6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Wren House Brewing, pours a hazy copper orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, biscuity malt and some light diacetyl. Flavour is less infected, with lots of citrus and piney hops upfront, followed by biscuity malt. Robust and well-balanced. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Wren House Brewing, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out oats and almost no notice of the coffee. Flavour brings out a lot more coffee upfront, followed by dry oats and some chocolate. Full-bodied and well-balanced and constructed. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Wren House Brewing, pours a hazy copper with an small white head. Aroma brings out medium subdued ginger upfront, followed by biscuity malt. Flavour is very ginger-dominated, tasting more like a pure ginger ale than anything. No sweetness, just lots of fresh spicy finger. Nice for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Wren House Brewing, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out cereal malts upfront, along with crackery notes. Flavour is very dry, with crisp crackery malt and light cereal malt. Pretty authentic for the style. Unexciting but well-made.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:14
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Wren House Brewing, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out light biscuity malt and some metallic notes. Flavour brings out metallic notes upfront, followed by biscuity malt and a hint of diacetyl. Not too impressive. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Real, Wild & Woody Beer Festival, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out lots of vanilla, chilies and bourbon. Flavour is complex with loads of smoky bourbon, a touch of chilis and light vanilla. Wonderfully integrated, and complex. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2016
at 12:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Real, Wild & Woody Beer Festival, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of the mesquite barrels, specifically with the smokiness, followed by light roast and coffee. Flavour is quite sweet, with smoky notes, whiskey barrels, and light cocoa. Complex and wonderfully integrated. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 12:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Real, Wild & Woody Beer Festival, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out moderate lacto, light citrus and some light tartness. Flavour is similar, with very fresh citric tartness and light lacto. Fresh and wonderfully tart. Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 12:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
The beer is coffee black. Small khaki head. Some coffee-ish roast, mild cola, nice dose of cocoa. Not of sweetness in the aroma. Coffee finish. Fairly simple roasted malt character. Some vanilla-y bourbon flavor and mild to moderate oak. Mild caramel. Medium dry in the taste. Fairly light body for 10% abv. Mild ashy roast note. The bourbon shows up in the taste, but it’s fairly mild, still rather nice though. Mouthfeel is pretty light. The beer could definitely use some more heft. Nice work, overall.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2016
at 23:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler thanks to Shad. Pours a clear ruby with no head. The aroma is strong hibiscus, sea salt, floral. Thin mouth, strong sea salt, hibiscus, nice tartness, very good.
Tried
from Growler
on 29 Apr 2016
at 23:27