7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
$1.95 bottle from Wine Warehouse, CHO. Deep amber with a large frothy head. Holy smokes that smell! Luscious apricot dominates on top of citrus and spice. Wow apricot, wow. Delicious apricot flavor - definitely the most dominant flavor. Finishes with a hint of orange spice tea. A bit of nuttiness too. Hazelnut?
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 18:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Prune and almond dominated nose, with significant fudge and walnut underneath. Black, thin khaki head. Coffee and charred oak, with delightful almond accents. Medium body, easy carbonation. How refreshing! An extremely well made imperial stout that didn’t take short cuts.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2015
at 17:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Poured from a bottle it is a dark brown with a slight tan head. The aroma is coffee and the taste is chocolate with some cinnamon
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2015
at 19:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of toasted malt. Flavors of chocolate with some toffee. Bitter roast finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2015
at 18:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Total Wine, Fairfax twelve ounce: Pours gold with a white head. Aroma is bready with slight fruit. This does not seem like a belgian ale to me. Seemed more like an english blinde. Meh.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2015
at 13:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bomber from Beer Run. Pours a dark brown with a medium sized creamy brown head. Decent head retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, carob, nuts, cherries and stone fruits. The taste is chocolate, roasted malt, honey, nuts, mild fruits. Thin bodied, a hint of bitterness. Needs some dialing in. And yes, I rated this while listening to Southern Culture....
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 21:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from a Kroger in Blacksburg. Pours a murky orange-brown with a thin white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of spice, chestnuts, caramel, apricots in syrup. The taste is canned fruits, spice, mild nuts, caramel and butter. Medium bodied, lingering spice. Needs to be dialed in more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 01:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Peach, pecan, new plastic aroma. It reminds me of fruit scented dolls my sisters had in the 1980s. Clear brown, thick, sticky yellow head. Apricot, rubber flavor, candi at midpalate. Strange, but not awful. A bit artificial.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2014
at 17:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, about a year old I think. Deep clear maroon color with ruby highlights, beige head, with decent retention and solid lacing. Aroma of caramel on toast. Taste has plums, burnt caramel, sweet candied figs, dates. Nice character and complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2014
at 11:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Spacebar. Poured a dark red amber color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma is cherries, spice, roasted malts, brown sugar, cinnamon, toffee, and an aroma that smells a lot like Anderson Valley Winter Solstice or Shiner Cheer. Light sweetness, funky yeast notes. Orange peel and coriander. Maybe that smell and taste is hazelnut. Would make sense. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2014
at 00:39