Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Ballast Point during the RBSG Pub Crawl Tour on 08/01/2008. Slightly hazy golden body with a medium creamy off-white head. Big floral hoppy aroma. Mildly grassy and floral hop flavor. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2008
at 17:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Blackish beer with a light tan head. Chocolate and oatmeal aroma. Huge oatmeal/barley flavor with coffee. Medium body. Lingering oatmeal, light chocolate, roasty coffee. Oatmeal is too strong. I don’t like lots of oatmeal or coffee in beers so why did I ever get this...
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2008
at 16:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Dry-hopped with Amarillo. Rich amber beer with a dark cream colored head. Big summer fruit aroma with light roasty, nutty malts. Caramel flavor with big summer fruits. Medium-light bodied. Summer fruit lingers with light malt and a light nuttiness.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2008
at 16:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with a dark cream-colored head. Big caramel malt aroma. malt, caramel flavor with light citrus and earth. Medium bodied. Caramel lingers with a bit of citrus. I expected more of a stone fruit, but I got light citrus. Hmm...
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2008
at 16:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Light golden beer with a whitish head. Grassy, malty aroma. Grassy, light spice flavor with hay and malt. Medium body. Lingering huge grass/hay notes with light malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2008
at 17:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Almost black beer with a big off-white head. Bourbon aroma with rich malt. Bourbon flavor with a slight sourness and a bunch of caramel malt. Medium bodied. Tartness lingers with rich malt and bourbon. Tartness holds the beer back.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2008
at 16:53
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours with a large, rocky, yellow tinged head covering a hazy yellow body. Aroma of apricot, pine, mango and some caramel. Taste is pine bitterness with some exotic fruit. Syrupy with lively bubbles...have since had on cask...this stuff is awesome!
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2008
at 02:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Ballast Point during the RBSG Pub Crawl Tour on 08/01/2008. Very clear golden body with a small white head. Grassy and honey aroma. Grainy, grassy and cereal flavor. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2008
at 15:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap At O’Brien’s in San Diego on 08/01/2008 on the RBSG Friday Pub Crawl. Dark black body with a small off-white head. Roasted malt aroma with light oak hints. Slightly sour oak flavor with light roast. Medium light body wtih moderately low carbonation, slightly watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2008
at 14:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap At O’Brien’s in San Diego on 08/01/2008 on the RBSG Friday Pub Crawl. Cloudy red body with a medium frothy pink head. Vinegar and fruity aroma. Very dry fruit flavor, fades into fruit punch. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2008
at 14:12