6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Mild and dry, this isn’t as hoppy as a good portion of the NW IPAs. Pours a light amber with beautiful creamy head, lots of lacing. Subdued hoppy nose and taste is more hops, watery mouthfeel and short and dry finish.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2013
at 19:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 355ml bottle on 19/12/2013. Pours a very reddy amber with the barest of heads. The aroma is primarily toffee and caramel malt. These also feature prominently in the flavour followed by a huge, lingering, dry, almost medicinal bitterness. Has a fullish body and medium carbonation. This is a big distinctive beer but lacks a bit of balance, with the bitterness just a little too harsh to make it really enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2013
at 01:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle 1215 of 2400 thanks to Tom. Pours out a pinkish amber topped with a small white head. Nose is all berries some funk and oak. Taste is as the aroma with lots of oak berries and some sweetness. Finish is pretty dry a pretty good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2013
at 09:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark red/brown and leaves the same colored body with a two finger foamy white head that rises a bit and falls at a nice pace but ends up creating a nice soapy looking valley with a ton of speckled foamy lacing all over the place (nice show); the smell is full of malty breadiness up front, light raisin and molasses enter in the background with some extra dark fruitiness entering in the aroma; the taste has caramel and sweet breadyiness with some added earthy orange and nutmeg; sweet sticky caramel aftertaste; sweet dry finish; its pretty easy on the palate for being a darker Winter Warmer, carbonation is pretty smooth and good for the style and for me; overall not bad for a darker Winter Warmer as I’m usually not that into the darker ones of this style, however I would definitely take this one over most of the darker winter warmers
Tried
on 16 Dec 2013
at 13:20
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Rich brown coloured body with a copper glow and a thick, three centimetre tall tan, soapy head. Aroma of alcohol, malt, metal, nuts, earth and a very pungent english hop bitterness. Medium-bodied; Strong medicinal and herbaceous flavour with a lot of bitterness and pungent alcohol tastes coming from every corner. Aftertaste shows a big bitterness, some earthy malt and a lot of nuts - all with a strong alcohol flavour and even stronger medicinal flavour. Overall, a decent beer, but lacking in too many aspects and not showing enough nice depth to be considered a good beer. Still - great to try, and I already can’t wait to be back. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 04-October-2013 for US$1.50 sampled at home in Washington on 05-December-2013 a few hours before leaving back to Portland.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2013
at 23:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy pink and light violet coloured body with a ruby glow and a nice one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of cherries, raspberries, strong blackberries, icing sugar and a bit of lemons. Medium-bodied; Strong malt flavour at first with a large raspberry and blueberry flavour and a bit of citrus character and a hint of mint and herbs. Aftertaste shows a lot of malty notes, some subdued unrefined sugars and a lot of fruit flavours with a plentiful amount of sweetness. Overall, a nice beer with a lot of fruit flavours and a good malt backbone throughout. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Made in Oregon in Portland, Oregon (PDX Terminal D) on 28-September-2013 for US$6.50 sampled at my brother-in-laws house in Milton, Connecticut on 27-November-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2013
at 19:08
8/10
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 00:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Tapwerks. Pours a clear amber red with a tan head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has notes of sweet grain and caramel with hints of earthy grain and biscuit. Flavor is similar with sweet grain and light caramel throughout with backing notes of biscuit and grass.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2013
at 16:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle Clear light redish amber witha small light tan head that stuck around. Heavy lacing. Sharp bitter woody rye aroma and flavor. Dry finish. Some weird metallic notes as well. Didnt love it
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2013
at 13:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear slightly amber coloured body with a bright copper glow and a nice one centimetre just off-white head. Aroma of lemons, light malt, candy sugar and much more citrus - nice and strong. Light-bodied; Strong citrus flavour with a hint of sugars and a light pepper note as well. Aftertaste shows a bit of a spice kick and hints of the yeast with very little else - but a bright and airy finish. Overall, a decent beer with a nice smell and nothing bittering or offensive - just on the mild side, but nice in the heat of the summer! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from La Bodega in Anchorage, Alaska on 04-October-2013 for US$1.50 sampled at home in Washington a few minutes before leaving back for the Bridge City - Portland, Oregon on 10-November-2013.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2013
at 19:36