5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 12oz
Darker shade of blond, cloudy, with medium sized head. There is no evidence of fruit; the base Lager is smooth, with some residual sweetness, light cereals flavor, a bit too much yeast flavor, and low bitterness.
Timid, but not bad.
Darker shade of blond, cloudy, with medium sized head. There is no evidence of fruit; the base Lager is smooth, with some residual sweetness, light cereals flavor, a bit too much yeast flavor, and low bitterness.
Timid, but not bad.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 14:21
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Dogwood, pours a reddish dark brown with a tiny tan head. Aroma brings out vanilla upfront, with some coconut in back. Flavour is also more vanilla-like than coconut-like, featuring a nice level of sweetness. Very low carbonation, with a rather bitter finish. Not a bad attempt, but it's too sweet for me and thus a bit difficult to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2015
at 20:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at Dogwood, pours a very cloudy orangey yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of pithy grapefruit and citrus hops. Flavour is very bitter, with loads of grapefruit rinds, pithy notes and bitter citrus hops. Could use something to balance the immense bitterness from the hops, but it's still pretty decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2015
at 20:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Dogwood, pours a dark brown with a small tan head. Nose brings out dry roasted espresso beans and a touch of roast. Flavour follows accordingly, with a great dryness on the palate. No sweetness nor really much bitterness. Smooth and drinkable. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2015
at 22:40
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at VCBW Festival, pours a clean dark amber with a tiny white head. Nose is bland, with toasted malt and light cereal sweetness. Flavour is bland and rather tasteless, with toasted malt and a rather off-putting astringency. Nothing much to this. Quite poor.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2015
at 12:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Light grains and toffee. Clear copper with a decent white head. Grainy bitterness and toffee. More like a bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2015
at 11:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewery
Beautiful amber color, bright, hazy, with compact beige head. The aroma carries too much yeast, but the malt flavor is biscuity, with some caramel layer, nice; unfortunately in the final there is a large amount of chicory-like bitterness, that also hides any hop quality, if any, and generates a problematic finish.
Good malt job, but needs some rethinking with the fermentation.
Beautiful amber color, bright, hazy, with compact beige head. The aroma carries too much yeast, but the malt flavor is biscuity, with some caramel layer, nice; unfortunately in the final there is a large amount of chicory-like bitterness, that also hides any hop quality, if any, and generates a problematic finish.
Good malt job, but needs some rethinking with the fermentation.
Tried
on 07 May 2015
at 22:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
2018-12-07, draught at the brewery, 5-4-6-2-11=28
I wanted to revisit this; it's fairly conceived, a biscuity IPA, malty, not very modern, but lean, not cloying; unfortunately there is also some diacetyl.
2015-03-26, draught at the brewery, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Hazy light amber color with small compact head. Balanced and delicate IPA, rather on the malty and sweet side, with enough fruity hop quality. And correct bitterness.
Pleasant.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2015
at 02:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewery
Hazy bright amber color. Refined sugar, some vegetables, light malt, a not of chicory, no honey.
Simple.
Hazy bright amber color. Refined sugar, some vegetables, light malt, a not of chicory, no honey.
Simple.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2015
at 02:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
2015-03-26, draught at the brewery, 5-4-6-2-11=28
Dark brown color, almost black, with small creamy head. Roasted malts, but quite dusty, with rather dry mouthfeel; correct bitterness.
If I didn’t know, I would have guesses Brown Ale. And Brown Ale is not exciting.
2015-03-19, draught at the brewery, 6-4-6-3-13=32
Dark brown color, almost black, with creamy head. Strong aroma of dark caramel. Caramel flavor, light residual sweetness. A bit buttery, mildly hopped. Dry finish.
Nice, a bit simplistic.
Dark brown color, almost black, with small creamy head. Roasted malts, but quite dusty, with rather dry mouthfeel; correct bitterness.
If I didn’t know, I would have guesses Brown Ale. And Brown Ale is not exciting.
2015-03-19, draught at the brewery, 6-4-6-3-13=32
Dark brown color, almost black, with creamy head. Strong aroma of dark caramel. Caramel flavor, light residual sweetness. A bit buttery, mildly hopped. Dry finish.
Nice, a bit simplistic.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2015
at 02:19