7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A black beer with a brown head. The flavor is sweet alcoholic, combined with notes of prunes and roasted malt. The flavor is dry malty with notes of fruit, chocolate, and coffee, leading to a dry chocolate end. Reminds me more of a stout than a Barley Wine.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2006
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler from Appalachian. Dark black body with a medium creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and some caramel. Sweet caramel flavor with some light roasted malt.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Dec 2006
at 21:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at RBSG06. Barrel aged version. Dark brown color with a thin light brown head. Sweet caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor with lots of roasted malt and fruit.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2006
at 20:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Spuyten Duyvil - An impressive English-style barleywine from an American brewer - dark amber/purple color - big malt aroma, with notes of plum, fig, toffee - very low hop profile, opting more for a malt-heavy, "traditional" flavor - toffee, rolled oats, vinous/port-like flavors - a roasty driness comesin late, which is unusual for the style, and kind of unexpected considering the initial sweetness - pretty solid,with well-masked alcohol, but finishes a little weak.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2006
at 17:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled on draft at the State College beer festival this beer poured a cloudy pale yellow color with a small white head. The aroma is bubblegum and light dry wheat. The flavor is strong bubblegum and wheat with a light yeasty middle and a hint of lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2006
at 00:23
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a clear golden color with a trace of a white head. The aroma is faintly grainy. The body is light. The flavor is tangy sour malts with a pale lager element and a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2006
at 23:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a chestnut color with a small white head that lingered and produced nice lacing. The aroma is sweet and malty with a light fruity undertone. The flavor is sweet, malty, lightly roasty, and lightly smoky with a nice fruity presence underneath. The finish was long, malty and fruity. Medium body. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2006
at 23:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
This was my first beer from this company. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a pale golden color with a small white head. The aroma is light grapefruity hops. The body is moderately thick. The flavor is sour nut, pine and light grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2006
at 23:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
In a growler from the brewpub. Half filled, and with a chipped rim, so not an overly impressive showing. Dark black body with a thin light brown head. The lack of head is possibly due to the chipped rim on the growler leaking the carbonation. Sweet caramel aroma with some fruity hints. Sweet caramel some woody hints, and a little bit of fruit. A but undercarbonated, but again probably due to the poor condition the growler was sold in.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jul 2006
at 09:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
on tap-pours a white head with copper color. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is medium malt, sweet, secondary hops. Nicely balanced. Good carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2006
at 07:37