7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle pours with a clear copper body that supports a weak white head. The aroma is a mix of sweet malts, floral hops, orange peel and some pine like hoppiness. The taste has plenty of hop bitterness mixing with a modest degree of hop flavor coming from pine, floral, citrus and tropical fruit like hoppiness. Behind the hops is an adequate malt sweetness that is creating a pretty nice body for this beer. It seems the hop profile is going in all directions and pulling itself apart to a certain extent. Plenty of hops here though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2013
at 22:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Cloudy orange with white head. Light citrus hop aroma. Flavour is much citrusy hop not all that bitter but with a sweet naartjie note. Long hop finish. Does not taste all that strong, but is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2013
at 12:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours orange with pillowy white head. Much lacing. Aroma is not bold, citrus hop. Full bodied flavour, more hop with a little pine. Long lasting finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2013
at 12:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Black pour with beige head. Aroma is chocolate and malt, as beer warms it gets fuller. Malty flavour with a chocolate malt finish. Enough hop
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2013
at 22:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap. A quite clear one, golden-orange, and topped by an off-white head leaving lacings. Hop-driven aroma with pale malts in the back. Some caramel, borderline toffee, notes. Pine cones and citrus peel. The flavor is pretty much the same, with the added joy of bitterness. Some malty sweetness. Medium to full body, pleasant carbonation level. Bitter and fruity finish, peaches, pine cones and some grassy notes. Well, except that it’s a tad on the malty side, it’s a fine brew. 130702
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2013
at 16:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 22oz. A lightly hazy beer, amber in color and topped by a small, dense, off-white to light beige head. Quite hoppy aroma, piney and citrusy, with caramel maltyness in the back. Some bitterness in the flavor, but not too much, balancing the caramel maltyness quite good. Full body with pleasant carbonation. Citrus peel and some tropical fruit notes in the else bitter and caramel malty finish. Sure a tasteful one, drinks easy, but it’s a bit too malty on a summer day this hot. 130630
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2013
at 11:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 2009 vintage, thanks to 5000. Pours a flat, medium-grade leather color with a small beige head that dissapears rather quickly. Inviting aroma is fruity, faded citrus hops, caramel, raisons, and a very light amount of smoke. There is a layering of flavors, from fruity and toffee sweet, to light smoke and earthy. It has a bit of cocoa and roasty/earthy/leathery vibe that reminds me of Adam... a big compliment. It’s hard to think of this as past it’s prime, which it probably is, but it drank very well with four years on it. A solid offering that I would love to try again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2013
at 09:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Popeye, Tokyo. Black colour with a small off-white head. Chocolate, caramel aroma. Bland chocolate flavour with some dried fruits.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2013
at 18:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at CBB. Deep orange to light amber color with a low head. Clear. Tinny, citrus nose, some grass. Light malt flavor, honey, stone fruits, sweet orange. Rather sweet but a nice bitter, peppery finish. Refreshing and drinkable, though not so exciting.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2013
at 18:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
At the Craft Beer Base IPA event. It poured a nice clear golden color with a thick fluffy head. It had a mild aroma and a nice malty base. The flavor was sweet & spicy and it was well-balanced. Very good sessionable IPA!
Tried
on 21 Mar 2013
at 03:29