7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at BridgePort, sampled 4 August 2004. Deep charcoal brown body, thin/medium cream (light tan) head. Sweet milk chocolate aroma with hints of molasses and licorice. Roasted malt flavor, sweet (almost lactic) mocha and dry chocolate, molasses. Oily, thin/medium body with a slightly astringent feel.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2004
at 13:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Oregon Convention Center, sampled 3 August 2004. Served in a plastic cup...but still a great beer. Deep malt body with flavors of brown sugar and rich caramels counters the evident yet subdued pines and earthy elements provided by the hops. Medium-bodied and rich. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2004
at 13:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft. Ruby beer with a nice off-white head. Nice hop profile-citrus and some spice- with some malt backing. Aroma of citrus hops. Light bitterness with an underlying roastiness. Well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2004
at 19:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Pours a nice copper/amber with a decent head that lingers for a bit leaving some stubborn lacing. Lightly roasted rain and hops are the aromas. Bread and hops are the first flavors but then a darker smokey flavor comes through. Otherwise plain and straightforward. Finsih is clean, light and a slight bitterness that I expect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2004
at 17:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Huge off-white head over a hazy, amber beer. The aroma is a crisp mix of hops and malt, well balanced but minimal in intensity. The flavor is well balanced as well, finishing with a nice dry bitterness. The body is a touch on the thin side, but all in all this is very drinkable.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2004
at 07:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Pours a medium copper color, small head that lasts only a minute. Very faint slightly sweet and hoppy aroma, and a fresh crisp taste up front A bit of a toasted roasted trailer and very nice and smooth mouth feel. Easy on the hops, like I like it. Finish is clean and soft. No unpleasant aftertaste. Tasty, refreshing, somewhat local, afordable brewskie. Very nice
Tried
on 27 Jun 2004
at 23:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly cloudy, OK head. Aroma is great, flowery and fruity. The same goes for the flavour which is also flowery and fruity but also quite bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2004
at 08:48
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Deep amber, lasting large beige head. Slightly astringent nose. Light carmel malt taste. Rather bland/watery. Good lacing
Tried
on 27 Apr 2004
at 20:29
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Amber colored. This beer just takes up space on the shelf. There's nothing to draw you to it and definately nothing to make you want more. It's boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2004
at 15:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This is a very drinkable ESB that could double duty as a session beer. The nose on this is malty with an accompaniment of hops. It pours a large rocky head that lasts over a brilliantly clear, dark copper beer. Sweet palate with the slightly acid bite from carbonic acid in a lively beer. Almost non-existent finish. A little thin but a good beer just the same.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2004
at 07:01