8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/12/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready/light roasted malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. No warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an excellent American amber ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready/light roasted malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Awesome balance of vibrant, dank, and earthy Chinook hops; with great nicely rich well rounded malt complexity. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2019
at 12:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on draft at Hugo's this beer poured a dark brown color with a medium sized foamy tan head that faded and left minimal lacing. The aroma was fig, raisin, bread crust, faint herbs, phenol and a bit of medicine. The flavor was bread crust, cherry, fig, faint herbs and a touch of medicine. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2018
at 02:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a hazy orange-tan color with a large creamy white head that lingered and left excellent lacing. The aroma was cinnamon, nutmeg, citrus and grapefruit. The flavor was vague fruits, citrus, cinnamon, nutmeg and grapefruit. Medium length finish. Medium bodied and smooth. Quite quaffable.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2018
at 02:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at The Draft Room. Cloudy bright yellow-gold color with a medium frothy white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Strings of lacing. Aroma of bananas, wheat and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of ripe bananas, wheat and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a lingering banana aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2018
at 18:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Pies & Pints Worthington. The beer is a slightly hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Short strings of lace. Grassy hops, mango and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of herbal hops, mango, citrus and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrus and mango aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2018
at 04:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled on draft this beer poured a hazy vibrant golden color with a medium sized foamy white head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was tangy and sweet with stone fruit and bubblegum. The flavor was tart and tangy with bubblegum, stone fruit and a hint of vanilla cream. Long bubblegum finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2018
at 03:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours cloudy golden-amber with very small frothy whitish head, strong honey aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter honey taste with flowery background like lavender, thin body, long semi-sweet honey finish. Prominent honey flavor is what remains on your palate.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2018
at 01:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Crystal clear peach and light orange coloured body with a super small, very hazy tan head. Aroma of grass, light honey, citrus, a touch of curacao and a dash of alcohol and honey towards the end, all with a fairly noticeable briny/salt quality towards the end. Light-bodied; Strong salt and soured citrus and grassy flavour that leads more into a gatorade/pickle juice flavour towards the end with a light orange and pure yeast quality near the end. Aftertaste shows more of a robust/balanced blend of malt, grain, alcohol, yeast and briny/salty flavours that show through especially at the finish - less so at first. Overall, a pretty well-structured beer with the flavours all coming out a the right time and being a very easy-drinking beer with some good profiles along with a dry finish and remaining non-cloying throughout. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 22-September-2018 for US$2,99 sampled at home in Washington on 25-November-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2018
at 07:05
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Tap at patrick's. Light orange brown. Sweet mild spices on nose. Quite a bit of holiday spice in there, you know its a Christmas beer. Perhaps a little more to the spiced side. Always a unique finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2018
at 19:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Randolph Williamsburg. Pours gold. Lime, buttery creamy lime pie, vanilla, crazy tart, perhaps a touch too tart. Medium body. Surprising, not one I'd go back for more of.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2018
at 20:40