6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
@ GJBF 2007. Roasted coffee, cocoa, grassy, some milk, toasted aroma. Medium body. Bittersweet malts, coffee, toasted, earthy, and some hidden smoke. Pretty good, not outstanding.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 02:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Caramel malts are really strong in the nose with a bit of apples. The mouth is very malty with hops only appearing in the background. Too malty for the style. Lots of butterscotch. Mildly bitter finish.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2007
at 09:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy orange with some amber. Aroma is butterscotch, sweet malt, not very hoppy, and caramel malt. Flavor is slightly hoppy with plenty of malt. Some earth tones. Not much of a pale ale. Not bad, but just kinda there.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2007
at 07:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy orange with an off-white head. Grapefruit hops, grass, some floral, too. Body is a tad thin. Flavor is grassy, grapefruit, and a little caramel malt. Pretty good, but it’s definitly missing something. Tried this again at Aldgate and it was much better than I remember. Much hoppier and fuller flavor. Bumped my score up a few points.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2007
at 06:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Popeye’s. Pours a crystal clear gold with a large, off-white head. Soft aroma of malts and slight fruit notes with a touch of yeast. Flavor is similar with more hops presence and sweet malts. Very light, clean body. Light and refreshing.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2007
at 10:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light amber color. Nose smells like brown rice and vegemite. Aussie vegans rejoice. Mildly sour brown rice and vegemite mouth, with little hops present. Dry finish. Not exciting, but for all a brown rice ale could be I think this did well.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2007
at 09:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Med light amber color. Very fragrant citrusy nose with oranges and grapefruits. Nice hoppy start. Mouth is definitely hop accented, but a bit thin. Grapefruity dry finish.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2007
at 10:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep russet color. Has notes of butterscotch, cherries, oranges and milk chocolate in the nose. Alcohol is very well hidden in the body. Smooth mouth with cherries, chocolate and oranges against a big malt backbone. Very butterscotchy, milk chocolatey finish with subtle notes of cherries and caramel. Very nice, but hard to drink more than one pint.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2007
at 10:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Seemed less like an Imperial at only7%, but that did not take away from the awesome nose that smelled like walking into a cedar sauna with just the faintest hints of dark chocolate. The medium-full mouth is complimented by tasting smoked wood chips on top of truffles and dark chocolate. It’s a bit u balanced, but the smoke is attenuated just right and lingers in the mouth long after you drink it.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2007
at 10:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Black as night with a very dark brown, fizzy head that diminishes quickly. Aroma of smoke, roasted malts, campfire, charred steak, sorta salty, and a little sweet. Complex aroma. Flavor is smokey, ham, roasted malts, cocoa, and maybe some oak. Finish is lightly bittersweet. Smooth body. I really enjoyed this beer. Rather complex flavor with some mighty interesting notes in this brew. Really good.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2007
at 01:53