Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bomber. Pours a slightly hazy amber with light head. Aromas of grapefruit and toasted malts. Flavors of pine, melon, and doughy malts. Very nice.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On Tap at the Boise BP Clear light golden orange with a modest but fine and creamy white head. Picturesque really. Faint light malt aroma lightly perfumey. Light grain malt flavor with some spiciness and herbal zing. Not the bland flavors I expected. Definitely something going on here and not just a quaff-able fire putter outer for the chips and salsa I am munching on. A traditionally boring style that has some character in this example. A nice surprise.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Boise BP came is a large snifter, clear redish brown with a full, thick light tan head. Sweet brown sugar and aroma and flavors with a little holiday spice. Cinnamon maybe. Bust have been a huge OG as this is claimed 9.5 ABV but still plenty of residual sugars. A little boozy and slick and sticky palate. The IBUs come in late and there is not quite the bite to balance the sweetness. Would not have guessed 80 IBU
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pour is a thick looking brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a nice toffee with sticky malts and loads of brown sugar. Flavor is again more toffee, maybe some black bread with some plum marmalade. Finish is dark fruit and sugar. I don’t really get much of the hops but this has enough chewy and dark bready malt to carry it over to the solid category.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber bought at Super 1 in Rathdrum, ID. Aroma consists of dough, toast, dark fruit, roasty coffee, wet river rock. Pours black but has red highlights in the light; has a medium beige head with decent retention. Taste is sweet, finishing dry. Roasty flavors backed by faint hoppy citrus. Creamy mouthfeel with a medium body. More like a faintly hoppy schwarzbier than a black IPA.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Pray for Snow from 10 Barrel Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Crisp deep brown coloured body with some muddy brown and ruby highlights and a very thick, four centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of nuts, earth, toffee, figs, light hops, caster sugar and a bit of yeast and bananas. Medium-bodied; Assertive toasty malt flavours at first with a metallic and yeastie finish with a little sweetness and hop kick at the end. Aftertaste shows some subdued spices, a bit of dry and vanilla yeast kick and a touch of earthiness from the malt at the end. Overall, a well done deep ale with some pungent flavours and relatively good complexity. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods (Pearl) in Portland, Oregon on 07-December-2013 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 05-January-2014.
jake65 (5821) reviewed Pray for Snow from 10 Barrel Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft @ Tomato Bros. Served too cold in a pint glass… dark golden with no more than a ring of white head. After a few minutes of warming, the nose opens up with florals, nuts, and caramel. Some toffee. Flavor is more floral based with a good caramel and earthy base. Lightly sweet, but mostly florals that lack the ‘umph.’ I was hoping for more hops today, but the good flavors are bonding well and it works.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On Tap at the Boise BP clear golden small sandy head. Persistant. English malty aroma with some honey. Light malt flavors some cereal and honey/wheat flavors. Crisp, not very bitter, very english. Nice
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at the Boise BP Black with a full creamy light tan head. Soft roasty aroma with faint coffee and bitter chocolate. Flavor is more malty and moderate dark roast. Smooth soft feel and a little chalky feel at the end and a touch of that classic porter sourness/bite. Very nice flavors.