6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Sarah. Pours a hazy peachy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has a decent amount of funk with a combination of sweet and tart peaches. Flavor is similar with sweet and tart peaches with some funk and a bit of sweet wheat. A bit muddled.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2012
at 20:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750mL bottle, sent from tstockstrom (thanks Chuck), pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of coconut flakes, milk, some mild sweet roast, and some sweet chocolatey notes. Flavour is extremely coconut-forward, with a milky, viscous palate; there is some mild sweetness, perhaps coming from the coconut, but no roast or malt balance for the sweetness. Medium-bodied, again with the coconut fully upfront. Solid impie.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2012
at 23:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours light apricot with white head. Nose and taste of creamy peaches, lactose and light grain. Light sour milk finish with creamed peach. Lighter body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2012
at 21:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
64 oz. bomber, sent from tstockstrom (thanks a lot, Chuck), pours a dark amber orange with a small beige / tan head. Aroma of rich toffee, brown sugar, lots of resinous and citrus hops. Flavour is rich, full of toffee, brown sugar and huge resinous and citrusy hops, with a humungous flavour profile and loads of depth. At first, seems like a barley wine, then seems more and more like a IIPA. Excellent stuff.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2012
at 20:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV on 10/12/2012. Pours pitch black with a medium light brown head that diminishes steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, vanilla and coconut. Medium to full body with flavors of toasted coconut, burnt marshmallow and oaky bourbon. The finish is sweet coconut and coffee. Above average overall.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2012
at 06:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Acquired in a trade. Enjoyed at home in a wine glass at 60 degrees F.
A - Beautiful clarity on this. Burnt orange appearance. 4 finger head that fades to a finger after a few minutes. Nice lacing!
S - Smells gorgeous! Nice piney bitterness mixed with a sweet lemony texture. Bready and citrus.
T - Tastes almost like it smells. There’s not as much bitterness in the taste. Pine Needles and Orange zest. Very earthy and muted citrus and bitter hops. Sort of a saison taste at the finish.
M - High carbonation, medium body. It really bubbles up on the mouth swish.
O - Very enjoyable! I love that it’s under 6% ABV. Makes it an easy drinker.
A - Beautiful clarity on this. Burnt orange appearance. 4 finger head that fades to a finger after a few minutes. Nice lacing!
S - Smells gorgeous! Nice piney bitterness mixed with a sweet lemony texture. Bready and citrus.
T - Tastes almost like it smells. There’s not as much bitterness in the taste. Pine Needles and Orange zest. Very earthy and muted citrus and bitter hops. Sort of a saison taste at the finish.
M - High carbonation, medium body. It really bubbles up on the mouth swish.
O - Very enjoyable! I love that it’s under 6% ABV. Makes it an easy drinker.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2012
at 16:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Acquired in a trade. Placed it in the fridge and enjoying it a few days later in a Hill Farmstead glass. It’s a very dark golden haze. 3 finger solid white head that fades fast. Smell is pretty weak. Sort of a floral honey scent. Hints of breadiness. Taste feels very bread heavy, very wheat forward and some sweetness from both flowers and honey. I love the carbonation mouthfeel of this.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 10:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, first sessionHazy yellow color, white head. Dry funky scent. Acidic to sour taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 10:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Acquired in a trade. Enjoyed in Hill Farmstead Stemware. Cloudy dark gold. Really nice lacing. Smells tart and sweet like fresh peaches. Sort of a candied sugar smell as well. Wow. Nice sort of muted tart acidic taste. Very refreshing, hints of peach, pineapple. apricot and raspberries. Very bready dry belgian finish. This is a solidly enjoyable beer. Another win from Perennial!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2012
at 18:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Perennial Abraxas (by Perennial Artisan Ales):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
17/IX/2012 75cl bottle from the brewer himself @ home - BB: n/a (2012-1055) Thanks to Cory for the bottle!
Very dark brown to black beer, big creamy brown head, pretty adhesive, little stable. Aroma: cocoa powder, cinnamon, mocha, is it a touch of bretta?, pumpkin pie, little sweet. MF: quite some carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, some chocolate, little bitter, spices, cinnamon, little hotness from the chilies, peppery, dark caramel. Aftertaste: hop, cocoa powder, spices, little sourish, raisins, bit bitter from the hops, chillies are noticeable in the back of the throat, after swallowing, but not overwhelming. Works for me, great beer!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
17/IX/2012 75cl bottle from the brewer himself @ home - BB: n/a (2012-1055) Thanks to Cory for the bottle!
Very dark brown to black beer, big creamy brown head, pretty adhesive, little stable. Aroma: cocoa powder, cinnamon, mocha, is it a touch of bretta?, pumpkin pie, little sweet. MF: quite some carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, some chocolate, little bitter, spices, cinnamon, little hotness from the chilies, peppery, dark caramel. Aftertaste: hop, cocoa powder, spices, little sourish, raisins, bit bitter from the hops, chillies are noticeable in the back of the throat, after swallowing, but not overwhelming. Works for me, great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2012
at 10:06