6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nice crisp copper coloured body with a bright orange highlight and a perfectly sized tan head. Aroma of fresh floral hops, grapefruit, honeycomb and candy sugar. Medium-bodied; Sharp pungent floral hoppiness with mild grapefruit and lemony tastes. Nice mellow finish without an overflow of hops, malt or sugar. Aftertaste shows proper hops, a good malty backbone and a perfect amount of sweetness. Overall, a good APA with nice flavours throughout. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased on 28-August-2008 from Whole Foods in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia on 26-September-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2008
at 23:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Great hazy golden coloured body with a very thin white head - albeit fairly still looking. Not super hazy, but some suspension noticeable. Aroma of yeast, wheat, lemons, honey, flowers and a faint twinge of corn. Medium-bodied; Chewy yeastie and wheatie mouthful with a good potent lemony kick. Aftertaste shows a lot of wheat, some corn and a very mild sweetness. Overall, a pretty good wheat - definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia on 18-August-2008, sampled on 05-September-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2008
at 00:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of growler. Pours dark brown/black with tan head. Aromas of burnt malts and chocolate. Roasted malt and coffee flavors. Medium body with minimal carbonation and a nice creamy mouthfeel with a smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2008
at 11:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22oz bottle-pours a white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is clove, banana, some wheat. Taste is clove, banana, some wheat. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2008
at 21:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
22oz bottle-pours a rich shaving cream light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt, acidic/anise, sour. Taste is dark malt-ash/tar, acidic/anise, sour. Not my style but interesting. Occasional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2008
at 16:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep pitch black body with a thinnish but nice tan head. Aroma of milk, cream, roasted malt, oats, coffee and some sugar. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasty taste along with some milky flavours followed by a light sweetness. Aftertaste shows the lactic qualities, but also some oats and roasted malt - not bad. Overall, a good beer - not absolutely amazing, but definitely worth trying if you can find it! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Kybecca in Fredericksburg, Virginia today on 31-May-2008.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2008
at 21:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 01/26/2009. Clear dark brown body with a small off-white head. Bourbon aroma with some chocolate and alcohol. Big bourbon flavor with some chocolate hints. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Overall a bit thin and dominated by bourbon. 7/4/7/3/14 - 3.5 On tap at Capital Ale House - Midlothian on 04/27/2008. Dark brown body with ruby highlights and a creamy light tan head. Bourbon aroma with light caramel and molassas. Huge bourbon flavor with more molassas and a sturdy hop bite. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Quite likely the best beer that I’ve had from Blue & Gray so far. 8/4/7/3/15 - 3.7
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2008
at 18:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rerate. The score (1.5) from the last one won’t be factored in to the new score, as it was massively infected. Bomber from the brewery. Pours a hazy peach color with no head. Aroma is very faint with nutty notes as well as bread and stone fruits. Taste is nutty with some bread, dry peach and pear and a fairly assertive hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Still not a great beer, but much better than before.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2008
at 22:37
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
I’d like to withhold where I obtained this beer because the store is of much higher quality than the beer. They shouldn’t be held responsible. Pours brown with medium head and moderate lacing. Aroma is weak caramel, yeast and coffee and STRONG ROTTEN EGG!!! Horrible aroma! Bitter taste of coffee and yeast. Very light for an impy stout, almost like a porter. Drinkable, barely.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2008
at 22:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22oz bottle-pours a few bubbles for a head and hazy gold color. Aroma is funky spice, yeast, sweet wheat, perfumy, orange. Taste is funky spice-some coriander/pepper, yeast, sweet wheat, perfumy, orange. Barnyardy/straw, a saison. Occasional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2008
at 18:46