4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Location: 3/24/09, 12 oz bottle from Gilly's, poured this one into one of those Sam Adams bubble glasses
Aroma: Slight malts, some grass
Appearance: Cloudy yellow, orange
Flavor: Hoppy, slightly bitter, bit of a strangeness that's hard to place
Palate: Dry, a bit difficult to properly describe
Overall Impression: This one was alright at first, but it didn't work exactly right. A little to dry, and missing something that cost it a few points. Aftertaste leaves something to be desired for sure.
**Submitted a pic for this one today.
Aroma: Slight malts, some grass
Appearance: Cloudy yellow, orange
Flavor: Hoppy, slightly bitter, bit of a strangeness that's hard to place
Palate: Dry, a bit difficult to properly describe
Overall Impression: This one was alright at first, but it didn't work exactly right. A little to dry, and missing something that cost it a few points. Aftertaste leaves something to be desired for sure.
**Submitted a pic for this one today.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2009
at 19:39
5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
12 pack variety. pours amber, beige head. Aroma is hoppy with some toasted malts, thin chocolate aroma and caramel. Taste, hoppy, sweet caramel malt presence and thin layer of chocolate for a light bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2009
at 20:13
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle 12pack mixer. Pours amber, with white head. Aroma is light sweet citrus hops and some spices. Taste, was a again sweet citrus with a profile that had more malt caramel presence. Finish light bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2009
at 09:02
5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
bottle mix pack. Pours amber/brown with off white head. Aroma of caramel malts, light hazelnuts. On the weak side. Taste, light caramel, some nutty roasted malts, light notes of chocolate. Overall finish leaves a light bitter and nutty mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2009
at 08:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a minimal head that dies quickly. Aromas are a mixture of honey and caramel malt, a little bit of herb/spice and a touch of citrus. This is fairly interesting and compelling up to this point. Flavor is very malt heavy and it seems more toffee-like than caramel-based. The malt presence sits kind of heavy on the palate and there is not enough of a hop presence to pull it out of its funk, even if it wants to claim status as an English IPA (at least this is how I feel about it all.) Comes off as very malty and heavy with just a little bit of a medicinal hops presence which keeps the flavor from being a complete disaster. Still, the nose made it seem like this was going to be much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2009
at 21:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color... pours a little thinner than expected. The head is pretty minor and settles down to a few lonely bubbles in a minute or so. This beer has a fairly nice chocolate and oat nose. Flavor is thin, but has a pretty nice mix of roasted malt: chocolate and charcoal/peat are the dominant flavors, but there is a little bit of a dry and bitter coffee like edge to it as well. This is pretty good, but could stand to be a little fuller in my opinion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2009
at 21:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a subtle light brown head. Aroma of grapes, chocolate and light coffee. Medium to Full-bodied; Deep chocolate, coffee and roasted malt flavours throughout the taste. Aftertaste shorly follows with a pleasant sweetness, a good chocolate kick and somewhat of a bitter coffee taste. Overall, a damn good stout - no horrible tastes at all, just good ones! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 04-September-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2009
at 02:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy deep brown coloured body with a super-thin tan head. Aroma of malt, grapes, alcohol, whiskey and some subtle spices. Medium to Full-bodied; Sharp malty taste up front, fading to strong caramel and a nice spiceyness. Aftertaste shows character of spice and malt - a good doppelbock. Overall, definitely worth trying...good for the style. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 04-July-2005.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2009
at 01:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Capital Ale House - Downtown on 10/06/2008. Very clear golden copper body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with some cheerios and a bit of honey. More cheerios flavor, light honey and slight caramel. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 14:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle on 09/27/2008 from Once Upon A Vine - South. Clear copper amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Big pumpkin aroma with some light nutmeg and allspice. More allspice and pumpkin flavor, light nutmeg lingering behind. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 14:41