6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
7-31-09 at the brew pub....its black...coffee aroma and flavor...licorice should not have been in the name of this( on their beer list its Stormy Roses Licorice Stout)...and I’m actually glad I put aside my dislike for licorice to taste this....its flavor is nice strong bitter coffee along with molasses...its smooth and goes down easy...a stickiness left on the lips.....according to the info on this beer......apparently adding licorice root is an old english brewing trick used to mellow the intense coffee-dark chocolate flavors of roasted barley in a dry Irish style stout
Tried
on 09 Dec 2009
at 14:41
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
7-31-09 Draft at brew pub....Cloudy amber....holy bitter hops...aroma vey hop driven as well...nothing but hops here and quite bitter...lacing is decent...a touch of sweet malt, but mostly bitter hop...the high alcohol is hidden pretty well...its unbalanced and just pungent hops
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Dec 2009
at 14:27
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at the source 7-31-09....A pretty solid amber with an off white head.....a muddle of hops in the mouth...the rye is in there but its expressed in a bitter form...tasty but unbalanced...I get a light hop aroma the more it sits.....it finishes bitter sweet...in the mouth, ok in every way
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2009
at 18:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at brewpub 7-31-09 ...light pale straw with a smidge of a head....smells like nothing more than a light beer....light zingy body...just simple and refreshing....a hint of hops but all mild all mild nothing wild
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2009
at 18:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at brewpub...7-31-09....Creamy cloudy lemon yellow in the glass with a circle of a frothing--lemon aromas & spices.....curacao very distinct--refreshing yet slightly creamy--complex yet simple--coriander all in your face with a lemon finish
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2009
at 16:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler from the brewpub courtesy of ruskiimperial on 07/07/2009. Clear dark amber body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy tan head. Big spice, orange, anise, molassas aroma. Sweet fruity flavor, some orange, more spice, a touch of gingerbread. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. Hides the alcohol really well, with only a touch of warming.
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Aug 2009
at 11:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler courtesy of a traveling colleague. The beer pours a dark brown-amber color with a medium thin light beige head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Roasted malt, yeast and touches of fruit in the nose. Medium, dry body with flavors of dark fruit, yeast and malt. Bits of dark chocolate as well. The finish is roasty and yeasty with a mild chocolate coffee aftertaste. Interesting (more traditional?) take on the style, and it’s nice that they didn’t just slap the word "Baltic" where "Imperial" would have been more appropriate.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Jun 2009
at 15:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler from the brewpub. Very clear golden body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet yeasty, fruity, caramel, light alcohol, and candi sugar. Sweet fruity flavor, light yeast and hints of banana, some light caramel and a touch of candi sugar. Medium full body with moderate carbonation, very smooth. Seems to hide its alcohol fairly well.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jun 2008
at 18:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler from the brewery. Very slightly hazy golden body with a large foamy white head. Sweet lightly malty aroma with floral hops. Slightly grainy, light cereral flavor with a nice floral and grassy bitter hop ending. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jun 2008
at 18:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler shared by MaltDawg. Dark black body (>44SRM according to my shiny new BJCP Color Guide) with a large creamy dark tan head. Caramel and roasty aroma with some fruity hints and a bit of molassas. Big fruity flavor, lots of molassas, caramel, light chocolate along with a nice bitterness to balance. Medium full body with moderate carbonation and a smooth creamy finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 14 Jun 2008
at 10:54