6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampler from bottle. Don’t know how old this taste was, but it’s from a pretty dusty bottle. Syrupy smell from aged beer. Spices up front, but diminishing while the alcohol nose increases. Also has a big chocolate note. Holds up nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2005
at 21:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bright middle of the road amber colour. A bit of apricot and hints of leafy hops alongside slightly toasty malts in the aroma. There’s a surprisingly bold mint note as well. The palate is certainly hoppier than the aroma hinted, with moderate bitterness and earthy, foresty accents (and lots of mint, still). Balancing malts have a slightly toasty accent. Alcohol comes in late, with a dull thud rather than hot or peppery, which I might have enjoyed. OK, so it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s a competent hoppy ale that is aimed squarely at Full Sail’s existing audience.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2005
at 04:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Clear copper/amber beer with a good whitish head. Subdued citrus aroma. Flowery-citrus hop flavor with some malt backing. Not as overly hopped as many wet/fresh hop beers and it just doesn’t bring enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2005
at 16:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at Falling Rock, 9/30/2005. Served in a shaker, it has a light peach-fuzz yellow color to it, with a smattering of white head atop, not very abundant and recedes to a ring fairly quickly. Beer is clear, with moderate sized bubbles rising. Aroma has a nice, soft yellow fruits and light pale malt sugariness. Light tangerines, nectarines, peaches and fresh apricot juice, with an aromatic floral nature. Overall, not a tremendously strong aroma. Flavor continues with the fruit, adding more tangerines and nectarines, with a medium to medium-light body, gentle and supportive of the moderate hops. A moderate carbonation, lively, touch watery texture confirm that this is indeed a simple, session ipa. Not too dry or too bland, however, the hops are refreshing and present enough to satisfy me.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2005
at 09:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
An orange beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet caramelic with light alcohol notes. The flavor is sweet caramelic with light hop notes, giving it a dry end.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2005
at 06:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clean balance between hops and malts. The aroma leaned toward the malts, but the taste was of hops with an undercurrent of sweet malts. Dry and crisp mouthfeel from this medium-bodied, light amber brew. Soft bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2005
at 00:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber,off white head.Light citrus hop nose.Medium citrus hop profile throughout,lasting bitterness in finish.Good lace. A bit too light bodied
Tried
on 05 Sep 2005
at 18:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
This amber pours dark copper with a nice off-white head. Its aroma is full of malts. The flavor is sweet — caramel, nuts — with a roasted, floral bitter finish attesting to the western hops. A rich, full mouthfeel, much thicker than other ambers.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2005
at 18:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured dark amber with thick head. Strong citrus aroma, specifically oranges and grapefruit. Hop flavor and bitterness predominated with a slight malt balance.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2005
at 23:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cloudy orange amber,dense small beige head.Nice citrus nose.Starts grapefruity,medium strength lasting hop bitterness. Lacking in malt
Tried
on 30 Jul 2005
at 13:37