6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Rich hazy golden and copper coloured body with hints of bronze and a ridiculously large, four centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of light fruits - apples, pears, etc with a hint of malt and a touch of alcohol. Light-bodied; Mild flavours of sugar, malt, fruit and a hint of dry grassy and herbal notes, but no hops at all. Aftertaste shows mostly the sweetness from fruit and a bit of the dry malts, but not much else and no real complexity. Overall, a beer that I was expecting. Not bad, but not great of course, and a beer that was nice to have in a modern-designed can and still from Alaska, an amazing place to support the beer scene and everything. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 04-October-2013 for US$1.85 and brought back home to the opposite end of the country at home in Washington on 29-January-2014.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2014
at 22:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes. Consumed many times over the course of the past several months. The appearance has a dark brown almost black body with a one and half finger head that dies within a minute, lacing is spotty yet slides into the body. The smell is peat, caramel, tobacco all combined in a roasty smooth way. The taste is smooth sweet maltiness through the caramel, tobacco and peat begin to take a secondary sort of flavoring, peat aftertaste, somewhat dry finish. The palate is about a medium, but not sessionable, carbonation seems to be good for the style and for me. Overall, this is a good Scottish ale for me.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2014
at 22:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a hazy copper/orange color and leaves the same color body, one and a half finger white foamy head that rises just a bit and then dies gracefully leaving a spectacular looking lightly foamy spider web clingy lacing, nice show; the aromas is sweet and floral yet piney and somewhat bitter hops up front, caramel does come through but is really surprisingly light for an EIPA; the flavor is sweetly smooth through floral, piney tones, subdued caramel only comes in the aftertaste and is barely there, dry yet smooth finish; mostly easy on the palate and carbonation is excellent; overall, wow, an awesome EIPA that is slightly borderline AIPA, no worries, I would have this again
Tried
on 02 Jan 2014
at 21:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can, courtesy of SHIG – thanks! Massive white head atop a golden pour great retention and moderate lacing. Pleasant aroma is lightly fruity, grape perhaps, some grass and grains. A crisp and lively flavor of light hops and sweeter malts. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2013
at 18:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from SHIG, thanks! Aggressive pour yields two fingers of creamy beige head atop a flat copper-orange body. Good retention throughout the entire glass and thick sheets of lacing. Nose is sweet; citrus, fruity, and caramel. Some herbals. Good hops flavor, mostly pine, light bits of citrus, some caramel malt. Kinda spicey herbals to finish. Off the beaten path of the mainstream IPA… I like it.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2013
at 04:38
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can: I swear I have bonused this in a few trades and then realized I have never tried it. Poured a dark coppery orange with a two finger lacing off white head. Aroma is sweet candy and fresh juicy hops. Taste is dank with fresh hops bitter and has a balancing malt finish. Spice tingly remains on the tongue.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2013
at 22:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can: Poured a golden with a finger high white fluffy head. Dissipated to leave thin layer of white. Aroma is grain and lite hops. Taste is a nice grain with metallic hops to break it up.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2013
at 15:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Crisp, slightly hazy copper and light amber coloured body with a dense, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of caramel, slightly pale malt, earthy and nutty notes, some soapy hops and a bit of sweetness. Medium-bodied; Assertive nutty and earthy hops up front with a metallic and pungent malt note, some caramel and toffee sweetness at the backend and a bit of alcohol bite to finish off. Aftertaste shows more malt and alcohol than hops and a rather unpleasant bitterness that just sticks out, mostly from the alcohol and nutty malt. Overall, a decent beer, but not one of my favourite IPAs nor beers from Alaska - still nice to try, since it was a craft beer in a can from the great state. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 23-May-2013 for US$2.50 sampled at home in Washington on 10-August-2013 a day before leaving for Belgium - for a reminder of what hoppy beers are here stateside.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2013
at 23:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler at GNBC meeting: Poured orange in color with a white head. Aroma was fresh wheat, grain, and light fruit. Taste was crisp and refreshing with nice soft wheat and grain.
Tried
on 22 May 2013
at 12:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler picked up at La Bodega and shared with Dallas, Bonnie and Mike (for Breakfast) while standing on Lake Denali and taking pictures of Mt. McKinley in a foot of snow and a sunny 25deg outside temp
Appearance: Clear dark mahogany with a small tan head and spotty lacing
Aroma and flavors of roasted malts, grainy and coffee
Very nice, a little thin but this tasted great considering our location
Appearance: Clear dark mahogany with a small tan head and spotty lacing
Aroma and flavors of roasted malts, grainy and coffee
Very nice, a little thin but this tasted great considering our location
Tried
from Growler
on 28 Jan 2013
at 18:40