6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium copper, small head. Fruity and slightly sweet nose. Taste is slightly bitter, with nothing extraordinary going on. Not great, not bad.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2004
at 17:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2004 bottling. There isn’t too much to write home about here- this is very standard fare. Has a clear golden body, topped by a thin off-white head. Aroma of piney hops. Flavor is standard pine and citrus hops mingling with toasty, lightly caramely malt. Nothing unique. The body is oily and very thin. Why bother when there are so many other better examples of the style?
Tried
on 01 Jun 2004
at 22:08
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2004 bottle. The color jumped out at me right away as being quite warm and rosy for an APA. Not the typical straw-yellow, but a nice reddish-orange, burnished copper, lightly hazy, with small little sediment pieces suspended well throughout the beer. Good white head sticks around. Aroma of hops, floral and dry, lightly bready and papery, some hints of orange. Flavor is much the same, very hoppy, bitter, juicy. I will agree with TannerTavernboys that the flavors didnt quite match the aroma. My biggest complaint was the relative lack of complexity. Even after letting it warm fully, it just seemed like another highly hopped beer. Not a tremendous amount of malt, light caramel at most. Medium body, some wateriness. Not bad, per se, but just kind of boring. Dosent stand out to make me want to buy it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2004
at 12:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Most reviews of this seem to be right on the money - moderate acidity, some phenolic qualities, both of which destroy whatever malt balance it attempts - a touch of apricot - looks, smells and tastes like a watered-down combination of Celebration Ale and Hop Devil - inspires more of a ho-hum than a ho-ho-ho.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2004
at 20:10
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Re rate Dec 05: This gets worse every year.Hazy amber,small lasting beige head.Cat pissy hop nose and taste,absolutely no balance. Thin, and fades to a wateriness at the end
Tried
on 01 Jan 2004
at 19:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2007: Hazy dark brown. Piney, spicy herbal, chocolatey...nice complex nose. Creamy body with a herbal/minty signature and a nice chocolate note. Malty, but sessionable.
2003: Dark burgundy colour with a rich, frothy, light brown head. Aroma and palate of chocolate, spruce, cinnamon, mint. Creamy body. Well-balanced. Like a spiced old ale. Thanks TTB! 7 4 7 4 14 = 3.6
2003: Dark burgundy colour with a rich, frothy, light brown head. Aroma and palate of chocolate, spruce, cinnamon, mint. Creamy body. Well-balanced. Like a spiced old ale. Thanks TTB! 7 4 7 4 14 = 3.6
Tried
on 21 Dec 2003
at 00:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Aromas of hops, malt, and alcohol. Dark brown with some red. no head. appears thin. Flavor of medium bodied hops with a sweet malt finish. Has a very "full sail" taste.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2003
at 21:25
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Dark tan, hazy. Pear, grape, wheat and gooseberry in the light aroma. Light, wheaty body. Some pear/apple notes. Slightly tart finish.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2003
at 14:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. This is a well balanced amber beer - there is actualy a decent hop flavor to it. The malts win out, but at least the hops get your attention. I was really surprised at how decent this was (don't normally like ambers).
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2003
at 18:26
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Golden colour with a thin white head. Subtle hop aroma mixed with a bit of malt. Bitter hops in the aroma. Light-bodied; Strong metallic twang with a bit of citrus (grapefruit) and a subtle taste of hops. Aftertaste very bittering from the offensive tastes of metal and stale hops. Palate filled with some malt and very minimal hops. Not a great APA, I was expecting much more from this one, but Full Sail wasn't up for it! This one is not recommended, there are much better APA's available from the Northwest! I bought my 12 ounce bottle from Liqour Mart in Boulder, Colorado.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2003
at 14:53