8.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap. Pours opaque deep brown to black, almost no head and no lacing. Strong room filling aroma of coffee, deep roasted malts, whiskey and charcoal. Flavor is smokey dark roasted malt, espresso, a bit of dark bitter chocolate. Medium sweet with a light coffee-bitter finish. Almost no carbonation, but a silky smooth full body. ABV is well hidden until the far finish, where it provides some warming. A very nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2012
at 10:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Churchkey. Black, scant maroon head. Aroma of burnt espresso and dark bitter cocoa. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee grounds, prunes. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2012
at 15:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Hazy golden amber color, small white head. Aroma of lime, lemon, straw. Taste is bright citrus, tangy edge, raw white bread dough. Basil is there, but subtle enough. Very easy to drink. Batch #2, draft at the source. This is a brand new recipe, and might be a new entry. Hazy yellow color, large white head, solid lacing. Aroma of subtle herb, subtle lemon. Taste is lime with a bitter and herbal edge. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2012
at 10:55
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask. Murky orange color, almost flat. Aroma of citrus, subtle pepper, dust. Taste is slightly sour and funky orange peel and barnyard. Not sure the orange peel adds much, since the original had a bit of citrus going on.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2012
at 13:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
10oz pour at the Big Hunt pours a translucent, deep brown with one ring of white head. Nutty, sweet nose, malty, brown sugar, toffee, cookies. Flavor is sweet, toffee, brown sugar, malty. Full bodied, sweet finish. Non offensive. Hides the alcohol well. If the idea was to make a beer that would take to barrel aging well, then they did it.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2012
at 05:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
10oz pour at Big Hunt is a thick, opaque black with one ring of beige head. Nose has plenty of coffee, come molasses, malt, very sugary sweet, a little plastic. Flavor is over the top malt, sugary sweetness, molasses, toasted bread. Just a malt bomb. Way to sweet, too much alcohol. This probably would have been a lot better at 6.6%alc or 7.6% rather than the listed 9.6%.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2012
at 05:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. My 3000th American beer rate. Almost black color, brown head. Aroma of plums, dates, port wine. Taste is smooth strong coffee and dark fruits. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2012
at 03:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Deep maroon brown color, tan edge head. Aroma of cocoa powder, subtle coffee grounds. Taste is smooth roasted coffee and bitter cocoa. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2012
at 03:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Meridian Pint. Dark maroon color, scant edge head. Aroma of Hershey bar dipped in Starbucks. Taste is smooth, rich dark bittersweet cocoa and latte macchiato. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2012
at 14:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Cloudy golden yellow color, fluffy white head. Aroma of grass, barnyard. Taste is citrus and dust. A properly funky saison. Welcome to DC’s newest brewery, good luck guys!
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2012
at 04:00