6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Suttree. Pours with a large, rocky, off-white head. Slightly hazed amber body. Light floral hops (some spice and grapefruit). Lots of caramel malt covering up the hops. Light cardboard towards the end. Taste is bitter, a bit unbalanced, finishing bitter with some cardboard. Fizzy water like mouthfeel. Slightly metalic in the finish. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2008
at 21:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber colour with a slight haze. Big nose of pumpkin, nutmeg and a little clove. Sweet palate, very spicy. Quite dessert-like even for a pumpkin beer with lovely sugars, pumpkin accents and smooth but assertive spicing. Nicely rounded example.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2008
at 18:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Charlotte airport...this must be the only place they’re selling it!
Dark brown colour and a tan head. Roasty, oasty nose. Lots of nice fudge on the palate, mild roast. Full oaty sweet body, but it’s still pretty easy drinking.
Dark brown colour and a tan head. Roasty, oasty nose. Lots of nice fudge on the palate, mild roast. Full oaty sweet body, but it’s still pretty easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2008
at 18:11
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle from Beer Run. Pours a hazy reddish brown with almost no head. Big spice aroma. All the usual suspects. It’s pleasant but a bit too much. Straightforward malty taste with pumpkin pie and caramel notes. Again, too overly spiced. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2008
at 23:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Nice melted caramel color. Pumpkin spices, light biscuit malt. Body is a bit thin with a very short finish. Taste lacks the sharp spice of the aroma but still resembles pumpkin. Light spice and a decent portion of malts on this seasonal. A nice brew that lacked a bit in the flavor department.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2008
at 23:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown. Vague malty aroma with a hint of chocolate. Soft malts, with a light chocolate signature.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2008
at 10:39
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Draught, Charlotte Airport
Pale straw colour. Not much nose - slighty fruity. Really husky, and sticky sweet. Lots of fruity esters, but no hops for them to play with. Too sweet. Major conceptual problems.
Pale straw colour. Not much nose - slighty fruity. Really husky, and sticky sweet. Lots of fruity esters, but no hops for them to play with. Too sweet. Major conceptual problems.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2008
at 10:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cranberry juice colored, medium retention and lacing, Very faint aroma of malt and a little spice. Straightforward malt/grain taste. Bland, uncomplex, uninteresting. But, nothing offensive.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2008
at 20:59
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Sampled from draft at the Carolina Beer Company in the Charlotte airport during a layover at 9am in the morning. Clear dark iced tea color. Has a mildly hoppy sweet and strong alarming fragrance. Creamy head. Very bitter and hoppy, green grapefruit rinds prevail. Pine flavor impact. Mows over the taste buds. Barely any carbonation. Fairly crude and rude. Medicianl bitter finish. I’d say this is more like IIPA than a strong ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2008
at 09:19
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
Sampled from draft at the Carolina Beer Company in the Charlotte airport during a layover at 9am in the morning. Not much hop aroma, just clean. Iced tea color with a slight haze. Thin creamy head. Typical IPA or stronger APA flavors and finish. Barely any carbonation can be detected. Probably a little milder on the bitter side when compared to other high hopped IPAas I’ve had. Lingering medicinal bitter finish. Pretty much on style.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Apr 2008
at 09:14