6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 08 Sep 06. Opaque black, not much head. Toasted, cold coffee nose. Toasted, roasted, light. Roasted atfertaste too. Not much to say about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2006
at 15:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml cork & cage bottle. 2006 bottle conditioned. Pours fairly clear with an orange-amber color under a tall, sticky, off-white head. Fruity aroma with caramel malt. The hops add citrus to the fruity mix. Some spiciness, almost like a gingerbread cookie. Full bodied delivery of carmel sweetness with just enough underlying bitterness to keep this from becoming cloying. But make no mistake, this is a show of big malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2006
at 17:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On the whole a somewhat boring amber/pale ale. Poured an appealing red-amber, with a good two finger head. Aroma focused toward the malt end, with notes of butterscotch and caramel. Flavor similar, but some spicy flavoring hops are brought out. Although indistinct, they serve the purpose to provide counterpoint to the caramelized malts. Finish just barely bitter, again revealing the malt leaning tendencies of this one. Despite that, the malts are not especially featured, and the beer approaches blandness, definitely boringness.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2006
at 09:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark amber body with a small creamy white head. Sweet malty and roasted malt aroma. Sweet malty flavor, some roasted malt and nuttiness.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2006
at 21:15
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Clear copper body with thin white head that diminishes to next-to-nothing. Malty nose of grain and canned corn with slightly metallic aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet, but mostly vegetable like with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. Medium body with lively carbonation. Disappointing.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2006
at 20:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fairly clear medium yellow with a quickly falling white head. Lemony hop aroma with a touch of sourness. Light sweetness that quickly develops a nice smooth dryness that goes into the finish. Not great but drinkable.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2006
at 18:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On my first wiff of the aroma i detected some hoppiness which faded into a more normal, molasses and coffee porter nose. It is transparent dark brown with a tiny tan head, Flavor favors coffee with chocolate hints and a tiny hop finish.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2006
at 23:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy orange body with a small frothy white head. Aroma of spice and some orange peel. Sweet spice flavor, some banana hints, and a touch of orange peel in the end.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2006
at 19:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
bottle - Pours light amber with a good malty aroma and a trace of citrus. There’s some good hops flavor and mild malt, but overall just not enough flavor in general. This ale was surprisingly watery. It’s okay, but left me wanting something stronger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2006
at 17:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark black color with a large creamy brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Sweet chocolate flavor, some roasted hints.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2006
at 22:23