6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours dark golden color with white head. Belgian yeast and spices in the aroma and flavor. Some fruitiness. Oak is barely noticeable. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2009
at 20:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
courtesy of BA trader. Pours golden with a thick white head. Aroma had good hints of Belgian Tripel, some hints of yeast, hops and grains. Oak was very subdued and added some faint touch of oak. Flavor, some fruits, light barrel mouthfeel. Some yeasty elements with banana, thick grainy mouthfeel remains sweet, esters with oak wood.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2009
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
The clear, light gold body holds up a small, fleeting head of white. Sweet candy aroma, slight bubblegum. Lightly bitter and dry. Good but not stellar.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Aug 2009
at 19:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is hops, nectar, some spices and quite strong fruityness as well. Flavour is fruits, wood, earth and also some slight fruity notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2009
at 00:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Pours a flat copper color with a finger of frothy beige head. Lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is sweet with citrus hops and caramel. Nice and rich. Flavor is consistent with a big citrus hop profile, florals, and caramel malts. Lingering sweet and resiny bitters. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2009
at 11:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2009. Hazy golden pour with a small white head. Hoopy aroma. Taste of citrus, hops, pine. Similar to a UK version of a US IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2009
at 17:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF.
Golden color, not much head. Strong piney hoppy aroma. Piney hoppy, quite bitter flavor. Fruity. Some resin. Good one. (7/2/8/4/14 3.5)
Draught@brewpub (Portland, OR)
Slightly hazy orange color, steady small off-white head. Light orangey fruity and piney aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Citrusy hoppyness with quite strong pale malty flavors. Short fruity finish. Session IPA. (6/3/6/3/12 3.1)
Golden color, not much head. Strong piney hoppy aroma. Piney hoppy, quite bitter flavor. Fruity. Some resin. Good one. (7/2/8/4/14 3.5)
Draught@brewpub (Portland, OR)
Slightly hazy orange color, steady small off-white head. Light orangey fruity and piney aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Citrusy hoppyness with quite strong pale malty flavors. Short fruity finish. Session IPA. (6/3/6/3/12 3.1)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2009
at 05:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Weak soy sauce and prune aroma. Black with a medium tan head. Dry and slightly tart. Flavors of charcoal and cream sherry. Sweet-tart plum finish. There’s no mistaking the style and it’s very drinkable, but there isn’t much else happening. A modest upgrade from Guinness, but that might be debatable too. It does have its own character, though.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2009
at 20:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle pours a clear very light yellow-orange. Small lively wite head that dissipates rapidly. Light grain cereal aroma. Almost pale-lagerish. Flavor is mild, weak, light malt with very littel hop presense. More like a blonde, maybe. Maybe the weakest "Pale Ale" I have ever had. Lifght clean crisp palate. Still, not bad, ust lacking in everything. But equally, so I guess it is fairly balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2009
at 00:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Body is golden and aromas are faintly floral with a little citrus and honey. Flavor reveals a bready side to this, from grainy malt to yeast presence with the hops not really making a strong showing until late in the finish. Even then, they seem to match more English take on the style rather than something from the West Coast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2009
at 22:08