6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a darker brown with mid-sized head. Roasted malt and hop aromas. Flavor is almost a touch on the sour side. There are coffee and roasted malt flavors, too, but undercut by this weirdly sour note (maybe I got a bad bottle?).
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2013
at 15:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark brown with mid-sized head. Aroma of burnt grain and some hops. Flavor is a very smooth combination of malt and coffee with some hop accents. Pretty good, actually.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2013
at 11:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Brad’s house. Pours a touch hazy, reddish brown appearance with a light brown head. Mild coffee, cocoa, vanilla, a touch nutty aroma. Chewy, nutty, Baby Ruth bar, chocolate, a bit earthy flavor. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 16:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ Brad’s house. Pours a touch hazy, yellow appearance with a white head. Sweet corn, pale grainy malty, sweet, almost candy like aroma. Tangy, chewy/creamy, lemon, corny flavor. Ok but in general, I just don’t like the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 16:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle @ Brad’s house. Pours a bit hazy, dark reddish brown appearance with a light tan head. Very rich chocolate, raisin, somewhat fruity, kind of creamy, herbal hoppy nose. Slightly burnt, roasty chocolate malty, a bit piney, slightly bitter, anise flavor. Not too shabby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 12:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Unfiltered deep cherry brown. Thin, oily head. Sweet fruity brown malt aroma. This is a really solid brown ale. Sessionable, medium bodied, but still with lots of big malt tones and flavor. A mild touch of bitter hops up front fades into a delicious malty mouthfeel. Has some malty depth. Creamy and fresh, well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2012
at 19:41
8/10
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 21:38
8/10
Tried
on 09 Oct 2012
at 21:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle picked up in Duluth. Hazy light yellow-tan color. Lively carbonation bubbles rising. Thinnish, creamy white head. I have developed a certain appreciation for this style, and find this to be a pretty enjoyable example. Delicate light to medium body. Creamy, yeast and corn flavors merge. The hops are nice, but are probably more representative of new-school example. Solid offering if you can dig it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2012
at 23:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle scooped up in Duluth. Amber-black body, respectable rusty beige head. Mellow chocolate hop aroma. A prime example of why people don’t like the Black IPA concept; this tastes like a Stout or Porter. It’s good, just not a good Black IPA. I mean really, this is doughy and malt centered. An OK hop balance for sure, an enjoyable beer. Pretty weak for the style but an enjoyable offering nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2012
at 00:15