7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Tim at weekly tasting. Pours dark amber off white head. Nose/taste of dark fruit, grape, candy sugar, dark bread and Belgian yeast. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2014
at 12:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Wrecking Bar. Pours light orange, with a thin, beige head. Aroma is caramel, light earthy hops, pine, and a thin red wine character. Sweet, with a light spiciness. Medium body, lightly carbonated, and a little thin. Overall, this is a fair beer, not hopped enough for a typical tripel, and leaves little impression.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Aug 2014
at 20:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
750 mL bottle. Pours a nice muddy brown with a small, tan head. Caramel, dates, raisins, cloves, and chocolate pudding. Very sweet and malty, with a nice savory spice, and no perceptible bitterness. Heavy body, malty, thick, and chewy, with a nice, velvety mouthfeel. I’m very impressed! Great yeasty characteristics, and a lovely palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2014
at 19:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Brick Store Pub at the 17th Anniversary. Pours black, with a thin, tan head. The aroma is tobacco, molasses, milk chocolate, cloves, and black cherries. Very sweet, with a mellow bitterness. Medium body, velvety mouthfeel, and smooth. This is a very nicely made stout, with distinct bourbon notes, but not dominated by the barrel. Great aromatics, pleasant flavor, and a great palate. Highly recommended!
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2014
at 17:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at chrisOs... Deep black... Bubbly tan head... Soft meaty blackcurrant chocolate roast.. Dark malts... Light oak... Too fizzy for a stout but not over fizzy... Dark chocolate roast... Light bitter roast..
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2014
at 13:18
8/10
Tried
on 19 Apr 2014
at 13:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Sample at the Decatur Craft Beer Fest. Light gold color, with a medium, white, bubbly head. The aroma is excellent, with notes of lemon zest, bread dough, bananas, resin, pineapple, and some light, grainy spiciness - cardamom, perhaps? The flavor is mostly citrusy sweetness up front, with a solid bitterness through the finish. Light body, a little sticky, crisp and astringent. Overall, this is an excellent, complex, sessionable beer. The sample wasn’t nearly enough.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 17:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Sample at the Decatur Craft Beer Fest. Pours black, with a big, bubbly, tan head. The aroma is molasses, dates, coffee, and semi-sweet chocolate. The flavor is very sweet, with only a light burnt malt bitterness in the finish. Medium body, sticky, and a little too astringent. Despite the slightly unpleasant mouthfeel, this is a good, balanced, complex stout. Nicely done!
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 17:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Brick Store Pub. Clear, copper pour, with a huge, pillowy, white head and thick lacing. Smells at first like a standard American IPA, with resinous and earthy hops dominating, but with background notes of bananas, lemon peels, and candi sugar. The flavor is mild bitterness, and light, fruity sweetness. Medium body, creamy, and chewy. Overall, this is a nicely balanced Belgian-style IPA. It avoids the pitfall of overdoing the esters and candi sugar, and instead uses the Belgian yeast to add subtle depth to a good IPA. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2013
at 21:10