8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Handbottle thanks to Vikinghammer. Pours with a large khaki-off-white head over a murky brown body. Head stays for a while. Aroma is lightly tart, some wood and a lot of fresh and vibrant cherries. Floral, nearly raspberry (or other berry varietal) honey. Light notes of red wine. Taste is tart, with a lot of cherries and floral honey notes (I could see pie filling, but I think good quality honey is a closer match). Lots of wine notes, slightly earthy finish with possibly some acetobacter. Lively bubbles with a very thin body, especially for 8%. Very refreshing and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2010
at 18:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a black color with a medium sized beige head. The aroma was toasty malts, vanilla and merlot. The flavor was butter, dry and bitter with a tangy merlot presence and hints of coffee and chocolate. The finish was long with merlot and coffee. Full bodied and smooth. Odd but interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2010
at 18:55
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a black color with a huge foamy tan head. The aroma was lightly sweetish, malty and oddly fruity The flavor was port wine, cocoa, toasty malts, very noticeable alcohol, cherries and plums. The finish was long, tart, port, plum and sugar with a pervading alcohol presence. Thick and full bodied. Way too boozy and a touch disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2010
at 18:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark golden-amber color with a large creamy beige-white head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was lightly tart, dryish and tangy with grapefruit prominent. The flavor was tart, bitter and dryish with notes of apricot, pine and grapefruit and a light nutty undertone. The finish was long, tangy and fruity. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2010
at 18:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
RBWG 2010. Pours reddish brown color with off white head. Sour cherry aroma. Sweet and tart cherry flavor. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Excellent!
Tried
on 21 Mar 2010
at 15:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
@RLRL with Orlando group-thanks to TheCheeseMan-growler-pours a pink ring for a head and hazy red color. Aroma is raspberry. Taste is tart raspberry, some herbal. Medium body.
Tried
from Growler
on 12 Dec 2009
at 19:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ the brewpub and a wonderful surprise, probably the best damn Cream Ale I ever had. Color is lightly hazy dark straw with visible carbonation. Has a medium sized head that never fully fades. Aroma is strong white biscuit maltiness with some sweat pea (in a good way, which may be putting the "cream’ aspect into this beer). Some light hops coming through. Flavor is what one should expect, some indistinct hops and a clean white bread maltiness. Simple, refreshing, and good. This was perfect for the outdoor seating at Selins Grove on a hot spring day.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2009
at 22:53
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ brewpub. This beer comes to me as the headless wonder, surprising must be the stupid lemon they point on there or it sat a while before we got it at the table. Pretty still looking as well, dark yellow color, cannot see through it. Aroma is muted esters surrounded by a thick maltiness of muted dough. Just a very wrong balance there. Similarly, the flavor is just too thick on the muted malts and again misplaced esters. It is not that bad but definitely needs work and this is the only strike I had at the brewpub. Even the body is a bit too thick for a hefe.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2009
at 22:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ brewpub. Comes to the table a beautiful, glowing, hazy, straw/golden color. The medium strong head fades slowly and leaves a lightly sticky lacing. Aroma starts with strong white bread/white biscuit maltiness. There is even a light fruit highlight, not strong and descriptive, not sure if it is hops or yeast but it is there. A bit of an herbal hop kick in there as well. Taste is similar with a nice medium mouthfeel. There is less hoppiness initially in the flavor but it kicks in in the end of the flavor. There is a bit of lemon at the end of the flavor as well. It is very delicious and fun to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2009
at 22:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a hazy golden-yellow color with a small white head. The aroma was lightly sugary and a touch fruity. The flavor was tart, tangy and spritzy with a bitter and lightly sugary middle and some faint fruits throughout. The finish was tart an bitter. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2009
at 13:34