8/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2014
at 15:02
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 7/13/14
Aroma: The aroma is fairly light, some spice notes, hints of rye malts, and not much else
Appearance: This one pours a dark golden color with a fizzy off-white head
Flavor: The flavor is just not quite working for me, some stale malts, spice, and a little lemon
Palate: The mouthfeel is light, with an overly fizzy carbonation, and a slightly off finish
Overall Impression: This one's drinkability is probably it's least pleasurable component. The flavor and nose are just kind of dull, but not bad. The mouthfeel is actually bad. Not sure what went wrong here, but getting down a 12 oz of this wasn't even that easy, I can't imagine I'll want to try it again.
Aroma: The aroma is fairly light, some spice notes, hints of rye malts, and not much else
Appearance: This one pours a dark golden color with a fizzy off-white head
Flavor: The flavor is just not quite working for me, some stale malts, spice, and a little lemon
Palate: The mouthfeel is light, with an overly fizzy carbonation, and a slightly off finish
Overall Impression: This one's drinkability is probably it's least pleasurable component. The flavor and nose are just kind of dull, but not bad. The mouthfeel is actually bad. Not sure what went wrong here, but getting down a 12 oz of this wasn't even that easy, I can't imagine I'll want to try it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 15:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Bitter roast malts. Brown black with a decent beige head. Bitter roast and some sea notes. Ok, but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 15:22
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Drought. Clear yellow with small white foamy head, weak hops aroma, sweetish hoppy taste, low carbonation, long bitter finish. Not a great brew.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2014
at 13:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 bottle trade with jtclockwork-tan-dk brown. A-roasty/cocoa/some ashy-med/dk malt. T-roasty/cocoa-med/dk malt, some earthy hops. Slightly drying finish. Med/full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 12:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 16 oz can (out of a 4-pack) from Buy Rite, 5/9/16
Aroma: The nose is clean and hoppy, some citrus and pine notes, and a bit of pale malt
Appearance: It pours a reddish-orange color with an off-white head and decent lace
Flavor: The flavor is clean citrus and pine/resin hops, with some malty notes as well
Palate: The body is light, but not watery at all, average carbonation, and a clean, dry finish
Overall Impression: I wasn't sure what to expect from this beer considering that Bolero Snort has both failed and exceeded my expectations in the past, but this is actually a very nice beer. I'll kill the rest of this 4-pack easily.
Aroma: The nose is clean and hoppy, some citrus and pine notes, and a bit of pale malt
Appearance: It pours a reddish-orange color with an off-white head and decent lace
Flavor: The flavor is clean citrus and pine/resin hops, with some malty notes as well
Palate: The body is light, but not watery at all, average carbonation, and a clean, dry finish
Overall Impression: I wasn't sure what to expect from this beer considering that Bolero Snort has both failed and exceeded my expectations in the past, but this is actually a very nice beer. I'll kill the rest of this 4-pack easily.
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2014
at 19:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at Barcade - Jersey City, 4/5/14, Palindromic Rating #3553
Aroma: The nose is full of dry roasted coffee, with other notes of dark malts
Appearance: The pours is a thick brown-black color with a brown head and plus lace
Flavor: Tastes of dry roasted coffee, malty, with a light sweetness and a pretty decent bitterness
Palate: The body is medium-full, it has a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty nice one. I actually wasn't expecting a ton from this beer, so it easily exceeded my expectations.
Aroma: The nose is full of dry roasted coffee, with other notes of dark malts
Appearance: The pours is a thick brown-black color with a brown head and plus lace
Flavor: Tastes of dry roasted coffee, malty, with a light sweetness and a pretty decent bitterness
Palate: The body is medium-full, it has a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty nice one. I actually wasn't expecting a ton from this beer, so it easily exceeded my expectations.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2014
at 21:14
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Clear, dark brown coloured body with no head at all and no real opacity. Aroma of cardboard, metal, prunes and a touch of roasted malt - no hops at all to smell. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt and oatmeal up front with a surprisingly nice malt profile and some subdued creamy and milk notes and a touch of alcohol and bitterness at the end. Aftertaste shows only the roasted malt notes with nothing else to speak of, aside from some light toffee sweetness. Overall, a surprisingly decent beer after the smell was very mediocre - but this isn’t a black IPA, a porter at best, but not as bad as I thought it would be! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 06-July-2013 for US$1.70 sampled at home in Washington on 24-March-2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2014
at 23:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
New Beer Distributors, NYC can ($4.25): Pours near black with a tan head. Aroma is coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is light amounts of coffee, with some mild chocolate aftertaste. Not very sweet. Quite dry. This was a pretty good rendition of the style as far as I am concerned.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2014
at 20:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 370 of 991. Pours very dark brown with tan head. Good lacing. Nose and taste of roast coffee, roast chocolate, vanilla, dry earthy chocolate, a touch of cigarette ash and some burnt grass. Medium body. Good all around porter. Dry roasted finish. Very dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2014
at 18:03