7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very dark brown, thin head, smells nice....chocolate, slightly nutty, light and minerally coffee (pourover), full and slightly fatty body with a touch of alcohol in the finish. Nutty light coffee and a touch of dark fruits, this has a balanced drinkable character you seldom see in impies these days. A throwback in a good way.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy tan with no head, has a light floral character on the nose, fairly tart and wheaty, it is kind of a kludge Berliner. A touch dirty, but fun tartness...like a muddy Berliner...refreshing.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy, dull amber, and no real head, big bubblegummy phenols...argh...this is a blend if Chimay and Duvel yeasts but probably fermented at too high a temperature because neither of those breweries are so phenolic. Sweet but the taste is actually nice...good strong muscular alcohol, with slight bubblegum and sticky amber malts.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber colour, not a lot of head, the aroma is faint for a beer billed specifically as dry-hopped. The taste is a bit caramel-forward with an earthy-piney hop balance. Ok, but I suppose I expected more hop. Further thoughts: over repeated samples this is easily their most variable product. When it’s on, it has a wonderful fresh hop character and probably rates 3.8 or so; but a couple of times now it’s been full of diacetyl and not even drinkable as a result. So definitely mixed feelings about this one.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:08
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy dull amber, not much head. This has quite the toasty hop profile - kind of English hopping but clean NA yeast. Toasty, biscuity malts, and a medium bitterness level. Call it pale or amber, it’s sort of in the middle range there.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy pale amber, bubbly head. Light, floral kiwihop aroma, the hops are up front, dry, clean, nice lacing, good pale malt. Honeyish and floral. Refreshing....nice beer, dialed in to what they’re doing in NZ these days.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Very cloudy, thin head, pink, fruity, floral, fairly full body, a little yeast character, light hibiscus, wheaty towards the finish and then a sweeter maltiness kicks in. Refreshing acidity. Not bad, summery beer.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2014
at 12:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473mL growler, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out wheat, citrus hops, and grass. Flavour is similar, with notes of wheat, grassy hops, citrus and clove. Very well-made, though the mosaic version is still my favourite. Great stuff.
Tried
from Growler
on 23 Mar 2014
at 10:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a cloudy amber with light thread. Aromas of boiled malts and citrus. Flavors are primarily malty with light fruit notes and a moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2014
at 22:35
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2
On tap. Pours a murky yellow with light head. Smells off - paper and resin. Flavors are the same - resin, paint and paper. Malts are there but nothing much else
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2014
at 22:32