6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
"Reserve" bottle thanks to cavie. Pours with a clear amber body and a light white head. Aroma of faint hops, caramel and sweet malt. Taste is caramel, sweet and lightly grassy. Very sweet finish. Light bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2009
at 21:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to cavie. Pours with a brown body and a thin tan head. Aroma of husk, caramel and corn. Taste is roasted and slightly bitter. Very watery with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2009
at 21:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown. Cheers to Cheeseman for this one. Pours hazy brown, beige head. Aroma and flavor, cranberry, light tart mouthfeel. Interesting lambic, cranberry had a unique tartness though the actual fruit remained light. Medium carbonation.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2009
at 18:49
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
September 2009 Beer of the Month Club , 10/25/09
Aroma: The nose is somewhat mild, but has some interesting components, some nuts, fruit, brown sugar, bread/biscuit.
Appearance: This one pours a nice hazy brownish color, minimal head, and just a really small amount of light, spotty lace.
Flavor: The taste is relatively similar to the smell, but without the fruitiness. It's basically nutty and biscuit malts, and fairly thin.
Palate: The body is a bit lighter then I was expecting, and the mouthfeel is fairly thin (disappointingly so) and a touch watery.
Overall Impression: While this isn't a bad beer, it certainly could have been better. Bad news for this one is I just polished off a really nice, complex beer previously. Anyway, I like that they attempted this style, as the Beer of the Month Club generally sends me less interesting styles. While we are here, the commercial description is missing, so I'll add that too.
**Just submitted a Photo for this one as well, as it was missing one.
Aroma: The nose is somewhat mild, but has some interesting components, some nuts, fruit, brown sugar, bread/biscuit.
Appearance: This one pours a nice hazy brownish color, minimal head, and just a really small amount of light, spotty lace.
Flavor: The taste is relatively similar to the smell, but without the fruitiness. It's basically nutty and biscuit malts, and fairly thin.
Palate: The body is a bit lighter then I was expecting, and the mouthfeel is fairly thin (disappointingly so) and a touch watery.
Overall Impression: While this isn't a bad beer, it certainly could have been better. Bad news for this one is I just polished off a really nice, complex beer previously. Anyway, I like that they attempted this style, as the Beer of the Month Club generally sends me less interesting styles. While we are here, the commercial description is missing, so I'll add that too.
**Just submitted a Photo for this one as well, as it was missing one.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2009
at 14:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
This one came in my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-caramel color with a medium sized orange-cream head. The aroma was faintly malty, lightly fruity and a touch yeasty. The flavor was dry, bitter and nutty with moderate fruity and floral hops and a touch of caramel. The finish was short, tangy and fruity. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2009
at 08:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep gold into a shaker. White head pancakes and recedes leaving spider lacing. Sweet caramel malt and saaz hop aromas. Crisp with upfront caramel turning astringent in the lasting metallic and pepper hop finish.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2009
at 17:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours pale gold into a shaker. White head quickly recedes to hug rim leaving spotted sheets. Sour caramel aromas. Malty and crisp with a sour lasting caramel finish.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2009
at 18:29
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at MesandSim’s tasting Aug 09. Black, tan head. Liquorice on aroma and in flavour. Over carbonated so difficult to drink and even trying to de-gas it didn’t make a huge difference. A little thin in the mouthfeel. Some coffee flavour on the swallow. Not great and a bit thin overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2009
at 12:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Chriso pre-GBBF tasting 09. Very cloudy muddy colour thin beige head. Funky cranberry on aroma. Bit of funk bit of sour cherry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2009
at 03:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep mahogany into a shaker. Off-white head recedes to skim rim leaving no lacing. Smoky chocolate malt aromas. Crisp with upfront dark caramel and a lasting smoked metallic hop finish.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2009
at 18:02