7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz Bottle Pours out a black topped with a ligth brown head. Nice sweet aroma. Along with some roast malt not a bad Imperial Stout. Some what thick as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2007
at 11:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
At NorCal Brewers Guild Festival at Raley Field. Aroma of pomegranate. Brownish gold color with a disappearing white head. Starts with sweetish pomegranate, finishes with a light fruity bitterness. Good for the pool. Very refreshing.
Tried
on 12 May 2007
at 22:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aromas of citrus and pine. Where’s the purity? Slightly hazy golden color with a significant white head that does some lacing. Full mouthfeel. Starts with hop. Sort of resin followed by grapefruit. The malt is definitely second fiddle. The rest of the story is hop. Long hoppy finish. LIke it might never end. Every mouthfull is a burst of evergreen followed by citrus. Way cool. Seriously, it has a cooling effect in the mouth.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2007
at 22:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma started with a resiny hop, but suddenly strong malt. Good amber color with a slim off-white head. Starts a bit smoky, full mouthfeel, tends to thin, most of it is rich malt. There is some hop, but it is overbalanced by the malt. Finish is dry compared to the start. Something of an alcohol burn in the back of the mouth? Probably appropriate for the cold winter months.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2007
at 20:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Hazy, amber golden with a creamy, beige head. Sweetish, chocolatey nose. Medium body with sweet caramel notes and again notes of (milk)chocolate. Soft and smooth finish with basically no bitterness. Very pleasant. 301107 Earlier rating:
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Very hazy, nutty brown with a dense, beige head. Sweetish malty with some acidity. Medium-bodied, sweetish with overripe fruit, some raisins and then an astringent acidity. Subdued bitterness. I’m afraid this one was infected. Sad. 7/2/4/2/10=2.5 230407
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Very hazy, nutty brown with a dense, beige head. Sweetish malty with some acidity. Medium-bodied, sweetish with overripe fruit, some raisins and then an astringent acidity. Subdued bitterness. I’m afraid this one was infected. Sad. 7/2/4/2/10=2.5 230407
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2007
at 11:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample from bottle. Pours amber with white head. Aroma is malty but sadly also sour. Flavour is sour, citric and clearly infected. But has a distinct liqourice finish. Gets a decent rating based on what this could have been like without the infection.4-3-5-3-9=2.4
From bottle, no 28 at Papsoes blintasting. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Mild chocolate aroma. Flavour is sweet an with a mild vanilla/chocolate blend. Ends with a sweet flavour and smooth chocolate.5-3-6-3-12=2.9
From bottle, no 28 at Papsoes blintasting. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Mild chocolate aroma. Flavour is sweet an with a mild vanilla/chocolate blend. Ends with a sweet flavour and smooth chocolate.5-3-6-3-12=2.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2007
at 14:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. i’m fairly excited after the pour of this one... haven’t had the first sip, yet, but the aromas are fantastic. Pineapple/grapefruit front with a bit of a pine resin/juniper backdrop that has some caramel sweetness, too. Pour is an orange coloration that is lighter than I would have guessed, and doesn’t have too much of a head. Really foamy, but only about a finger high. As it’s dying down there is some nice lacing going on. Following that, things begin to fall apart just a bit. Body is really hoppy (and mostly pleasantly so), but the malt presence doesn’t give quite enough backbone to support all that bitter hops and it comes across as a little thin. That was my reaction on the first sip, and I think that things are straightening out after I’ve gotten a little more accustomed to what is going on. I would like a bit more malt presence, but this is darn nice, even without it. My biggest complaint is that there is a bit of a harsh note that sometimes surfaces (not always) in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2007
at 21:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2007-11-30, bottle at Papsø’s Blind Tasting, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Hazy amber color. Milk chocolate aroma. Good body, some sweet malty flavor, a lot of (sweet) caramel, reasonabe bitterness, light vegetables.
2007-04-23, bottle, 6-3-7-3-13=32
Hazy dark amber color. Tha aroma shows some infection. Quite good malt flavor, fresh, easily drinkable, a lot of sweet caramel (without being sticky), maybe some fruitness; but the light sourness makes me believe something went wrong with this bottle. Weird.
Hazy amber color. Milk chocolate aroma. Good body, some sweet malty flavor, a lot of (sweet) caramel, reasonabe bitterness, light vegetables.
2007-04-23, bottle, 6-3-7-3-13=32
Hazy dark amber color. Tha aroma shows some infection. Quite good malt flavor, fresh, easily drinkable, a lot of sweet caramel (without being sticky), maybe some fruitness; but the light sourness makes me believe something went wrong with this bottle. Weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2007
at 12:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Fantastic resin hop aroma. Magnificent amber color with a ferociously frothy white head that laces enthusiastically. Starts with pine, gets a taste of malt, and then the hop comes back. The mouthfeel is merely medium, but that’s the only medium about this APA. More like a mild double IPA. The finish is marvelously long and piny bitter. The best beer in the world? Surely one of the hundred best. Slainte.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2007
at 21:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(On tap) Clear, pale amber golden with a creamy, off-white head leaving some laces. Vaguely hoppy nose. Medium body, no real malty feel and then a rather bitter finish. 230307
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2007
at 15:02