6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2010 Indiana Winterfest. Poured black with a brown head. Aroma had notes of roasted malts and coffee with a touch of chocolate. Flavor was more just the coffee and roasted malt notes a perhaps a hint of underlying oak.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2010
at 10:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
As part of a sampler at the Broad Ripple Brewpub. Cask ale, no real head, very interesting taste, very smoky with chocolate notes. Nothing to write home about, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2009
at 12:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand bottle from sprinkle shared by Odeed. Thanks Mike and Jake! Very dark cherry brown with a slight ring of bubbles. Nose is very much more fruity than I am used to in ISs. It is like chocolate raspberries, caramel, and prunes. Flavor is chocolate, pepperiness, alcohol, dark fruit, and light bitterness. Finish lightly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2009
at 18:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at DLD 09 ... Deep black ... roast malt nose some dark fruit ... deep solid roast malt ... quite rich ... little toffee ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2009
at 01:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Served from cask at the brewpub. Opaque black with a tan head. Sweet chocolate aroma. Creamy, very mellow cask carbonation. Lots of roasty chocolate coffee flavors. Smooth and quite creamy, almost lactic. A tad undercarbonated, but thats cask I guess. The full on taste really redeems it. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2009
at 18:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
tap at the brewpub - Pours amber and has an aroma mainly of caramel malt. The flavor is sweet caramel malt accented by some mild, fruity hops. It’s light to medium bodied and very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2009
at 16:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at the brewpub - Pours medium brown with a lingering white head. It has a mild aroma of toasted caramel malt. The toasted caramel leads the sweet flavor that then finishes in a pleasantly lingering mild bitterness. It’s medium bodied and lightly carbonated.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2009
at 15:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
tap at the brewpub - Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head. It has a roast coffee and malt aroma. The flavor is much the same with a touch of fruit. It’s medium to full-bodied and finishes with a little bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2009
at 15:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
tap at the brewpub - Pours a dark copper color with a lingering head. It has a good caramel malt aroma and flavor with well balanced citrus accented hops. It’s medium bodied and has a nice, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2009
at 15:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tap at the brewpub - Pours clear red with a small white head. It has a mild malt aroma. The flavor is sweet caramel malt with some mild hops. It has a light to medium body and a sweet finish. It’s simple, but very quaff-able.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2009
at 15:45