6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clearish red coloured body with a copper glow and a one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pale malt, some hop pellets, a bit of alcohol and a hint of hay. Light-bodied; Sharp metallic and slightly perfumey hop notes at first with a good malt backbone, some lighter grass and hay notes and a hint of caramel and toffee at the end. Aftertaste shows some more complexity than I expected, but some decent hops and a good malt backbone - not bad at all, not sublime, but a good beer to try. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Half Time in Poughkeepsie, New York on 26-December-2012 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 29-January-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2013
at 22:29
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ JFK, NYC. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are crisp clean malt and hops. A little on boring side, but very easy drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2012
at 11:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Light caramel malt aroma. Chestnut with a small tan head. Nutty roasted malt, burnt sugar flavor with light bitter finish.Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2012
at 12:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Grapefruit hops and caramel malt aroma. Amber with a small beige head. Caramel malt and grapefruit hops flavor, dandelion green bitterness. Medium slightly astringent body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2012
at 16:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Toffee malt and grapefruit peel aroma. Amber color with small head. Sweet orange toffee malt and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2012
at 16:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Cherry/raspberry, toffee malt and alcohol aroma. Chestnut color with minimal head. Slightly sweet toffee malt and moderately bitter/astringent alcohol flavor. Pretty rough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2012
at 17:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Half Time. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is heavy brown malt. Hints of hop. Med body. Flavor is sort of toasted vanilla dark malt. There is some hop bitter. The finish is malt bitter. There’s caramel sweetness, but it overbalances. Not the greatest beer, but certainly a winter warmer of excellence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2012
at 20:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A reddish brown ale with a thick brown head. In aroma, a sweet nutty malt with fruity esters and cinnamon. In mouth, a nice nutty malt with burned caramel, molasses, woody notes, very nice. On tap at Shorty’s on 9th Ave, Dec. 29 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2012
at 19:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Beer of the month club. Clear amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma of floral and grapefruity hops and some caramelly malt. Sweetish malt flavor with a bit of fruitiness and some grainy touches, later turns bitter and hoppy with some grapefruit. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2011
at 12:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Beer of the month club. Clear copper-amber color with a short-lasting small white head. Aroma of cookie-ish and caramelly malt, a hint of toast and some floral hops. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, toasty notes, light fruitiness and a moderately bitter hoppy finish. Medium-bodied. Kinda boring but quite balanced and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2011
at 10:29