Subsidiaries
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Fremont, Seattle - 08/11/12. Lightly hazed mid amber with a thin off white head. Nose is pine, hops, bitter tropical fruits. Tastes of sweet and bitter tropical fruits, mango, pineapple, grapefruit, mineral tones. Medium bodied with bite, soft carbonation leading to a bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2012
at 01:44
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap at Fremont, Seattle - 08/11/12. Medium hazed amber with a thin off white head. Nose exudes red wine, wood, hops, light pine and some tropical fruit tones. Taste is hops, pine, sugars, wood, Merlot, warming booze. Full bodied with soft fine carbonation leading to a boozy bitter finish. This barrel aged DIPA was pulled off with precision - excellent!
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2012
at 01:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Fremont, Seattle - 08/11/12. Very dark mahogony brown bordering light black with a thin tan head that retains well. Nose is roast malt, light chocolate, leather, dark fruit, mollasses. Tastes of chocolate, roast malt, liqourice, sweet dark sugars. Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a sweet roast finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2012
at 01:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours an oily, translucent, black with some spitty, beige head. Nose of caramel, cake icing, cola, vanilla, malt. Sweet, malty flavor, raisins, caramel, chalky. Full, boozy finish. Needs a lot more time, it’s a little harsh.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2012
at 08:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
333 c&c from Malt & Vine. Pours dirty dark gold with a 4 finger foamy white head. Light brett aroma with light pitted fruit. Med body or better. It’s earthy and lightly bretty with fruit. Slightly oaky. Better than many saisons.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2012
at 15:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Bottleworks, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is very skunky, with loads of herbal, pot-like hops and some doughy malt. Flavour is very fresh, full of skunky, herbal hops, some pot, and a bit of doughy malt to back without really influencing the flavour. Well-crafted and highly drinkable. Surprised me that this is classified as an APA, not IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Oct 2012
at 09:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Deep brown and auburn color with a small creamy beige head. Nose is sweet of caramel malts and light florals. Flavor is sweet and robust with caramel, toffee, faded citrus hops, and chocolate. I let this sit in the cellar longer than I wanted to, but in it’s (presumably) more mellow state the flavor still comes through strong and well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 16:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, courtesy of julian, pours a cloudy golden with a medium white head. Aroma is very yeasty, with lots of brett, moderate funk, a bit of white wine and a slight tang. Flavour is very yeasty and dry, with lots of brett, loads of dry white wine oak barrels and very subtle fruity tang. Very lively carbonation which is suitable for this one. Excellent saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2012
at 19:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle, thanks to fiulijn. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and dark malty to liqourice. Smooth and caramelish. Light vanilla and roasted malty. Bitter and toffee malty into the finish. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2012
at 00:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2021-03-20, vintage 2019, courtesy of RobertG, 13.1% ABV, 9-4-9-4-18=44
Black colour with compact head. Aroma of coffee, old wood, bourbon, alcohol. Full bodied, sweet, smooth; dark chocolate flavour, with a hint of coffee, and strong spirit.
Bold, lovely.
2020-08-29, vintage 2015, 14.5% ABV, 8-4-9-4-17=42
Intense chocolate and bourbon, no signs of aging.
2020-04-04, vintage 2019, 13.1% ABV, 7-4-9-4-17=41
Dark chocolate, burnt sugar, sweet, as usual; this vintage seems to have more liquorice, more salt than previous ones; the alcohol is strong, but not the bourbon flavour.
2020-02-16, vintage 2018, courtesy of ErikP, 13.6% ABV, 8-4-9-4-17=42
Rich chocolate aroma with a touch of vanilla (8.5). Rich chocolate flavour with strong alcohol, moderate sweetness, strong bourbon too.
2017-03-25, bottle, vintage 2014, 11% on label, 8-4-9-4-17=42
Rich chocolate, with a touch of dark fruits, enough alcohol, nice bourbon. Excellent.
2012-09-21, bottle from CoOp Bellingham, as Kentucky Dark Star, 8-4-7-4-15=38
Dark color, almost black, with brownish head. The aroma is very nice, clearly vanilla oak first of all. Good chocolate flavor, medium sweet, with strong oak presence, sweet, vanilla, light alcohol and phenols.
A bit over the top, but not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2012
at 13:55