7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this a while back, but I wanted to rate it then, and have been waiting to rate it. Strange that Custom Brewcrafters dosent list this one on their website, but they definitely brew it. Had it on hand pull at the Old Toad. Pours a vibrant orange-amber with a good creamy white head. Smells hoppy, toasty and toffee like, but mostly hoppy (light pine, light light citrus). Flavor is plenty of caramel and toffee with a good dose of hops in the middle that linger on the finish. Terribly balanced stuff here and I believe this one is actually an English style India Pale Ale.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2004
at 14:59
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
2004 growler compliments of bucknaked. Lightly hazy amber pink appearance, little to no head. Flavor of light raspberry syrup. Aroma of light raspberries. Not much going on here. Could be worse (see Spanish peaks honey raspberry). Watery to the extreme. not much detectable wheat, though a bit of a dry vanilla like flavor in the bakcground. Why???
Tried
from Growler
on 13 Jun 2004
at 19:56
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Medium brown colour. The aroma is sugary sweet, with light roasty notes very much like Guinness ice cream. The flavour is all hazelnut. I love hazelnuts, but as a beer this is unbalanced.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2003
at 12:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Amber colour with a nice dense white head. Nice english hop aroma with grapefruity hop notes. Some malty scents as well. Medium to Light-bodied; Velvety texture, nice english hop flavour perfectly balanced with malt. Subtle aftertaste with a bit of citrus sweetness and lingering mild english hops. Overall, good beer, decent for the style. Now, if other people have this beer, decide whether it is more an IPA or an EPA, and send a correction for the beer. This is fairly split-The beer is 'aggressively hopped' and is done so with primarily english hops, but as CB classified this as an IPA, so did I. I had this pint on cask at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2003
at 00:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour with a fantastic tan head that tops the beer perfectly. Very sweet aroma filled with chocolate, coffee and strong vanilla. Medium to Light-bodied; Velvety texture, nice roasted malt flavour with strong prolonged sweetness. Aftertaste very mellow showing sweet vanilla characteristics and a nice maltiness. Overall, a nice beer and great flavours all-around. I had this pint on cask at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2003
at 00:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear amber colour with a thin white head. Hoppy aroma with hints of berries. Medium to Light-bodied; Strong hop flavour fades to a bit of malt. Aftertaste has a very subtle hoppiness and some strong tea flavours. Decent bitter, but there are much better. I had this on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 22-September-2003.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2003
at 23:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2003 Batch:
Dark amber in colour, thin off-white head. Strong hop aroma with a bit of sweetness. Medium-bodied; Strong hop flavour, very potent, but turning sweet. Sweet aftertaste, a bit of malt and hardly any hop bitterness. Overall, a very nice IPA served by a cask at proper tmperature and consistency. The beer shows complexity and is fairly good...especially for a local! I had this pint served from a cask at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York sampled on 15-September-2003.
Dark amber in colour, thin off-white head. Strong hop aroma with a bit of sweetness. Medium-bodied; Strong hop flavour, very potent, but turning sweet. Sweet aftertaste, a bit of malt and hardly any hop bitterness. Overall, a very nice IPA served by a cask at proper tmperature and consistency. The beer shows complexity and is fairly good...especially for a local! I had this pint served from a cask at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York sampled on 15-September-2003.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2003
at 01:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
New Rating:
Dark amber colour with ruby highlights. Thin off-white head. Smokey nuttiness in the aroma. Medium-bodied; Nutty flavour which fades to malt. Bittering aftertaste from the malt and nuts. Overal. pretty average for the style. I had this on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 22-September-2003.
Old Rating:
Found this rating in my palm from way before, but it is still valid. Dark brown in colour with a thin off-white head. Completely absent in smell, nothing going for it. Very light in 'nut' taste and somewaht bitter. An odd taste altogether. I had this on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 25-January-2003.
Dark amber colour with ruby highlights. Thin off-white head. Smokey nuttiness in the aroma. Medium-bodied; Nutty flavour which fades to malt. Bittering aftertaste from the malt and nuts. Overal. pretty average for the style. I had this on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 22-September-2003.
Old Rating:
Found this rating in my palm from way before, but it is still valid. Dark brown in colour with a thin off-white head. Completely absent in smell, nothing going for it. Very light in 'nut' taste and somewaht bitter. An odd taste altogether. I had this on draught at the Old Toad in Rochester, New York on 25-January-2003.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2003
at 14:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Darker amber colour with a thin off-white head. The smell was pretty hoppy, but not in an overwhelming sort of fashion. More of a nutty, earthy fashion instead of pure high alpha acid hops. The taste was pretty mild, some hop taste, but not too strong. The only flavour from the beer was pretty much from the hops alone, but this wasnt such a good thing. The palate was almost exclusively from hops, which was acceptable, but nothing to be happy for. I had this beer on tap at Monty's Krown in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2003
at 22:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Get this at the Old Toad on tap at Park Street Rochester, NY. Brownish gold color. Nice sweet/bitter aroma. Very malty towards the beginning but thins out and ends up drier than I would expect. They use this in their black and tans and it goes well with guiness, though I would expect less hops and less carbonated. They should put this on cask.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2003
at 13:09