7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Shared by beerbill, thank you. Pours glowing golden and a very rich, thick, foamy head. Looks very nice indeed. Aroma is candi sweet and an earthy-dough yeastiness. Taste is a bit too sweet (like most American Tripels). Flavor ends slightly bitter but otherwise an easy and sweet drinking beer.
Growler, Heart of Darkness thick walled tulip.
Growler, Heart of Darkness thick walled tulip.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2008
at 08:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big thanks to beerbill for sharing this - hazy golden pour, with a foamy, lasting lace (the carbonation held up really well in the growler - smells of apricot, pineapple, tangerine, honey, floral character - the flavor has a bitter herb and flower quality that does a great job balancing out the honey sweetness and light grain characteristics - the fruits from the aroma become detectable through the middle - finishes with warming alcohol and lingering bitterness - a well done tripel.
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Jul 2008
at 11:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler shared by tjthresh, via kramer17801. Pour is cloudy ruby brown with a half inch tan head. Aroma of fresh cherries, sweet, with a depth of tartness and sourness as well. Matt said Cherry mash, Tom said Cherry pie, both are certainly good descriptors. Real deep and complex, wonderful nose. Taste is black cherry sweetness with a nice crisp tartness to the finish. Nice earthiness, nice mouth coating lingering finish. Really a beautiful beer - huge thanks to Tom for sharing, honored to have had an opportunity to try this one.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Jun 2008
at 09:29
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Thanks to Stine for sharing. The Phoenix is an incredible fruit beer, full of cherry aroma and cherry flavor, very light barnyard-yeast character to the aroma. Interesting combination of flavors. First it is the sweetness, then incredibly full bodied cherry and just enough sourness. Nearly still with no carbonation, and exceptionally thick and smooth palate. I would like to do a side by side with New Glarus, and Phoenix might win that matchup.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2008
at 01:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of Miver (handbottle): Poured a deep clear reddish color ale with some limited carbonation (due to the handbottling). Aroma of sour cheery with some light cough syrup notes. Taste is a nice mix between some sour cherry with some notes of oak and tart and some limited sweetness. I was slightly disappointed by the cough syrup notes that I could pick-up through the tasting. Nice body with no apparent alcohol. Well done but I could do without the cough syrup. Makes me want to take a road trip and taste the beer on site.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2008
at 11:40
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Growler, courtesy thecheeseman. I just love the heck out of this! Deep reddish purple copper with a medium head. Aroma of funky sour cherries, spicy cherry pits, graham crackers and cherry soda. Flavor starts with a combo of sweet and sour cherries, the graham cracker provides the crust for this cherry pie. Palate is med full up front with the sweet, but then it lightens on the way back as the tartness tightens pulls and puckers at the sides of the tongue. The tartness begins to border on a cranberry sauce acidity. Finish is bone dry and refreshing. Just outstanding.
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Apr 2008
at 19:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50 cL bottle hand bottled, thanks to sk8viking. Pours golden red with a lacing white head. Great slight sulphorish and fruity aroma. Lovely slight dark flavour with a mild fruityness on top. Extremely wellbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2007
at 03:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
(Hand bottled 35,5 cl) Slightly hazy reddish with a neat, dense, beige head and a surprisingly solid carbonation. Fat aroma of cherries - extremely concentrated. Medium body with sweet’n’sour accents of cherries - a shipload of cherries. A whiff of vanilla perhaps? Tart and piquant finish. Wauw, an excellent fruit beer. 191206
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2006
at 07:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A hazy red beer with a huge pinkish head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of cherries - just a bit artificial, and also with light notes of dust. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of cherries as well as light notes of acidity to start off, but the note grows in intensity towards the end. It also has light notes of wood.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2006
at 04:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
From Immy’s Tasting. Clear dark brown color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Thin roasted malt flavor.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2006
at 20:48