6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flaxen-amber body, thin off-white head. Fresh earthy, grassy hops aroma with a nice, lightly sweet biscuity malt backbone. The body is rather thin, but the grassy, earthy hops take precedence over the simple, toasty, bready malts. This does remind me of a California Common or a malty pilsener. Long, earthy, slightly bitter herbal finish. Kind of plain but refreshing.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2005
at 19:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Chocolate molasses aroma with light hops. Opaque black brown color with small head. Slightly sweet chocolate molasses flavor - not a strong flavor - on the watery side. Abita needs to get more flavor in their beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2005
at 18:41
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle. Sweet raspberry malt aroma - a bit like the sweeter lambic framboise beers. Moderately cloudy - pinkish amber color with small head. Slightly sour, light raspberry malt flavor - really expected it to be sweeter from the aroma. Very little body. Pretty weak and bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2005
at 20:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Not much of an aroma (at least not a bad one), a slightly sweet taste with a rasberry flavor.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2005
at 02:40
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottle. Sour barley aroma. Golden yellow color with little head. Sweet cornflake flavor - just a hint of bitterness. An average light beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2005
at 15:05
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
I was told this was a barleywine when it was served to me at Mara’s Homemade in NY, and I thought it tasted nothing like one - now that I know it’s a doppel, I can also say that it doesn’t taste anything like THAT either - golden straw color - cloying sweetness and an alcohol burn that combine to remind me of some of he crappier European Strong Lagers I’ve had - abita just doesn’t make good beer - I feel sorry for the south.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2005
at 21:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampler from bottle at Binny’s, Orland Park. Well, it pours that kind of champale color that’s usually a warning to me when I try a fruit beer. And yet I keep trying ’em. I will it’s a bit tangy with raspberry flavor, and finished kind of dry. Okay, but lacks much oomph.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2005
at 21:36
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Draught at dba New Orleans - there is nothing "imperial" about this beer - I sense no difference between this and most "normal" pilseners - this by itself is not a bad thing, but this isn’t even really that good of a pilsener - smells a bit sour and grassy - thin bodied and somewhat watery - a mild sweetness and some subdued hop flavor, but other than that there isn’t much that sets this apart from something like MGD.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2005
at 18:33
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Pour is a hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is a strong berry scent. Flavor is a bit wierd. Its a sweet berry and bubblegum mix. Finishes dry but does leave a bad after taste after the swallow.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2005
at 09:56
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
2005 bottle consumed 6/16/2005. Pale, light beige/light amber, bubbly light beige head, that is initially medium-sized but fizzles away to nothing quickly. No lacing, clear body. Smells of minerals, dry toast, light nuttiness, some earthy-soiliness, not quite dirty or unclean. Maybe some cat urine though. Flavor of toast, dry grains, seltzer water flavor and consistency. Medium-light to light body. Just very watery overall. They say on the lable, Brewed and Bottled with Pure Spring Water. I know they brew this with spring water, and I can’t help wondering if they also add spring water while bottling. Notes of white flour linger on the finish, light acidity/astringency is apaprent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2005
at 11:43