7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Beers of Europe. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is light caramel malts, citrus and flowery hops. Flavour is light malted, citrus, slightly sweet. Very well drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2011
at 10:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355 can. Pours dark amber with a large head. Aroma is pineapple and mango. Taste starts with some caramel and grapefruit. Grapefruit bitterness and a slight watery finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2011
at 17:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours very dark brown/black with a slight dark tan head. First aroma was anise. Next was sweetish burnt malt with some darker fruit and coffee. Full bodied. Flavor starts a bit sweet, goes a bit creamy burnt malt, and moves on to dark fruit and coffee. Not getting chocolate. It’s a bit peppery/spicey. Finishes towards dryish and lightly astringent, but each taste starts over sweet. Play it again Caldera.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2011
at 17:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Beers of Europe. Aroma colour, medium off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts bit of toffee, hops, some citrus. Flavour is caramel malts, toffee, light hoppiness. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2011
at 10:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught. Pours dark orange with thin white head. Moderate lacing. Light aroma, some hay. Balanced flavour with a light body. Light hop finish. Is a session beer.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 15:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught. Pours dark red orange with thick white head. Moderate lacing. Caramel aroma with a bit of grass. Fullbodied, lots of maltiness. Malty finish.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2011
at 14:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Enjoyable IPA. Good hop aroma with notes of pine, spruce, grapefruit, pineapples, mango and wildflowers. There’s some caramel malt presence that shows itself more in the taste. The taste has a bit too much crystal malt presence and bland bitterness but is otherwise very solid. Mouthfeel is a touch slick. The aftertaste is yeasty and bitter. This is a good regular rotation IPA, but it could get a bit lost in the shuffle of good IPAs on the shelves around here.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2011
at 21:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Whole Foods, DC six-pack ($11): Pours a light amber with a very proper head. Aroma of malts, grapefruit, and pina. Obviously the fruity aromas come from the citrusy hops. The taste is pretty hoppy and leaves some aftertaste, but there is a very solid malt backbone in there as well. Very well-balanced with different flavors popping up throughout. Hops are definitely not one dimensional in this beer.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2011
at 16:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear amber,small beige head.Molasses/citrus hop nose.Light sweet start,molasses mid,long lasting medium strength hop bitterness in finish.Good lace 2nd bottle is diacetyl,diacetyl,diacetyl 5-3-3-1-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2011
at 08:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: A rusty orange pour with a creamy ring of sand colored head. Thick sheets of lacing coat the glass. Ample hops in the aroma, citrus and piney. Smells sticky sweet. The hoppiness has a soft impact up front, almost silky and wet. Piney and floral hops really take over midstride before finishing with a dirty floral and malty tail. Plenty of bitterness here. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2010
at 08:19