6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is the July selection in Elevator’s "PHD" program. The beer pours a dark copper-amber color with a thin off-white head that dissipates to a wispy film quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet malt and bourbon. Medium-bodied with flavors of sweet caramel malt and subtle oaky bourbon and a hint of hops. The finish is malty with an oaky aftertaste. Decent barrel aged version of Bleeding Buckeye overall.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2012
at 13:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not real hoppy or bitter, but a nice variation on the IPA. I thought of it as a robust American Pale Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2012
at 12:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Barley’s Ale House #1. The beer is a clear yellow-gold color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops and sweet malt. Light-bodied with a mildly bitter grassy hops character and notes of bready malt in the background. The finish is herbal with a lingering light bitter hops aftertaste. Nice session-able Pale Ale overall.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2012
at 14:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask version at Barley’s 9th Annual Mini RAF (05/12/12): The beer pours a hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of raspberries and malt. Medium body with a moderately tart raspberry character and notes of hops and sweet malt. The finish is fruity with a raspberry aftertaste that luckily does not veer into artificial flavoring territory. Above average overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2012
at 20:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is the May selection in Elevator’s "PHD" program. The beer pours a slightly cloudy orange-gold color with a medium dense off-white head that recedes slowly. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of wheat, fruit and a bit of honey. Light-bodied with flavors of sweet malt and wheat as well as grassy hops and fruit. The finish is sweet and leaves a short malty honey aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 08 May 2012
at 18:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On firkin at the Big Lebowski / Elevator tasting at the historic Strand Theatre. The beer pours black with a thin tan head that disappears quickly. Sparse strings of lacing. Aroma of roasted coffee and vanilla. Medium, smooth body with a sweet mocha character and notes of roasted malt and vanilla. The finish is chocolatey with a lingering mild coffee aftertaste. Good brew overall.
Tried
on 02 May 2012
at 14:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at Rivage Atlantique. The beer pours dark brown with a medium light tan head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and peppers. Medium body with contrasting flavors of sweet malt and peppery spices. The finish is roasty with a residual peppery burn lingering. Decent overall.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2012
at 20:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 04/12/2012. The beer pours a hazy orange-brown color with a medium beige head that dissipates steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark malts and bourbon. Medium body with flavors of caramel malt, brown sugar and bourbon in the background. The finish is sweet and malty with a subtle booze aftertaste. One of the lighter barrel-aged beers I have tried. Above average overall.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2012
at 13:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
This is the February selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Pours a dark brown color with a medium thin light tan head that recedes steadily to an outer ring with large bubbles. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee and malt. Medium to full body with flavors of toasted malt, bitter espresso and dark chocolate. The finish is roasty with a coffee aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Elevator Draught Haus
on 26 Feb 2012
at 18:20
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Sample of the "XXX Cask version" at the North Market Fiery Foods Festival on 02/18/2012. The cask version was unfiltered and had chili puree as well as the chilies floating in it, as opposed to the bottled version which is filtered. Pours a slightly cloudy (and ominous looking in retrospect) ruddy orange color with a minimal off-white head that disappears quickly. Nil lacing on the glass. Aroma of pure chili peppers and maybe a touch of malt. Can’t really speak to the body as I took what must have been too big of a drink and immediately lost the capacity for speech or coherent thought. Quite literally the hottest thing that has ever passed my lips. After exploding into my mouth and making me see stars I could track the progress of the liquid fire from my lips to my tongue, throat, esophagus and stomach. No problems with the next phase though, thanks for asking. According to my wife I turned pretty red, especially my nose. The guy pouring it said they went in with a plan to make a beer that was "undrinkable". Mission accomplished. I also heard anecdotally of people throwing up in the bathroom, etc. Needless to say the flavor was pure scorching hot chili peppers. I maybe drank an ounce of it and that was enough, I made a bee-line for the ice cream shop downstairs. All said this makes Ed’s Cave Creek look like child’s play, yet I still cannot say "worst beer ever" because they obviously put a lot of thought and effort into concocting it. I would never try it again though.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2012
at 19:27