8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2018
at 17:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet milk chocolate, dark chocolate, some vanilla extract, Irish coffee creamer, clean caramel sweetness and some soft sweet nuts.
The flavor was definitely sweet with a decent damp chocolatey aftertaste and sticky sweet finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, one of those really sweet stouts that I know I like to try but can’t always find myself always giving exceptional scores, hopefully some day I will.
The aroma had some sweet milk chocolate, dark chocolate, some vanilla extract, Irish coffee creamer, clean caramel sweetness and some soft sweet nuts.
The flavor was definitely sweet with a decent damp chocolatey aftertaste and sticky sweet finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, one of those really sweet stouts that I know I like to try but can’t always find myself always giving exceptional scores, hopefully some day I will.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2017
at 21:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a cloudy sort of amber color with a cap of a little off white head that fell off at a decent pace. Stringy lace.
The aroma had some rye sweetness, but not necessarily the spice with some orange and citrus sweetness and a growing floral hoppiness. Nice caramel malt base.
The flavor yields to the sweetness of the blend and slowly riding into the aftertaste to follow into the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Sturdy carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, a rye beer that leaned towards the sweet side more, still, I didn’t mind that it did lose it’s spicy nature that I get in most rye beers.
The appearance was a cloudy sort of amber color with a cap of a little off white head that fell off at a decent pace. Stringy lace.
The aroma had some rye sweetness, but not necessarily the spice with some orange and citrus sweetness and a growing floral hoppiness. Nice caramel malt base.
The flavor yields to the sweetness of the blend and slowly riding into the aftertaste to follow into the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Sturdy carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, a rye beer that leaned towards the sweet side more, still, I didn’t mind that it did lose it’s spicy nature that I get in most rye beers.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 19:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-pale burnt yellow to orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a moderate pace. Stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet wheat, light coriander, some Belgian yeasty/breadiness. Ends with some grassy sweet hops.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side and developed into the spice, somewhat and pretty low key. Subsides fairly nice as a combination in the aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about light bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Low key carbonation with good ABV felt fairly nice.
Overall, as a witbier it works. I’d have again preferably in late Spring or Summer.
The appearance was a semi-pale burnt yellow to orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a moderate pace. Stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet wheat, light coriander, some Belgian yeasty/breadiness. Ends with some grassy sweet hops.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side and developed into the spice, somewhat and pretty low key. Subsides fairly nice as a combination in the aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about light bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Low key carbonation with good ABV felt fairly nice.
Overall, as a witbier it works. I’d have again preferably in late Spring or Summer.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt orange almost copper sort of off amber color with a finger’s worth of frothy white head that fell off at a decent pace. Sly lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet bready alignment with some floral and grassy bitter hops. Some apricots/peachy sort of sweet freshness slides in underneath.
The flavor copied the aroma fairly nice bringing about some cereal and earthy portions to amplify the balance. Sly crisp sort of arrangement of previously mentioned aromas in the aftertaste. Pillowy sweet and floral finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation was felt. ABV felt as appropriate by the brewer.
Overall, pretty nice Belgian pale well worth my time.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt orange almost copper sort of off amber color with a finger’s worth of frothy white head that fell off at a decent pace. Sly lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet bready alignment with some floral and grassy bitter hops. Some apricots/peachy sort of sweet freshness slides in underneath.
The flavor copied the aroma fairly nice bringing about some cereal and earthy portions to amplify the balance. Sly crisp sort of arrangement of previously mentioned aromas in the aftertaste. Pillowy sweet and floral finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation was felt. ABV felt as appropriate by the brewer.
Overall, pretty nice Belgian pale well worth my time.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt dark orange almost brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Light lace.
The aroma had some a damp roasty nuttiness to caramel/toffee malts playing with a light earthy hoppiness as it warms.
The flavor took the nuts and the malts to town to boost the maltiness way in front of the hops. Nicely blended aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Ample carbonation and ABV felt fine.
Overall, good brown ale worthy of having again.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt dark orange almost brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Light lace.
The aroma had some a damp roasty nuttiness to caramel/toffee malts playing with a light earthy hoppiness as it warms.
The flavor took the nuts and the malts to town to boost the maltiness way in front of the hops. Nicely blended aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Ample carbonation and ABV felt fine.
Overall, good brown ale worthy of having again.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2017
at 19:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Growler shared with a wonderful brother-in-law. Aromas of passion fruit, mango, papaya and a little resin. Flavor is juicy tropical fruit with crisp bitterness and resin in the finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Growler
on 26 Dec 2015
at 16:50
8.5/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:27
7.5/10
Nice flava low abv
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:14
6.5/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2015
at 13:06