Subsidiaries
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can 350ml.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, light alcohol notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050808)
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2008
at 10:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, July 2007. Very light amber with a strong light orange tint. Looks thin. High, fine, white head. Aroma of amber malt, not very strong. Slightly sweet. Flavor of amber malt, yeast, and a touch of barnyard, though much more like a Belgian than the biere de garde I had in France. A very nice, strong, roasted malt, hay, and hops finish. The finish is the most impressive part. This is a nice, dry beer, with a good bit of the earthy taste I am used to in the type. A bit lighter than I remember the style, and a good deal more bitter in the finish as well. An excellent beer.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2008
at 04:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Very hoppy aroma, malt is a bit thin. Some citrus in those American hops. flavor shows up a littl more malt, but still it is a little watery. Decent hops, for sure, but comes across more like a light bitter. A bit too thin. Not a bad beer overall, but not near as good as the 18th Century IPA that is seems to have replaced. Balance is lacking. (I’m not angry that it comes in cans, even though this one IS a bit metallic. the price is great for Japan).
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2008
at 11:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Unclear medium orange amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, malt, sweet, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (060808)
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2008
at 04:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From the can. Plain looking, no real interest in the nose, which is malt-centered but lacks complexity and has no hops to speak of. Reasonably good caramel malt flavor, but not very complex, and again, not much going in the hop department. Drinkable and ok, but a disappointment compared to their other beers.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2008
at 12:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can version. ****One thing that should be said, though it might not matter much to all you cats drinking this overseas, but this beer in the can is the best value in Japan. It costs pennies more than standard p*ss in a land where micros cost huge bucks, and really kicks it in. If you see it here, but and drink lots of it**** Big cascade hops, very, very fruity, good caramel malt. Exquisite balance. Good from start to finish. Also I must add that it is better from the cask, especially the oak cask if you are lucky enough to get it. Hold on for those ratings down the road.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2008
at 07:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at GBBF08. Weak tobacco aroma. Clear amber colour. No head. Very caramelly flavour, a little sweet. Not much alcohol or bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2008
at 17:01
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tan bubbles on top of a devil-black body. Spicy malt to the nose. Dark malts in flavour added a solid dash of liquorice. Hoppy endnotes. Medium bodied, complex brew (Cask at GBBF, 05.08.2008).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Sep 2008
at 02:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 70cl(?). 2005 vintage. Pours a slightly unclear, dark golden body with a small, beige head on top. Piney, resiny, slightly citrusy aroma with a nice malty sweetness to balance it. Caramel. It has a little warming feeling on the palate, with the flavors being on the hoppy side, with resin, pine and citrus. Still, there’s enough malty caramel-sweetness to prevent it from going completely out of balance. Bitter, resiny and warming finish. A delicious treat, and a nice experience drinking it with it’s creator. (080811)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2008
at 04:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Ceramic bottle, 2005 vintage sampled in 2008. Shared together with the brew master himself. Clear amber body with a thin beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, dry fruit, spices and a hint of alcohol, very complex. Flavor is complex as well, sweet malt, caramel, dry fruit, citrus, raisins, a hint of sherry and warming alcohol. Incredible well balanced with a long and pleasant finish that just goes on and on. Quite easy to drink, but made for sipping. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2008
at 16:27