7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
LSAT Freedom Trip #155. 12 ounce can from Whole Foods Portand, ME. Clear copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of earthy, piney hops with a bit of citrus in the back end. Grainy and caramel malt. The taste is caramel malt, piney hops. Medium bodied, decent balance.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2015
at 22:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at GBBF 2013, day 3 - London. Pours clear gold with a light white cream head. Super floral on the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor with more flowers, pine needles, tangerine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, lightly resinous, lots of lightly spicy floral notes. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2015
at 16:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
LSAT Freedom Trip #106. Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, smoke. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, nuts, caramel. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mild booze.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 23:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
LSAT Freedom Trip #105. Keg at the brewery. Hazy straw, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, citrus hops and pale malt. The taste is tropical, citrus hops, pale malt, hint of earth. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 23:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
LSAT Freedom Trip #104. Keg at the brewery. Clear copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of strong smoke, caramel, biscuit malts. The taste is caramel and smoke. Medium bodied, lingering smokiness.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 23:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
LSAT Freedom Trip #103. Keg at the brewery. Clear pale golden, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of smoke, pale malt, citrus, toasted malts, caramel, mild dark fruits. The taste is smoke, pale malt, citrus, toasted malt. Medium bodied, lingering tartness.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 23:31
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
2015 can, drunk 10/5/15.
Clear light amber liquid has light to moderate carbonation creating a medium-sized off-white head that fades slowly to cover.
Ugh, the old "Traditional style...BUT WITH A TWIST!". Please for the love of god, let’s give it a break with the oh so original twist being a lot of American hops that in turn blot out the nuances of the traditional style. I guess with a strong heller bock, it’s not SUCH a problem, but regardless, the nose is mostly fruity hops with some bread dough, honey and plentiful citrus. Don’t get too much pine in the nose thankfully, nor is it alcoholic or flawed.
Flavor brings forth a dry pine and grapefruit character, that yields a bit of room to the sweet caramel and sourdough-like maltiness. Dry biscuits, heavy citrus, some lighter floral notes and a rather peppery carbonation and hard texture. Really uninteresting to me, as the hops destroy any chance of finding any fun yeast/water character. The texture seems rather filtered and the carbonation too prickly. Monotonous caramel/dough and citrus/piney hops, yum!
Clear light amber liquid has light to moderate carbonation creating a medium-sized off-white head that fades slowly to cover.
Ugh, the old "Traditional style...BUT WITH A TWIST!". Please for the love of god, let’s give it a break with the oh so original twist being a lot of American hops that in turn blot out the nuances of the traditional style. I guess with a strong heller bock, it’s not SUCH a problem, but regardless, the nose is mostly fruity hops with some bread dough, honey and plentiful citrus. Don’t get too much pine in the nose thankfully, nor is it alcoholic or flawed.
Flavor brings forth a dry pine and grapefruit character, that yields a bit of room to the sweet caramel and sourdough-like maltiness. Dry biscuits, heavy citrus, some lighter floral notes and a rather peppery carbonation and hard texture. Really uninteresting to me, as the hops destroy any chance of finding any fun yeast/water character. The texture seems rather filtered and the carbonation too prickly. Monotonous caramel/dough and citrus/piney hops, yum!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2015
at 12:54
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
I should have known from the start since I was pouring this viscous liquid from a black can with skull & crossbones on it that it was going to be a terribly on style IPA or even DIPA. Bouquet is capricious olfactory waves of influence. What a predilection in the piehole, and a piquant experience at that; immense revolting dreadful yuckie concentrated in yer face IPA swill. If you like this style, it’s all you. Go shamble your taste buds. Deez nuts – it’s just a moment of impulse, that’s all. 0.1 point for the buzz.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2015
at 16:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Golden amber with a decent off white covering. Nose is melon, tangerine, straw, hop pangs. Taste comprises citric pith, mandarin, tangerine, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, juicy hop bitterness in the close. Decent enough IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2015
at 02:10
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a can at first its bubbly and quite smooth. Then a little ale peaks its ugly head up but its not quite ugly, just a little appalling. Same with the finish, just good ol decent tasting beer with enough of an attitude to let you know its an ale. On the same level as Cismontane Citizen California Lager but not as good as Widmer Brothers Columbia Common.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2015
at 14:39