Part of the group
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 8/16/16. Clear copper, thin fizzy head. Aroma of toffee, bready malt, berries. The taste matches. Medium bodied, mild booziness.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2016
at 00:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the brewery, 8/16/16. Hazy amber, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, herbal, soapy hops, pale malt. The taste is citrus, floral, soapy hops, pale malt. Medium bodied, slightly off balance.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2016
at 00:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at the brewery, 8/16/16. Slightly hazy yellow, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of wheat, perfume, floral notes, clove. The taste is wheat, ginger, floral notes. Thin.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2016
at 00:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from total wine. Pours slight hazy Brian with an inch of beige head. Aroma of caramel mays and grasses. Taste is caramel malts. Nothing much else. Boring. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2016
at 20:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Labeled Oktoberfest 5.5%: Tea and pecan nose, honey and malt also present. Hazy tea colored, medium yellow head. Very sweet cane sugar, honey, and pecan. Some fusel alcohol. Light body, moderate carbonation. Drinkable, but cloying.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2016
at 20:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Very dark brown, clear. Some tan head.
Aroma: Malt, roasted. Some dark fruits?
Taste: Dark malt, coffee notes. Light sweetness. Roasted.
Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
Info: 6/11-2016, 103/300M
Aroma: Malt, roasted. Some dark fruits?
Taste: Dark malt, coffee notes. Light sweetness. Roasted.
Bought: Total Wine & More (Sterling), 355 ml, $1.99
Info: 6/11-2016, 103/300M
Tried
on 08 Nov 2016
at 19:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle, 6/14/16. Hazy amber with a thin fizzy head that fades, well, before I even saw it. Aroma of tart green apple and cinnamon. The taste is tart apples, oatmeal, cinnamon. Thin bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 00:23
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle, 6/13/16. Dark brown with a thin fizzy head. Poor retention. Aroma of root beer, mild birch and a hint of vanilla. The taste is root beer, vanilla, soy, dark fruits. Thin, slightly tart in a way that is offputting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 00:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cloudy peach colored pour with a small off white head and fair retention. No lacing. Strong citrus nose of grapefruit. Taste follows the nose. Grapefruit juice flavor on a wheat ale base. Where’s the orange flavor? Not as sweet as I expected.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2016
at 17:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 11/15/2012. Pours pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, coconut, toasted oak, and bourbon; with lighter notes of leather, tobacco, raisin, plum, coffee, smoke, and roast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, coconut, toasted oak, and bourbon; with lighter notes of leather, tobacco, raisin, plum, coffee, smoke, and roast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate roasted bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, coconut, toasted oak, bourbon, and roast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly drying from bitter/spiciness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent barrel aged Russian imperial stout! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted malt and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the big ABV. This aged extremely well. Tons of barrel presence with no booziness; and well rounded stout complexity in balance with the barrel notes. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2016
at 20:22