7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber shared by argo0. Thanks! Pours a clear dark orange-brown color. Thin tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sweet rich and roasted coffee, roasted malts. Similar taste with some hop bitterness. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. Nice.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2012
at 21:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
North Star, Ithaca tap ($6): Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is caramel malts and a bit of hops. The hops are, however, much stronger in the taste than they are in the aroma. Taste is somewhat malty, but not that much. This was not a very interesting beer, but it was well-balanced and it did have a nice hop profile.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2012
at 07:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Black, brown head, solid lacing. Aroma of coffee and dark milk chocolate. Taste is smooth thick dark chocolate dipped in Italian coffee soda. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2012
at 15:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Half Time. Pours hazy dark amber with a slight, creamy beige head. Mixed mild maple and smoke for aroma. Med body. Flavor is smoke, roasted caramel, and then as those dissipate, a little maple comes out. Finishes pretty dry and smoky. Think this should be listed under smoked ale.
Tried
on 25 May 2012
at 17:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
@Maxx’s TURD Tasting–22oz bottle-pours black with a foamy tan head. Aroma is coffee-dark malt. Taste is coffee/roasty-dark malt, earthy hops. Not my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2012
at 19:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from westmere beverage. Pours dark brown/black with three finger khaki colored head and nose of cocoa and grapefruit. Tastes of dark chocolate, resin, roasted malt, light hops, herbal, earth, and grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2012
at 18:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours reddish copper with off white head. Nose/taste of malt, toasted oats, piney hops and caramel. Medium body. Finishes slightly dry and malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2012
at 22:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from a trade with BlackIPA. Pours clear copper color with off white head. Toasted malt aroma with some earthy, piney hops. Toasted malt flavor with some nuttiness, earthiness, and biscuit. Some bitter pine hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Shawn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2012
at 20:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from a trade with BlackIPA. Pours clear medium brown color with tan head. Coffee aroma with some chocolate and roasted malt. Coffee and milk chocolate flavor with burnt malts. Flavor is a little too roasty for me. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Thanks Shawn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 20:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy deep amber coloured body with a muddy brown tint and a thinnish, light off-white head. Aroma of alcohol, fruit, malt, citrus and a touch of light hops. Medium-bodied; Assertive malty flavour with some nuts, earth, nutmeg and a light peaty flavour. Medium-bodied; Strong nuts and a good herbal and citrus hoppy note show mostly in the aftertaste with a little alcohol and earth at the very end. Overall, a nice and rather complex beer for the style with a decent amount of hops - surprisingly nice! I sampled this 65 cL bottle alongside smoked brisket (a good pairing) purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 18-November-2012 for US$6.99 sampled on 14-April-2012 at home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2012
at 11:01