7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 22 oz bottle at the WWWW RB tasting. Pours black with a feint head. Vinous nose. Flavors of cherry and red wine. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2015
at 21:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of iphonephan, thanks! My first Illuminati beer. Clear maroon brown color, scant tan edge head. Aroma of vanilla, whiskey. Taste is somewhat boozy coffee, dark fruit, subtle spice. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2015
at 20:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Full pint pour at The Big Hunt. Poured a hazy golden yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was some light Berliner notes, light tartness, some sour doughy notes. Grain. A very mild touch of rye. Flavor is similar, pleasant, easy drinking Berliner, with a touch of dusty lemon with only a hint of rye spice in the finish.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 23:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral, funk. light citrus. Tastes of citrus, funk, light floral, light stone fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. Lars Ulrich gonna sue somebody.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2015
at 21:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of lemon, floral notes, funk. Tastes of lemon lime citrus, floral notes, light funk, herbs, bitter notes. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Not very berliner-y to me.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2015
at 21:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught at Moe’s Tavern, 8/10/15.
Blonde-golden body shows good clarity and plentiful carbonation and is topped by a moderate amount of white head showing good retention.
Very typical Belgian golden nose shows light banana, clove and bits of bubblegum. Dries out nicely on the end, after a brief honey/pale malt interlude, with black pepper phenols and the amarillo citrus kick. Clean, not overhopped and pretty graceful on the ester profile, nothing crude here. No alcohol noted.
Good dose of carbonation, and a fairly substantial body with lots of bread dough-like sweetness, honey and more varied grains. Fruit notes from both yeast and hop range from banana to tangerine, and there’s a good herbal and grass quality, as well; so it’s not all American hop notes. Nice showing of dry phenols on the end, quite peppery and really helping to cut in to the body, which is pretty big here. Well-done overall though it lacks any distinguishable character from any other American produced Belgian golden ale (though it’s very clean and not messy/overdone, which, I guess, these days is one way of distinguishing yourself...). Probably won’t go nuts to try their other stuff, but will certainly have it if it’s on tap where I am.
Blonde-golden body shows good clarity and plentiful carbonation and is topped by a moderate amount of white head showing good retention.
Very typical Belgian golden nose shows light banana, clove and bits of bubblegum. Dries out nicely on the end, after a brief honey/pale malt interlude, with black pepper phenols and the amarillo citrus kick. Clean, not overhopped and pretty graceful on the ester profile, nothing crude here. No alcohol noted.
Good dose of carbonation, and a fairly substantial body with lots of bread dough-like sweetness, honey and more varied grains. Fruit notes from both yeast and hop range from banana to tangerine, and there’s a good herbal and grass quality, as well; so it’s not all American hop notes. Nice showing of dry phenols on the end, quite peppery and really helping to cut in to the body, which is pretty big here. Well-done overall though it lacks any distinguishable character from any other American produced Belgian golden ale (though it’s very clean and not messy/overdone, which, I guess, these days is one way of distinguishing yourself...). Probably won’t go nuts to try their other stuff, but will certainly have it if it’s on tap where I am.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2015
at 17:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Light cherry aroma with some peppercorn. Doesnt mesh together very well. Pours hazy pink. Light aour finish. Cask at the big hunt.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2015
at 16:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Churchkey courtesy of GenDV138, thanks! Hazy to cloudy yellow color, see pic with GenDV138’s clam-like fingers. Aroma of dusty overripe cherries. Taste is peppery cherries. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2015
at 15:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz pour on cask at ChurchKey with cherry puree. Hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of funk, light maraschino cherry, light floral. Tastes of citrus, funk, light cherry, herbs. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2015
at 15:57
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at RFD, pours a hazy, very light yellow with some clingy, white head. Nose is very weak, some lemon, a little Vitamin C, some wet bread, but not too much. Flavor is just lemon and Vitamin C. Watery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2015
at 10:29