7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber with a good off-white head. Aromas of citrus and caramel. Medium + body with foamy carbonation. Strong citrus hop flavor - suggestive of PtE for some reason. Finishes astringent and bitter. Excellent.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2009
at 13:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewpub. Clear, but dark brown. Dark malty aroma. Dark malty flavor. Mild bitterness - clovy. Finishes not too sweet. Drinks like a dream.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2009
at 13:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Hazy apricot color with a good white head. Fruity aroma. Medium plus body with frothy carbonation. Light stone fruit flavors. Mild semidry finish. Not your standard kolsch.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2009
at 13:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on cask at the brewhouse. Translucent orange/amber with a lacing, sticky beige head. Sweet, candy like aroma with oranges, pine and grapefruit. Flavor is sweet caramel malts, oranges, pine, flowers. Sweet, bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2009
at 19:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at the brewpub. Translucent amber with a thin slightly off white head. Spicy, herbal aroma. Flavor is the same, medium bodied, spicy, earthy.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2009
at 19:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Wasn’t what I thought. Pours an opaque black with ruby hues and a nice, fluffy white head. Solid malty aroma, crackers, just a bit metallic. Flavor was full bodied and malty. Nose is a bit weak but the flavor is right on the money. Well crafted.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2009
at 19:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewhouse, called Sunshine Hef there. Again, fairly standard hef, deep yellow color, white head. Banana in the nose with some clove. Dry finish. Solid flavor, wheat, grass, yeasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2009
at 18:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at the brewhouse in Sonoma. What can you say? It’s a kolsch. Gold, fizzy white head. Grassy aroma, slight citrus kick. Flavor was a little maltier than expected. Dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2009
at 18:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Sonoma Wine Exchange. Pours hazy mild amber with a slight white head. Strong aromas of clove and banana. Medium body with slightly biting carbonation. Flavor is clovey banana and wheat. Flavors are fairly intense. Finishes with a hint of paper, otherwise the main flavors carry on through.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2009
at 19:27