7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear dark brown with a small tan head that laces well. Aroma is roasted malt, distinctive peaty scotch ale, taste is lightly sweet roasted malt, notes of chocolate and strong peat. Fairly full bodied in the mouth - an enjoyable beer
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2012
at 15:01
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(on tap) Hazy straw colour with little head. Flinty aroma. Light body, medium carbonation, good mouthfeel. Flavour is pretty bland: light malt with hint of citrus tang and slight sweetness and with a modest flinty bitterness in finish. Overall it’s OK, but dull.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2012
at 23:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a deep orangish brown with a medium white head. Immediate aroma is floral and slightly sweet, with bready malt odors. Taste is similar. Alchohol notes are hidden well, the immediate taste is floral, followed by a sweetness as the hops kick in, and finished with bitterness. All in all a decent, not great, IPA (by the way, per prior review, the bottle does not note this as a double, and calls it a rye IPA).
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2012
at 16:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bomber listed at 7.1% ABV and 85 IBUs from Whole Foods in Folsom, CA. Label only claims to be an IPA (rye centric IPA). Pours copper with a 2.5 finger creamy off-white head. Aroma has that spicy rye aspect. Full bodied. Creamy carbonation. Flavor is definitely rye with a lot of fruit, floral and probably grapefruit rind for hop. This is quite a tasty ale. The carb backbone is clearly present to the finish, and nicely supports all the hop. In the end there’s rye and a bitter hop burn. Excellent.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2012
at 18:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber #310/2500 from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours very dark brown with a slight creamy beige head. Aroma of heavily roasted malt and vanilla. Full bodied. Flavor is bourbon/vanilla/oak/roast malt. Maybe a touch of smoke. It’s sort of crazy to put Scotch in bourbon, but.... Finishes pretty tasty.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2012
at 20:18
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle (no bottling date visible). Pours with a near black body with a large and lasting off-white head. Aromas are roasty, very sweet, overripe fruits, VERY estery, raisins, dark fruits, a bit smokey (even phenolic), tobacco, vegital and a hint of acetaldehyde. Messy yeast wise if not a touch infected. Flavors are dry, smokey (strong), leather, chlorophenolic, medicinal, caramel, pear esters. Lively carbonation, oddly dry, medium bodied. Mild infection starting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2011
at 17:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a dark cream colored head. Bourbon and light vanilla aroma with caramel. Caramel and bourbon flavor with vanilla. Medium bodied. Caramel and vanilla lingers with bourbon, light toastiness, and light spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2011
at 21:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours really dark brown with a creamy/bubbly 3 finger tan head. Aroma seems like a strong mix of toffee and chocolate. Med body. Mild carb. Flavor is somewhat Horlicks - chocolate and malt. Not on the sweet side, but not exactly dry. It has some bitterness - low key. Finally finding a bit of hop in the nose. Might be some smoke, but hard to be sure.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2011
at 18:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Listed as California Rye IPA @ 7.1%. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Sweet caramel and light pine aroma. Pine and caramel flavor with grapefruit and earth. Medium bodied. Pine and caramel lingers with earth and grapefruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2011
at 12:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is a very good scotch ale. I’m trying not to be too swayed by the relatively low price ($4-5/bomber), but it certainly doesn’t hurt. The beer is a deep, ruby-highlighted brown with a small, fizzy beige head. The aroma is mostly nutty caramel and malted molasses. It has an almost floral honey tone. This is all classic and good scotch ale territory. It’s big and full with a touch of sweet wood smoke. No off-notes, no nonsense. This beer is a mouthful of caramel malt. It tastes fresh and earthy. The sweetness never overwhelms even without any apparent hoppiness. There’s just a touch of lightly bitter wood at the close. Smooth, full, creamy, rich. Drinks above its weight class.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2011
at 20:01