7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the barrel house in Visalia as part of a sampler. Must better than most pepper-based IPAs. The habanero is subtle on both the aroma and the flavor, with just a slight bit of heat at the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2018
at 04:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the barrel house in Visalia as part of a sampler. Crisp and pale, very refreshing and clean for a 100 degree day outside.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2018
at 04:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Cap Tap. Pours translucent gold with a transient white head. Mildly sour apricot aroma. Med body or nearly. Flavor is mildly sour, mildly apricot, somewhat astringently oaky. Quite approachable sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2018
at 19:21
8/10
When you're 50% trying to figure out why a beer tastes so good and 50% trying not to chug it cause it tastes so good. Never heard of a pluot but man it's a wonderful sweet and tart mixture. Tastes a lot like apple and plum but really apricot and plum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2018
at 16:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Tart and peach aroma with light tea. Tart and big peach flavor with light tea. Medium bodied. tart and light sourness lingers with nice peach.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2018
at 00:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from La Riviera. Pours very dark brn/blk with a tall creamy/bubbly tan head. Aromas of maple, vanilla and wood. Near full bodied. Flavor is vanilla, maple, dark treacle/toffee and some not too musty wood. There's a whiskey aspect - makes the bit of heat a flavor. Somewhat towards dry. Seems bitter, but that could be the whiskey impression. Interesting. Tasty. Nicely done.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2018
at 00:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle c&c, batch 1303, Vintage 2013, May 2015 release. Pours translucent and ruddy with a slight off-white head. Aroma is just musty for me. Med body or so. Flavor is quite tart/sour; there's malt that fits sour red/brown; there's some acidity. It's not entirely dry; not getting lead, but plum is in it - or some similar medium dark seeded fruit. Could be some Cabernet from the barrel I suppose. There's a trace hint of a BFM/solvent thing. Prior ratings are about 3 years old. I'm thinking this stuff has really improved over time. Pleasingly tart. Musty oak (ala BFM) is finally getting clearly discernible. My take: BFM would be proud to be able to bottle this!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2018
at 01:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Pours hazy orange gold. Mango, pineapple, guava, sticky mango juice, hefty bitterness. Good body. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2018
at 06:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This brew is a hazy orange-gold color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lace. Aroma of herbal hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of mango, herbal hop and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a mango and hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 09 May 2018
at 20:55
8/10
Tried
on 05 May 2018
at 17:49