6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I enjoyed this brewery on a recent trip to NY so when I saw their beer locally I pounced. Pours a deep copper color that borders on light brown with a decent fluffy white head that displays great retention and lace. Smells of brown sugar, caramel, hints of chocolate maple and smoke. Smells more brown ale than amber, but that’s ok with me. Taste is smokey phenolic up front, light chocolate and maple midway, long lingering mineral water and smokey phenols in the finish. Medium body and level of carbonation with a slick creamy almost syrupy mouthfeel. This one is not bad, but really nothing spectacular. Flavorful but a bit one dimensional.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2011
at 16:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep mahogany-tinged black into a Sam glass. Mocha head with little retention recedes to sicken surface. Espresso and dark chocolate aromas. Medium bodied with dark espresso upfront turning dry in the lasting chocolate and resin finish.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2011
at 14:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear deep amber into a shaker. White head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Sweet caramel and dough aromas. Soft and dry with sweet sourdough and upfront turning nutty in the lasting bitter grapefruit pith finish.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2011
at 16:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown to almost black with a creamy, tan and lasting head. Aroma is roasted malty and light hops fruity. Bitter, fruity and roasted malty. Light breadish and roasted. Ends dry, bitter and dark malty.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2011
at 18:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours slightly hazed gold into a Sam glass. Bright white micro head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Resin and pine aromas. Soft with sweet dough upfront turning to resin before the lasting grapefruit finish.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2011
at 16:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber into a Sam glass. Off-white head pancakes as it recedes leaving spider lacing to coat surface. Maple syrup and smoke aromas. Thin, yet crisp with sweet caramel and maple upfront and a lasting slightly smoked finish.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2011
at 18:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours mahogany-tinged black into a shaker. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Chocolate, resin and grapefruit aromas. Thin with dank resin, chocolate and a lasting grapefruit finish.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2011
at 16:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the Lovin’ Cup. Dark gold color with lace. Big citrus nose with grapefruit, light malts. Great. Rather sweet malt flavor wth lemon and sweet orange, big citrus hops, grassy. A bit too sweet, but the hops are great and it’s darn good overall.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2011
at 07:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Not really my style of IPA. Not sure who brought this one to the September 3R6P gathering. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy orange-amber color with a small white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was oddly funky, earthy, herbal and piney.The flavor was tangy, bitter and a touch rough with earthy, herbal and piney hops and undertones of nut and sour caramel. The finish was long,dryish, earthy and herbal. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2011
at 15:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the Ale House in Vestal NY Pours a surprisingly clear dark brown with ruby highlights when held to light. Creamy off white head shows moderate retention. Smells of pine and cirtus with hints of chocolate and coffee. Not quite porter like in the nose but the roast is definitely there. Pine and resinous taste mixed with a hint of chocolate and roasted grains. Medium body and carbonation level with a resiuos creamy mouthfeel. I really liked this one. Great Black IPA that almost ordered another one to my table.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2011
at 12:32