7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle shared by/with CaptainCougar and company. Black in color, lacy non-head. Smooth and subdued malty darkness. Bitter chocolate aroma, a touch off. The taste is really nice, with some minimal underlying berry tones. An odd pungent creaminess which is brought on by barreling. Alcohol never intrusive to the overall enjoyment. Well done, fairly unique. Good job with the bourbon/pinot noir barreling, worked out well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2009
at 18:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Had this bomber for a year or so. Dark red tinged amber color with a high beige head. Aroma of dark malts. Possibly a touch of tobacco. Medium plus body with creamy/fizzy carbonation. Flavor is dark malt, arguably bourbon, and some astringency that might be wood. Rather warming. Finishes with more of a bourbon character and actually seems dry - though that may be comparison with the beginning. I say it’s underrated, but maybe sitting around awhile improves it.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2009
at 21:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours clear copper with tan head and spotty lacing. The modest aroma emits layers of hops from spiciness to floral and to citrus with a sweet mesa of maltiness underneath. The taste begins fresh and lively with hops bringing in notes of citrus, green-ness, grapefruit, grass, a bit of pine and a dash of orange hard candy. The hops go from late boil addition flavor to bitter and then back to flavor again. I get consistent modest malt sweetness creating a decent base for the experience.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2009
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle along side some 3D glasses. Pours out a very dark brow almost black topped with a small tan head. Aroma of roast malts, sweet chocolate and some light coffe notes. Tast was a lot of the same. plenty sweet and lots of roast malt. tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2009
at 22:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Dark brown/black pour with a decent tan head. Aromas of toasted (not burnt) malt with chocolate and darkish fruit. A little woody astringecy. Nice feel. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Black Albert it’s not, but the flavors are not dissimilar. Finishes lightly sweet, but off-set by toast and light hop. It’s one of the better dark ales in America today. Top 50, say. Betcha.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2009
at 22:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(35.5cl bottle) Cloudy, bright orange colour with a blond, mid-sized foamy head. Light to moderately sweet aroma with an aromatic and fruit-accented dash of hops with notes of lime, oranges and piney spice. Very bitter flavour, well-blended with citrus-fruity hoppy notes and a subtle pale malty sweetness. Dry and bitter finish with a lasting fruity aftertaste. Not overly complex but a very aromatic and refreshing IPA (18.II.09).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2009
at 19:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to tronraner for sharing this one at the Februmergency Tasting. Hazy dark amber with a off-white head. Rich caramel aroma with citrusy hops. The flavor goes from a slight sweetness on the front side with a soft dryness on the back side.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2009
at 20:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the Hopsnobbery Collective Stout tasting on 01/16/09. The beer is a nearly opaque brownish black color with a minimal light beige head that disappears quickly. Thin rings of lacing. Aroma of espresso and lightly smoky malt. Light and dry mouthfeel with flavors of coffee, caramel and touches of hops. The finish is mostly malty with a light hoppy character on the back end. Decent overall, but really does not compete with the better beers of the style.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2009
at 15:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Courtesy of goodzoid10. Pours amber with tan head. Aroma of fresh piney hops with light presence of caramel malts as well as winter spices. Taste of floral hops and spices with notes of fruits - pineapple / grapefruit - malty with notes of caramel. Not too complex, easy to drink, overall feel was rather disappointing..
Tried
on 18 Jan 2009
at 01:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Not sure of the year, but I assume it was the most recent. Bottle on 12/06/2008 at the James River Homebrew Club Christmas Party. Slightly hazy amber body with a medium frothy white head. Citrus and floral hop aroma. Caramel and citrus hop flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 18:16