8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery 3-9-07. Pours thick and BLACK, small head, with hints of a deep red around the edges. Aromas of chocolate malts, vanilla, sweet alcohol, raisins, and caramel. Lovely sweet chocolate-covered-cherry like liquor, without being sickly sweet. Hints of vanilla and oak, definite bourbon taste- without being too strong or pronounced. Outstanding beer. Too bad it’s not a part of their regular rotation.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2007
at 18:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours medium brown/amber with an inch of head. Smells malty, with tinges of copper and other metals, as well as alcohol. Flavor is dominated by strong alcohol. I didn’t see the abv of this, but I’d have to guess it’s between 8-9%. Lots of bitter malts in there as well.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2006
at 10:25
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at the brewery 3/27/06. Pours black with no head. Looks thickish. Light aroma of burnt coffee and licorice. Flavor is much the same... burnt coffee, licorice, and some grassiness. Not a tasty beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Mar 2006
at 16:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Deep brown with a dusting of a head. Aromas of brown, nutty malts, hint of smoke, and some metals. Flavor is pretty much the same, with a hint of a smoky sweetness. OK and slightly interesting, but nothing that really stands out.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2006
at 11:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Regular gold in color, no head, looks slightly flat. Aroma is slightly sweet, slightly wheaty. Flavor is drinkably sweet, but ordinarily plain, with a slightly sweet tinge in the wheatiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jan 2006
at 21:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft, of course. Pours a lightish amber with a small off-white head. Malty aroma, some sweet fruits, some hops, and malts. Flavor is overall kinda blandish, but not bad. Has the same sweet fruits- but not too sweet- and a ricey/malty finish. Made me long for Thai food after tasting it- I think it was the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jan 2006
at 21:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery 1-18-06. Deep reddish brown with a small tan head. Malty aroma- slightly nutty, slightly metallic... Flavor is of a red ale, mixed a bit with a brown, and having a hint of alcohol there. Slightly sweet, but it doesn’t linger. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2006
at 19:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Cloudy amber brown with a small head. Sweet hoppy aroma- smells like cascades! Decent amount of citrus in the nose. Flavor is sweet, hoppy, and smooth, with some sweet grapefruit (rather than being bitter). Ends only slightly bitter and has a tiny tinge of alcohol. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Nov 2005
at 18:31
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cloudy pale yellow with a small head. Not much of a smell... hell, flavor either. Very bitter finish, with not much else there. Boring, and not really a good example of the style.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2005
at 11:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the brewery. Sweet scent... slightly malty, slightly coffee... very refreshing. Flavor is dry, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, slightly dark fruitiness. Tasty! Finished coffeelike.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2005
at 12:10