7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at the DC Gathering. Black with light tan head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, light coffee. Tastes of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, vanilla, burnt sugar. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2015
at 13:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Opaque brown color, brown head. Aroma of vanilla and coffee beans. Taste is roasty smooth vanilla. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2015
at 13:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a very dark brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong vanilla and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel with rich chocolate, sweet vanilla, good.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2015
at 12:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours up at AZ Strong Ale Fest 2014 with a murky deep copper body that has thin gold edges and supports a light tan head. The aroma is sort of malty, earthy with spicy dank hops and pine hops. At the edges I get mild wort graininess that shows up at the end of the draw and creates some balance to the aroma. The taste begins thick and malty with pine hop richness blended in there with it. To midway it picks up a sliver of wort graininess and more pine resin. Into the finish faint notes of blueberry to sweet cherry esteriness are at just noticeable levels but add interest to this solid barleywine. The big ABV is very well hidden and the body is just about right for a rich drinking experience. It seems a little cellar time might round this out into something greater than it is right now. I would be happy to try some more of this.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 18:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours up at AZ Strong Ale Fest 2014 with a hazy copper body that has gold edges and supports an off white head of foam. The aroma offers up fruity ester notes that are on the dark fruit side like plums and cherries and then there is a sense of hoppiness in the background. The taste is full of sweet fruity esters like brown sugar dusted prunes and raisins and cherries. Behind those notes this has a thick malt sweetened vague sort of hoppiness that yields some flavors I can’t put words to and very little in the way of bitterness. After a few sips it seems there is a slightly drying sensation that seems a bit like hop bitterness or maybe a mild malt astringency. This is thick and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2014
at 18:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
4%. A hazed blonde kolsch with a thin white head. In aroma, nice crisp malt with grassy German hops, nice. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with mineral character, grassy hops, classic. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2013
at 15:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6.5% Belgian dark strong ale. A dark reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with dark fruits, light peated notes, wood, nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with treacle, candy sugar, nice. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2013
at 15:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
An orange amber ipa with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet nutty malt with grassy floral hops, light honey, decent. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with light fruity notes, grassy hops, light grapefruit, OK. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2013
at 16:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A clear amber ale with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet nutty caramel malt with light fruity notes, light peated, good. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light butterscotch, fruity esters, faint bananas, decent. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2013
at 16:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A reddish copper ale with no head. In aroma, strange mix between cotton candy, watermelon and pear, musky, OK. In mouth, a strange sweet fruity malt with fishy iodine and watermelon, tartness, interesting but becomes cloying in the end. On tap at brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2013
at 16:46