Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Hop Devil, NYC, as Sprecher Bavarian Ale
Golden color. Malt aroma. Good malt taste, smooth. Average bitterness. Refreshing.
Golden color. Malt aroma. Good malt taste, smooth. Average bitterness. Refreshing.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2007
at 16:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A solid Scotch ale ruined by bourbon. At least the bourbon is light and not the dominant characteristic. It does however, overwhelm the malt and smoke in the aroma. Flavor is light malt, lacking fruit or vinous qualities that I like from a Scotch ale. It does have sweet malt and smoke. This was a little sour and I’m not sure if it is intended to be so or not, but it still tasted OK.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2007
at 12:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is slightly oxidized combined with notes of over ripe fruits and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate, malt, and bread, but also with a slight touch of oxidation combined with a light hop bite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2007
at 13:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black with a light brown head. Dried fruit and chocolate aroma. Sweet flavour with some roast notes and some alcohol.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2007
at 06:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
1 Liter bottle shared with Zinister and KAggie97 at the "Double Tree Houston" tasting. Pour is very deep black with a one inch off white head. Aroma is cocoa sweetness with a touch of alcohol (odd for a 5.7% beer) and some cedar (reminded me of a Habitrail - more pleasant than you would imagine). I can honestly say that I have never smelled a beer that has this much variety going on in the nose. Just weird, weird, weird. Taste is creamy porter with coffee roast and then a blast of the very sweet / tart raspberries. Near the end, there is the cocoa powder sweetness. Somehow, with all of the above going on, the Palate was really thin. An extraordinarily unique beer, and I really have no idea how to rate this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2007
at 15:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours a clear copper with thin, somewhat weak, white head. The aroma is sweet lightly roasted malts, light dark fruitiness with sweet citrus and grape juice. The flavor starts with a little roasted maltiness but then cascades into a potpourri of fruitiness with cantaloupe, pears, granny smith apples, sweet Concord grape jelly, boysenberry preserves and hints of citrus. Seems like they took a thin amber ale and added lots of fruit juice to it.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2007
at 22:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle Pours a slightly thin black with a modest light tan head. Some coffee in the aroma along with the mainly dark roasted malts. Flavor is definately roasted but was hoping for more depth and character. Basic stout even though it weighs in at over 8% Thanks Jordan
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 23:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Black pour with a thick tanned head and nice lacing. Nose is rich with coffee and cocoa, mild roast. Flavor is good up front with lots of cocoa and coffee, but falters in the tail. Comes out a bit flat and chalky. Good intentions without the followthrough. Thanks Jordan for bringing this back from your trip.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 20:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of apples, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with a thick note of caramel, as well as a light note of wood, leading to a finish that leaves a slight alcohol burn in the throat. A boring Barley Wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2007
at 05:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from sampler picked up at Beverage Castle in Tampa. Poured a gorgeous clear deep copper/orange with nice of white head. The aroma is a thicket of malty sweet sticky caramelized malts, pine hopes and sweet tangelo juice citrus hops. Yum. The flavor has grapefruit hop bitterness and even more aggressive pine hop bitterness. Competing noticeably against the dangerous hops duo is rich caramelized malts with notes of dark toasted seven grain bread that’s way more toasty than bready. As the finish approaches the hops subside just a bit and the malts are joined by subtle pale grainy maltiness. Then the pine hops return and usher the taste experience into the after taste supported by ample amounts of grapefruit sweet nectar. There’s also an under current of faint alcohol throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2007
at 21:40