Impression: This is a nice solid wheat beer, nothing overly special, but nice for it's style...
Aroma: Nose of yeast, spice, citrus
Appearance: Pours a hazy orange color
Flavor: Taste was wheat/yeast, lemon, spice
Palate: It has a light-medium body
Overall Impression: This was a little better then I had previously rated it so I'll give it a slight bump upward...2.7 to 2.8
Sept 2008 Beer of the Month Club
Aroma: Citrusy and sweet
Appearance: Clear, yellowish thin head, cloudy
Overall Impression: This is a nice solid wheat beer, nothing overly special, but nice for it's style...
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2009
at 18:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark red-brown color with a large brown head. The aroma was tangy molasses, cherry and chocolate. The flavor was tangy and malty with notes of cherry and a strong dry chocolate presence that kept building and building. A bit of alcohol shows through. The mouthfeel was fairly thick. Way more chocolate than I am used to seeing in a barleywine. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2009
at 20:33
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Smells good. Taste is strong. Seems higher in alky than 5%. Looks like clear ice tea. Filtered. Good, about average carbonation. Other fests I’ve had have more refined manners. $3.50 a bottle. Comparitivily, a little expensive around here. I’m being generous on the flavor rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2008
at 17:15
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2
Hoppy trails to you, Appallachian. Bitter, dull rather offensive pine needle flavor with lingering bitter grapefruit rind medicine. Nagging terrible soap. Aroma is same as flavor but more enjoyable and refreshing. Costly, $4 for a bottle, but nice label. On style, what else can be said? Borders on doppel IPA territory.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2008
at 17:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@Market Cross PA-on tap-pours a white head and gold color. Aroma is mild grain, (Hallertau) hops, honey, fruit. Taste is grain/medium malt-caramel, honey, fruit, (Hallertau) hops. Nice. Light side of medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2008
at 07:59