6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Pre-Borefts Tasting. Pours clear amber with a ring tan head. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, overripe fruit, booze. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2014
at 14:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle shared @ Pre Borefts tasting Thin white head. Clear amber pour. A lovely barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2014
at 14:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Star Grocery in Berkeley, CA. Pours very dark orange copper with no significant head. Interesting aroma - which suggests inhaling a freshly opened box of raisins. Med minus body. Flavor is darkish malt, and darkish raisin. Might be some other fruits too. This ale is pointed in a nice direction, but it seems light (tho quite dark). Nice drink, but it seems it could have been more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2014
at 19:37
7/10
Tried
on 17 Sep 2014
at 15:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dunkel rötlichbraunes Bier mit geringer beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, Schokolade, reife Früchte. Geschmack röstmalzig, bittere Schokolade, Kaffee.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2014
at 06:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours dark brown with a small head.Aroma of piny and grapefruit-like hops alongside some roast, spicy rye, passionfruit and peach.Similarly fruity flavours, more passion fruit and gentle roast. Not as much rye though.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2014
at 20:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(bottle) clear bright amber colour with a small brown head; aroma of smoked fruit, dried longan, bit of alcohol; thick palate; rich, complex, balanced flavour; very good
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2014
at 15:33
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Intense aroma. Opened it and left it on the table to warm a touch and I was overwhelmed with the roasted, chocolate aroma from a good meter away almost instantly. Pour is pure black with a deep beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, light sourness, biscuit, and over-ripened fruit. Medium to full body. Flavor is marked by dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, tobacco, leather, ripe fruit, a hint of dough, and a spark of fruit and bitter in the finish. I’ve had a fair amount of overhyped NZ brews lately but this is anything but overrated. Simply an awesome porter. I’ll be grabbing some for the trip home.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2014
at 04:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Brothers Beer, Auckland, August 2014. A bit hazy reddish/brown with a small head. Aroma and taste malt, caramel and some dark fruit. Some warming alcohol in the finish. A good "winter warmer".
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2014
at 21:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the LCBO served in a wine glass, deep amber red with a filmy beige head. A malty sweet, brown sugar, molasses, raisins & light spice. Medium-full bodied with a round carbonation. The taste is malty, well balanced, a bit boozy, candy sugar + raisins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2014
at 19:18