6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared on Level 42 9/3/16. Many thanks Colin. to orange golden coloured pour with a loose off white head. Clear golden orange. Aroma is toasted pine, alcohol, earthy, semi sweet, hot, orange rind. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, caramel, harsh piney, slightly grassy bitterness, orange rind, Palate is sticky hop, moderate carbonation, semi sweet. A little rough round the edges. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2016
at 16:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Cloin. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose has floral hops, light pine, tangerine. Medium sweet flavor, moderately boozy, with further pine, tangerine, orange. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, resinous, with ripe citrus, grass, more floral hops. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 15:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at level 42. It pours rich gold with a thick white head. The aroma is fresh, sweet, grainy, juicy, apricot, stewed peach, tinned fruits and lemon poppy seed cake. The taste is crisp, bitter, grassy, lemon peel, soapy, waxy, minerals and pine needles with a dry, citrusy finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 15:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the level 42 tasting, from a CA Bootle Shope, 09/03/16. Clear golden orange with a decent off white covering - a good looking IPA. Nose is leafy hop, straw, bitter orange, grapefruit, mango. Taste comprises bitter orange, straw, lemon rind, pine needle, pine needle. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, semi aggressive hop bitterness in a drying close. Ok DIPA - one for Kenny to be fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 14:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Cloin. It pours clear deep gold with a thick white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, peach, apricot, grainy, brioche and earth. The taste is crisp, grassy, pine, old peach, apricot, sweet, grainy, leafy, grass, honey and some alcohol boost. Medium body and fine carbonation. Sweet and grainy. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 14:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Colin. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. The nose has lightly doughy pale malts, pine, ripening citrus, orange. Medium sweet flavor with a little dank hop, orange, citrus rind, alcohol, oily pine. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Warming and resinous on the finish, some bitter grass, pale bread. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 14:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the level 42 tasting, acquired in CA, 09/03/16. Golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is pine needle, straw, trace of caramel, juicy tropical fruit linger. Taste comprises bitter orange, light spice, straw, lemon rind, grapefruit, pine needle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with leafy hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2016
at 14:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark blk/brn with a large tan head. Aroma is chocolate bourbon. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, bourbon, then burnt malt (smooth), then earthy chocolate. I think coffee is eclipsed by the bourbon. Which isn’t super strong. Delicious.
Earlier Rating: 11/14/2013 Total Score: 3.9
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours black with a dark tan head. Bourbon aroma. med + or full bodied. Flavor is very bourbon/vanilla with dark malt, and I think coffee. Maybe chocolate. Smooth. Think there’s no heat. Oak comes along after awhile. It’s malty, but not seemingly undry. Very nice.
Earlier Rating: 11/14/2013 Total Score: 3.9
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours black with a dark tan head. Bourbon aroma. med + or full bodied. Flavor is very bourbon/vanilla with dark malt, and I think coffee. Maybe chocolate. Smooth. Think there’s no heat. Oak comes along after awhile. It’s malty, but not seemingly undry. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2016
at 16:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber to glass. Black with full brown head. Overt roastiness with slight chocolate backing. Taste is coffee and chocolate. Deep roast leads to a high bitterness. Kind of like drinking a dark roast, cold pressed coffee. Not terribly complex, but nice enough.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 21:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[1/31/16] Bottle sample at a hotel lobby bottle share during RBWG 2016 in Santa Rosa. Golden. Piney and citric hops aroma. Sweetish malt flavor, with bitter piney and citric hops, a bit resinous. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2016
at 18:33