6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a medium dark color porter with a large off-white foamy head with OK retention and no lacing. Aroma of creamy roasted malt with light sweetness also noticeable. Taste is also dominated by some medium dry roasted malt with light sweetness notes reminiscent of lactose. Body is a bit light with OK carbonation. Not bad but really nothing to write home to at the end of the day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2009
at 19:53
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sweet, fruity malt, slightly peppery but with very low hopping. Lots of honey. Decent, with rich malt, but rather bland. Not enough hops, and not enough pepper to make up for it.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2009
at 08:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Almost black. Roast malt aroma, with caramel, chocolae, nuts, and something like liquorice and/or tabacco. Very interestng nose. Nutty caramel flavor with decent fruitiness. Rich palate. Quite nice.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2009
at 08:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep dark porter with a very thin off white head. Nice chocolate malt aroma, with notes of moka coffee. In mouth, a decent light porter, short mouth, but with enough chocolate bitterness to sustain interest. The Real Beer Expo - Rochester, NY, Oct. 21, 2006.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2006
at 21:47
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Cask. A dark orange amber ale with no head. Typical hops aroma, with notes of oranges, nice. In mouth, the same wet grains than EPA, too much grains, not boiled enough. Bizarre and not good. The Real Beer Expo - Rochester, NY, Oct. 21, 2006.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2006
at 21:45
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Cask. Golden amber ale with a thin big bubbled white head. A rather vegetal aroma, boiled veggies, and chalky notes. In mouth, a rather strange unappealing taste of rye, dust and boiled cereals. A strong Nova Scotia tea. The Real Beer Expo - Rochester, NY, Oct. 21, 2006.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2006
at 21:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Amber ale with a light hoppy and slightly grassy aroma. Nice fresh malt with light floral hops. Lighter bodied IPA.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2005
at 23:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep brown ale with a smokey fruity aroma and smoked meat. Sweet malt in mouth with frutiy notes and light to medium bodied. On tap at Greene’s in Oswego.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2005
at 22:56
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft at Greene’s in Oswego. Red amber ale with a strong diacetyl aroma. Grassy sweet malt, barely hopped, oily mouthfeel. Watery and boring.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2005
at 22:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2004 growler compliments of GoldenSpunky. Pours a dark amber-auburn with some dark brown hues and a smattering of off-white head. Aroma of light yeast, dough, cherry cola, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Flavor is dry, with the nutmeg and cinnamon apparent right away. Gains a touch of sweetness, some light clove notes and a good amount of actual malt flavor. Good to see that this one isnt an over-spiced watery mess like some other X-mas ales. Not strong at all, but what it lacks in strength, it makes up for in drinkability. Medium body, some caramel, light fruit notes from the yeast. A great session christmas ale, just right when you’re looking for something of which you can have 10-12 pints while opening presents. . . .
Tried
from Growler
on 20 Dec 2004
at 09:21