8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This is the April selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Pours black with a compact light tan head and thin wispy lacing. Strong coffee aroma, as well as a bit of malt and chocolate. Rich and smooth body with the most pronounced coffee/espresso flavor in a coffee beer that I can remember in some time. Sweet cocoa and malt in the background makes this pretty tasty all around. The finish is bitter coffee and light hops. Elevator is capable of making a damn good beer and this is one of their better ones.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2006
at 08:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is the February selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Hazy dark amber color with a medium foamy beige head with pretty good retention. Minimal lacing. Nice aroma of citrusy hops with a light malt undertone. Medium-bodied with a strong hops character, sometimes piney sometimes citrusy. The hops bitterness is balanced a bit by sweet malt. The finish is lingeringly bitter with more citrusy hops. This beer is tasty if somewhat 2-dimensional. It’s nice to see Elevator making more of a foray into big beers, and this is a good entry.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2006
at 11:15
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
This is the January selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Pours a nice dark black/brown color with a thick milk chocolate-colored head that disappears slowly. Decent lacing. Aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. Medium-bodied and unfortunately a little thin at times, with a good chocolate, coffee and malt flavoring. The finish is smooth and creamy with a lightly bitter coffee and hops aftertaste. If this Stout had a little more body it would be excellent. Still it is pretty darn good.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2006
at 11:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This is the December selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Dark amber color with a thin and fluffy light beige head. Thin, spotty lacing. The aroma is mildly malty with ginger in the background. Medium-bodied with lots of spice flavoring. As a matter of fact it was a little too much ginger and other spices without anything to complement them. Faint malt helps a little but doesn’t do enough to balance. All that said, it’s still a decent drink. The finish is short and sweet, with more ginger and allspice. Alright as far as these kinds of beers go, I still like Barley’s version more and CBC’s version less.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2005
at 10:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This is the November selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Clear amber color with a thin and wispy white head. Minimal lacing. Lightly spiced aroma of pumpkin and sweet ginger. Light and crisp body with a nicely subdued spice flavor. The pumpkin is not overly assertive which is a good thing in my mind. Nicely balanced sweet/spicy character and really easy to drink. The finish is short and sweet with the same assorted spices. Better than I was expecting.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2005
at 09:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is the September selection in Elevator’s "MBA" program. Pours dark amber with a surprisingly thin off-white head and next to no lacing. Aroma of piney hops and fruit. Medium-bodied with a flavorful but not hyper-bitter hops character. Kind of fruity too. The finish is citrus and hops and rather dry. Pretty toned down in the category, however I found it tasty and very easy to drink.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2005
at 13:33
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
As near as I can tell this is a cross between a Kölsch and Mich Ultra. A lot of brewpubs have these lighter-than-light beers now but I guess it pays the bills. Pale golden color and somewhat bubby with a thin white head. Thin spotty lacing too. Sweet caramel aroma with a hint of hops. Very light body that thankfully yields some flavor. Mild hops and sweet fruit flavors are very short-lived though. The finish is clean and earthy but not very flavorful. Better than most of the flavorless Mich Ultra clones but there really is not a point to this other than to appease the drinkers who are scared of real beer.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2005
at 16:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours an almost black color with a compact dark beige head. Sparse, stringy lacing. The aroma is toasty with malt and a bit of chocolate. Medium-bodied and smooth but not very rich. Lightly smoked, with roasted coffee, malt and light chocolate flavors. The finish is creamy and sweet. Nothing really distinguished about this Stout but it is decent.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2004
at 15:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Another seasonal from the Elevator, this beer is a dark amber color with a medium thin beige head. Thin but sticky lacing. The aroma is very malty and smoky. Medium-bodied with an intense smoke character. Malt, caramel and a bit of hops are overpowered by the smoke flavor which just about ruins the beer for some reason. The finish is lightly bitter with malt undertones and again the smoke. All in all this would be an enjoyable beer but it is not only the smokiest Scottish I have had, but probably the smokiest beer period.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2004
at 11:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Elevator changed the name on this one from Bott Brothers ESB in an attempt to avoid scaring customers away with the word "bitter" and to cash in on OSU. Whatever. On draught at Players Sports Bar in the Adam's Mark hotel in downtown Columbus. Pours a rich amber color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is fairly hoppy with malt undertones. Medium-bodied and really not all that bitter after all. Slightly sweet finish after you get through the initial hops aftertaste. Not a great beer but I wish every hotel bar had an option like this.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2003
at 11:49