5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a copper golden color with a small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is sweet hops and fruit. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste is a very dry hop and sweet fruit with a very dry finish. A decent pale ale from Boulevard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2008
at 23:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Flying Saucer. Has a cloudy golden color with a medium frothy white head. The aroma is citrus, wheat, and yeast. The taste was a sweet hop and a crisp finish. A good wheat ale from Boulevard.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2008
at 20:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Gillard. Pours hazy brownish copper with light tan head. The aroma is fairly mild with some malt sweetness and pine hops swimming around in the maltiness. The taste is malty with pine hop bitterness and cherry fruitiness. Midway the pine and some other notes that are tough to pin down carry the experience to the finish. Ends tasty and moderately bitter.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2008
at 10:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle. So this is the last of the Smokestack beer for me to try... So far I would rate the series as a very pleasant surprise, so expectations are pretty high. Pour demonstrates very heavy carbonation (inch or two of beer, the rest of the glass is head). What beer there is is orange with a slight cloudiness to it. Aromas are sweet (honey and glazed donut), a touch or cloves and oranges and some alcohol. Flavor is OK, but maybe it needs some time to balance things out a little better. The alcohol comes off as a bit sharp and burns a bit... almost overpowering the rest of the flavors. The sweetness, cloves and citrus flavors come through, but get a bit swamped by all of the astringency. Still, this is enjoyable enough, but all remaining bottles I buy will be the IPA from the series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2008
at 22:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2006 Vintage 12 oz. test bottle courtesy of the always generous JB. Poured into my Boulevard Chalice, served at ~55 degrees, the body is a cloudy orange brown with a nice one inch tan head. Nice lacing revealed as the head retreats. Tons of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Aroma of rich caramel goodness. Some fruity raisin present. Cane sugar and earthy Belgian yeast round out a very inviting nose. Taste is the components of the nose, starting with rich caramel maltiness, sweet fruity cane sugar and finishing with a spicy earthy yeastiness. There is some tangy ginger present in the aftertaste as well. As the beer warms, it really picks up focus and intensity of flavor. Nothing new, really, just better integration of all the flavors. This was a nicely made beer, and had some very unique flavors. Thanks for digging these out for the locals, JB!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2008
at 16:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a fizzy, dark amber with a pretty big head and aromas of toffee/caramel malt, dark fruit and allspice. Flavor is sweet malt (caramel, toffee and candi sugar), fruit (figs and dates), spices (cloves, allspice and nutmeg?). A bit of alcohol is detectable as it warms on the way down. Another great offering from the Smokestack series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2008
at 22:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from Whole Foods in Brentwood, MO. Uncorked, this unleashes a big, fluffy white head that covers a cloudy yellow body. Aromas are kind of funky and sour with a bit of a floral and lemon side to them. Flavor has a touch of white pepper to add to the funk and lemon thing. Very nice and refreshing...
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2008
at 23:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours a coppery haze with a massive head and thick aromas of floral and fruity hops. Flavor is refreshingly different from so many IPAs... sure, the pine flavored bite is there up front, but then things transition to a nice orange juice finish with a touch of hibiscus tea or some other flower type sweetness. There is enough malt to balance all of this out, but it doesn’t really have much character of its own. This is darn good and I wish I had another couple bottles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 23:08
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of the ever generous Hogtownharry: Poured a clear copper color ale with a huge foamy head with good retention and good lacing. Aroma consists of dominant citrus and floral hops with a distinctive touch of grapefruit all of which constitute a near perfect aroma. Taste is a mix between some citrus and grapefruit hops with a light floral malt backbone. Bitterness is not a dominant element and I somewhat enjoy the fact that a IIPA can be something else that a bitter bomb. Average body with good carbonation and no discernable alcohol. I really enjoyed the presence of grapefruit notes and the attenuation of the bitterness. This beer really makes me want to further discover the beer form this fine brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2008
at 12:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tall, thick head.The aroma is all hops with some grapefruit and pine. A little bitter, lots of hop flavor with citrus. The malt is a little sweet. Good, and tastes a lot like the description promises.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2008
at 22:24