7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
RBJG2. Dark brown colour, creamy bubbly head. Aroma is bit roasty, some hoppiness. Taste is bit boozy, touch of coffee. Some sweetness. Pretty nice. Wish I had tried this earlier in the evening as I feel I might have missed something.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Ginger Man - NYC. Pours dark brown with faint ruby highlights, very small foamy tan head, very rich woodsy mocha/bourbon aroma, low carbonation, bitter taste with mocha, oak, bourbon, roasted malt flavors, thin body, long bitter finish. Rich in flavors and potent.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2019
at 08:14
8/10
Rich and tasty, especially for a 7.5%
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2019
at 13:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Dandelion: pours dull amber with cask head. Aroma is earthy, malty, some mellow hoppiness. Taste is earthy, lightly bitter, low sweetness. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2018
at 21:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours opaque dark brown with large spongy tan head, sweet woodsy aroma with boozy background, adequate carbonation, sweetish bourbon dominated taste, mocha and oak, somewhat thick body, long woodsy mocha finish with alcohol aftertaste. Bit boozy but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 16:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark brown with foamy large beige head, faint mocha aroma, low carbonation, bitter almost burnt taste with faint dark fruit flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. The taste is too burnt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2018
at 16:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
From Sept 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a cloudy orange with a 1 finger head of foam. Decent head retention and there's some lacing.
The smell has notes of peach, yeast, wheat, a touch of banana.
The taste is yeasty, has some peach, light banana, slightly spicy, a bit of citrus and some earthiness. Sounds interesting but the flavours don't work all that well together.
Light bodied with a medium level of carbonation, it finishes earthy and then goes all watery. Not bad but not something I would drink again.
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a cloudy orange with a 1 finger head of foam. Decent head retention and there's some lacing.
The smell has notes of peach, yeast, wheat, a touch of banana.
The taste is yeasty, has some peach, light banana, slightly spicy, a bit of citrus and some earthiness. Sounds interesting but the flavours don't work all that well together.
Light bodied with a medium level of carbonation, it finishes earthy and then goes all watery. Not bad but not something I would drink again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 09:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Aug 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a yellow gold with about an inch of foam. It shrinks quickly to a fine broken layer and there's not much lacing.
The smell has a good hoppy nose to it along with some grain and caramel malt sweetness.
The taste has a good grainy taste to it along with slight caramel and a good grassy hop flavour. This is pretty tasty and most of the all malt lagers I've tasted have been flavourful, some more than others and I think this one falls on the upper end of the spectrum for the style.
Mouthfeel is definitely medium here and I like it. Carbonation is on the lower end for the style. Again, I like it. It finishes slightly bitter, slightly grainy and what the heck. I like that.
Bottom line: This is a nice Lager; Tasty, good mouthfeel, and quite drinkable. I'm very happy that I got a chance to try it as it is a well brewed product, imho. I'd drink it again. No problem.
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a yellow gold with about an inch of foam. It shrinks quickly to a fine broken layer and there's not much lacing.
The smell has a good hoppy nose to it along with some grain and caramel malt sweetness.
The taste has a good grainy taste to it along with slight caramel and a good grassy hop flavour. This is pretty tasty and most of the all malt lagers I've tasted have been flavourful, some more than others and I think this one falls on the upper end of the spectrum for the style.
Mouthfeel is definitely medium here and I like it. Carbonation is on the lower end for the style. Again, I like it. It finishes slightly bitter, slightly grainy and what the heck. I like that.
Bottom line: This is a nice Lager; Tasty, good mouthfeel, and quite drinkable. I'm very happy that I got a chance to try it as it is a well brewed product, imho. I'd drink it again. No problem.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 09:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Aug 2008
got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
A cloudy orange coloured brew, there's close to a 1 finger head of foam that shrinks quickly leaving a couple of small islands and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal.
The smell has good notes of caramel sweetness and citrus and grassy hoppiness.
The taste starts off with that malty sweetness but is quickly overtaken by a big floral and fruity hop bitterness. The fruitiness I taste is apricot and it works pretty well here.
A good medium mouthfeel with lightish carbonation, it finishes with more fruit, a slight bitterness and some earthy tones. This is pretty tasty and quite drinkable and seems to grow on me the more I sip. Give it a shot if you find it.
got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
A cloudy orange coloured brew, there's close to a 1 finger head of foam that shrinks quickly leaving a couple of small islands and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal.
The smell has good notes of caramel sweetness and citrus and grassy hoppiness.
The taste starts off with that malty sweetness but is quickly overtaken by a big floral and fruity hop bitterness. The fruitiness I taste is apricot and it works pretty well here.
A good medium mouthfeel with lightish carbonation, it finishes with more fruit, a slight bitterness and some earthy tones. This is pretty tasty and quite drinkable and seems to grow on me the more I sip. Give it a shot if you find it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 09:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
From Aug 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a clear copper colour with a 1 finger head of foam. There's a little bit of lacing and the head retention is average.
The smell has a nice mix of citrus hops and caramel malt with the hops being more noticeable.
The taste is pretty hoppy. I get some citrus and some grass and the malt is rather subdued; just a slight sweetness and breadiness right before the finish.
The mouthfeel is on the thin side and kind of slick, the carbonation is on the light side, and it finishes with a mild grassy bitterness.
Well, everything flavourwise seems to be on the mild side but what's there is good and it sure is drinkable enough. I could put a couple away with ease. Pretty good stuff.
I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe!
It pours a clear copper colour with a 1 finger head of foam. There's a little bit of lacing and the head retention is average.
The smell has a nice mix of citrus hops and caramel malt with the hops being more noticeable.
The taste is pretty hoppy. I get some citrus and some grass and the malt is rather subdued; just a slight sweetness and breadiness right before the finish.
The mouthfeel is on the thin side and kind of slick, the carbonation is on the light side, and it finishes with a mild grassy bitterness.
Well, everything flavourwise seems to be on the mild side but what's there is good and it sure is drinkable enough. I could put a couple away with ease. Pretty good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2017
at 09:44