7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of RealityDeviant on 04/23/2009. Dark black body with a medium creamy brown head. Big roast and coffee aroma with a bit of chocolate. Big coffee flavor some roast and chocolate and a bit of caramel. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 8/5/8/3/16 - 4.0 07/29/2006: Thanks to brentfeesh for randomly sending this to Numenor. Dark black body with a creamy brown head. Aroma of coffee, fruit, and some bitter. Dark chocolate and coffee flavor. 7/5/8/3/15 - 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2006
at 22:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2006 bottle I believe, shared by OldGrowth on 7/6/06.
Orange-amber with some lighter gold-yellow tints, soft and easygoing on the eyes. Fluffy white head is not terribly long retained (but it’s not bottle conditioned, so it’s not surprising), but does leave some patchy lace.
Spicy, dry fruits bombard the nose, as very soft, well-attenuated honeyish malts soften things. Dry grains, lightly biscuity sit on the end, stiffly. The rye is perfumey and equally drying. Dry, dry, dry! And hoppy. Fruity, floral but not too bitter, just crisp and challenging.
The flavor is pilsener-like, or reminds me of one, anyway. Dry, with straw-like graininess, light honey drizzled about and with light, crisp, hops that pepper the palate pleasingly. No heavy caramel, sweet base sugars or breadiness here. Just highly attenuated malts that provide moderate body. The rye works wonders as it keeps the perceived dryness level high and adds a perfumey, challenging touch of fruity/spiciness to the mix. Carbonation, though artificial, is actually quite appropriate, feeling more like a quenching lager than a soft ale.
This must be just absolutely mind-blowing fresh on draught. The day that Terrapin finds a bottle-conditioned line of bottles is the day I move to Georgia! Thanks Tom (and Larry)! My score is a bit of a mix between the bottle (which has its problems with filtration/carbonation) and what I expect this beer would be without the filtration/force carbonation. Damn you Fredricks!
Orange-amber with some lighter gold-yellow tints, soft and easygoing on the eyes. Fluffy white head is not terribly long retained (but it’s not bottle conditioned, so it’s not surprising), but does leave some patchy lace.
Spicy, dry fruits bombard the nose, as very soft, well-attenuated honeyish malts soften things. Dry grains, lightly biscuity sit on the end, stiffly. The rye is perfumey and equally drying. Dry, dry, dry! And hoppy. Fruity, floral but not too bitter, just crisp and challenging.
The flavor is pilsener-like, or reminds me of one, anyway. Dry, with straw-like graininess, light honey drizzled about and with light, crisp, hops that pepper the palate pleasingly. No heavy caramel, sweet base sugars or breadiness here. Just highly attenuated malts that provide moderate body. The rye works wonders as it keeps the perceived dryness level high and adds a perfumey, challenging touch of fruity/spiciness to the mix. Carbonation, though artificial, is actually quite appropriate, feeling more like a quenching lager than a soft ale.
This must be just absolutely mind-blowing fresh on draught. The day that Terrapin finds a bottle-conditioned line of bottles is the day I move to Georgia! Thanks Tom (and Larry)! My score is a bit of a mix between the bottle (which has its problems with filtration/carbonation) and what I expect this beer would be without the filtration/force carbonation. Damn you Fredricks!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2006
at 00:27
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Sweet orange and apple blossom aroma. Amber color with moderate head and very effervescent. Slightly sweet fruity flavor - orange, pineapple, cherry - with moderate hops finish - alcohol content not apparent. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2006
at 16:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 08/18/2009. Fairly clear golden amber body with a small frothy off-white head. Sweet floral and citrus hop aroma with a bit of a caramel background. Sweet pale malt and floral and citrus hops with a honey and caramel background. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/15 - 3.5 6/29/2006: Cloudy orange color with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet floral hops aroma mixed with some light caramel. Sweet citrus hops flavor, with a little grassiness. Thanks to CaptainCougar for sending this to Richmond. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2006
at 22:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Thanks to goldtwins for this bottle - cloudy orange pour with minimal head - woody aroma, with a mild sweetness and abundant citrus fruits (mostly oranges, and a touch fo grapefruit), and a hint of tropical fruit, too (mainly apricot) - this lacks the killer bitterness most associated with the style, but I think that is to this beers advantage, because it allows the other flavors that are so underappreciated in this kind of beer to take center stage - the orange, honey, bready malt, hints of caramel malt and mild warm-climate fruit are in perfect balance and and out in all their glory - not for the lover of super bitter IIPAs, but a wonderful beer none-the-less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2006
at 20:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to goldtwins for sending this brew my way - this is the first pilsner of this strength I’ve had that actually tastes like a pilsner - light copper/gold pour, with moderate lace - floral hop aroma, with buttery notes and a hint of honey - the strength is not very evident at first - strongly hopped up front (but not the typical pilsner hop flavor), light, perfume/flower flavors, then just a light honey sweetness (especially considering the abv) - the finish is mostly clean, but a slight alcohol burn at the end is what gives the beer’s strength away - kind of out of balance, and nothing spectacular, but certainly worth a try.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2006
at 19:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cloudy orange body with a thin frothy white head, with some slight sediment floating about. Sweet citrus hops aroma. Sweet caramel flavor dominated by citrus hops.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2006
at 19:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Peach, tangerine and hops aroma. Dark amber orange with moderate head. LIght tangerine malt up front quickly overwhelmed by the hops. Long bitter aftertaste. Well balanced - hops flavor is not overwhelming. My dog likes it too and she’s pretty picky about her beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2006
at 21:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
on tap-pours a creamy white head with yellow-gold color. Aroma is grass, grain. Taste is a strange citrus, grassy.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2006
at 10:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
on tap-pours a white head with orange-gold color. Aroma is citrus. Taste is citrus with a good biting medium hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2006
at 10:35