8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Barleys Smokehouse, served in a snifter. The beer pours a hazy orange color with a thin off-white head that burns away relatively fast. Spotty lacing on the glass. Malty and fruity aroma with a bit of brown sugar. Full bodied with flavors of sweet caramel malt, floral hops and notes of dark fruit. The finish is sweet and malty with a lingering soft fruity and hoppy aftertaste. The aging did not seem to have a big impact on this one, solid all around.
Earlier Rating: 5/2/2008 Total Score: 3.8
Firkin version at Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF (04/26/08): This brew pours a mostly clear dark amber color with a minimal off-white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing. Rich malt aroma with piney hops underneath. Full body with a strong earthy malt character, along with flavors of hops, citrus and pine. The finish is hoppy with a tart fruit aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Earlier Rating: 5/2/2008 Total Score: 3.8
Firkin version at Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF (04/26/08): This brew pours a mostly clear dark amber color with a minimal off-white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing. Rich malt aroma with piney hops underneath. Full body with a strong earthy malt character, along with flavors of hops, citrus and pine. The finish is hoppy with a tart fruit aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2009
at 18:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the brewpub. This beer is a clear golden color with tiny rising bubbles and a thin ivory white head that fizzes away quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops, fruit and malt. Light, clean body with mildly bitter hops flavor, along with touches of malt and honey. Traces of fruit as well. The finish is lightly bitter with a lingering grassy hops and pale malt aftertaste. Decent summer brew all around.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2008
at 10:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On draught at the brewpub. The beer pours a slightly hazed dark amber color with a medium and foamy off-white head with fair retention. Half-rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is spicy and malty. Medium-bodied, and actually a little thinner than having the word "Wamer" in the name of the beer warrants. Sweet giniger and cinnamon flavors over a nice malty base. Touches of hops are present as well. Alcohol is well-masked. The finish is sweet and spicy with a mildly bitter hops aftertaste that lingers for quite some time. Overall this is a pretty good seasonal from CBC.
Tried
from Draft
at
Columbus Brewing Company (CBC) Restaurant
on 19 Dec 2007
at 09:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at the brewpub. Pours a clear brown color with a ruby halo. Medium and sudsy light beige head that lasts pretty well. The aroma is malty and hoppy with some tart fruit. Medium-bodied and clean, and definitely tastes like what I imagine a blend of an Oktoberfest and a Bock would be. Toasted character with a moderately malty base with fruit and hops. The finish is moderately hoppy and lingering, leaving a fruity aftertaste. Overall this is an interesting seasonal from CBC that is tasty and drinkable.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2007
at 13:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask version at Barley’s 5th Annual Mini RAF (04/28/07): This brew is a clear dark amber color with a compact bone white head and spotty lacing. Citrusy hops aroma. Medium body with hops, pine and citrus flavors. Touches of malt here and there too. The finish is hoppy and lingers awhile, and allows some roasted malt flavor to poke through. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2007
at 20:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewpub, sampled at the tapping party. Pours dark brown with a very thin light tan head that has gigantic bubbles. Slick lacing on the glass. The coffee aroma definitely overpowers the smokey character, but does not drown it out completely. Medium-bodied and smooth with a nice coffee flavor, along with smoked malt and caramel. Many Smoked beers taste like licking a barbecue pit but this one keeps it subtle. The finish is smoky and a bit of bitter espresso and hops aftertaste. CBC continues the practice of having much better one-offs than the usual stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2007
at 16:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the brewpub. This brew is a lightly murky reddish amber color with a medium light beige head that has fair retention. Thin rings of lacing throughout. The aroma is fruity hops and caramel. Rich-bodied and before knowing what style it was I started off thinking it was a Barleywine and was convinced it was a 2IPA by the end of the glass. There is a strong citrus and resiny hops flavor with a solid malt and caramel backbone. The finish is bitter hops with touches of fruit. Most of CBC’s one-offs are better than their regular offerings and this beer is no exception.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2007
at 16:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours as a very clear dark yellow with a fleeting, thin, white head. A bit of butterscotch is the only detectable aroma (or flavor) that I got. A bit of astringency becomes the finish of this watery, thin brew.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2007
at 06:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I was a big fan of Hoster’s 90 Shilling Ale when it was around, so seeing another Columbus brewer creating the same style was kind of exciting. The beer is a dark brown-amber with a medium thick light tan head that has pretty good retention. Roasted malt aroma is very prevalent, along with a bit of hops. Medium-bodied with a sweet malty character, plus some caramel and bitter hops. The finish is dry and sweet at first but ending up with a lingering bitterness. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2006
at 16:00
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Sampled at the Odds and Ends Tasting on 8/16/06: Pours clear golden with a thin off-white head that is gone almost immediately. Minimal lacing. Light sweet honey aroma. Light-bodied with a grainy, off bitter flavor and very little honey. The finish is mildly bitter and short. Could be better.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2006
at 10:27