6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ ratman’s house, courtesy of foppa78. Moderately cloudy, orange appearance with a creamy, off white head. Yeasty, orange citrusy, a touch bready aroma. A touch tangy, lemon-orange citrusy, bready, belgian yeasty glacier with a little bit of odd bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2011
at 18:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Wheat bread crust nose with vague tart fig notes underneath. Hazy copper, medium yellow head. Flavor is again bready, with a bitter walnut component. Vague blackberry flavor. Carbonation is soft, alcohol noticeable, but acceptable. Lacking in spice and fruit esters. I’ll buy that it is a bock beer, but the yeast seems all wrong to me. Very American.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2011
at 16:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Shipped to me by my wife on a trip to Portland. Rather understated for a barleywine. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy caramel-brown color with a small beige head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was raisin, cherry and caramel. The flavor was bitter with notes of nut, caramel, raisin, tart cherries and bread. The finish was medium length caramel and raisin. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 17:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours very brown/black with a transient tan head. Aroma is sorta smokey chocolate. Full bodied. Smokey it is, but it is still very chocolate. Pretty smooth. Really outstanding.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2011
at 17:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
My wife sent this one on a trip to Portland. Now this is my kind of porter. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with orange undertones and a huge creamy brown head that lingered forever and left some lacing. The aroma was faint cocoa and cola. The flavor was Baker’s chocolate, vanilla, nut and molasses. The finish was medium length cocoa and molasses. Fairly full bodied and creamy. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2011
at 17:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber pours nearly clear amber with deep ruby red hues and 60 second tan head. The aroma starts off with a dark fruity sense mixing with a slightly sour lactose sensation that steadily grows into a mild level of smoky rauch malts and earthiness. The taste is very similar with dark grape, prune and over ripe cherry sweet dark fruity esters and rolling into subtle and smooth smoky rauch malts, spicy hops, earthy hops and a sense of slightly roasted malts off in the background. Cool brew. I enjoy the touch of smoke going on here.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2011
at 22:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours clear orange amber color with off white head. Citrus and caramel malt aromas. Moderately bitter flavor with some grapefruit and caramel. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2011
at 15:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12oz shorty bottle. 9%. Hazy orange tan. Patchy, soapy, quick fading head. Pretty standard American brewpub style Tripel I guess. Nothing really Belgian about it’s mouthfeel, a little thin and watery. Not off, just not very enjoyable. Mellow, peachy, sweet aroma. Shows the alcohol, goes down a little boozy. Sugary orange peel tones. Dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 22:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours orange-y/amber with dense foamy head and aromas of herbs and caramel. Flavor is about half way between American and English takes on the style. There is a bunch of the resin and citrus in there, but the majority of the hops push in the herbal and medicinal direction.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 22:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Total Wine Norfolk, VA, opened 7/29/11. Pours a slight hazy amber color with a large fizzy offwhite head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of stone fruits, candi sugar, bread, faint bit of bubblegum. The taste is bready notes, caramel, sugar, some toastiness, faintly fruity finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Aug 2011
at 13:58