6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap at Freshcraft - hazy purplish red beer - the nose is actually rather earthy and pleasant, with moderate oakiness, a touch of vanilla, cherry skin and pit, faint funkiness - the flavor is a bit watery, tasting a bit like a watered down lambic - quite a bit of oak and a flavor not unlike semi-sour cranberry juice - mild earthy, leathery funk - moderate acidity combines with the rather strong oak to occasionally unpleasant effect - lingering acidity and sour cherry finish - meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2010
at 17:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Tap at Freshcraft - seriously unbalanced bitter beer - looks nice (hazy gold with a well-sustained head), but it is downhill from there - astringent bitterness throughout, with minimal malt character to balance - very bitter grapefruit character to the flavor - a light metallic quality - herbal, almost aspirin character on the back end - pass on this if you see it.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2010
at 18:57