6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
[11/10] Bottle. Clear chestnut brown with a tiny beige head at the rim that hangs about. Aroma of dried bananas and brown sugar or dark rum, hazelnuts. I hate bananas but don’t mind dried bananas for some reason. Taste is very sweet and follows the aroma until finishing drying grassy bitterness tidies up very effectively. Hides the alcohol pretty well. Very sweet and could use a bit more carbonation, but hangs together all right. [7/15] Bottle, 7.5% ABV. Otherwise the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2010
at 03:31
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap. This was my favourite at last night’s Vicotiran Microbrewers showcase. It is very malty, with almost salty chocolate tones. With no real fizz it still feels very full-bodied in the mouth. I’ll be back for more of this.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2010
at 20:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark brown with a small tan head that dissipates. Aroma of chocolate, prunes, cherries, coffee and licorice. Taste has a tiny bit of roasted malt, more dark stewed fruit and chocolate. Silky mouthfeel with just a hint of carbonation. Sweet with a touch of bitterness at the finish. Subtle and good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2010
at 06:58
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 8C. Copper with hardly any beige head. Sweet malty aroma also has nectarines, pears and vanilla. Tastes brown sugar sweet with some stone fruit and a little bitterness at the end. The sweetness begins to grate as it warms to a respectable temperature. Close to something very sessionable, but oversweet and could use more carbonation and/or bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2010
at 04:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Gold with a small white head. Medium bead. Smells of dough and flowers with some sulfur. Very thin body. Hollow malt. Quite a lot of vanilla. Vaguely bitter. Dry finish. Has more character than most German style pils, but is not as harmonious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2010
at 03:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Brown, disappearing light beige head. Nuts and toast aroma. Just sweet and very nutty flavour. Very mouthfilling malt - with dark fruit, nuts and light roast - but is a long way from cloying. Hints of spice and citrus hops in a subtle finish. Balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2010
at 05:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours golden amber with a small but persistent head.Nose shows some floral and grassy hops and a slight hint of bready malt. Quite traditional, but still manages to be quite interesting.Quite sweet flavours, with lots of clean malt, but some floral hops do shine through and mix with a dry bready finish.High carbonation, light body - what you’d expect in a pilsener.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2010
at 22:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours brown with a small head.Aroma shows lots of toasty, nutty and roasted malt as well as some oats. Behind this is some light piney hops. I was expecting more hops for an American brown ale, but this is still enjoyable.Flavours are very similar, but very sweet, with very little bitterness. Again, not very American, more of an English brown.Carbonation is low, which suits the beer well.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2009
at 01:03