6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light brown,lasting off white head.Piney nose. Light smooth malt foretaste finishing with huge hops.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2002
at 09:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Earthy, fuggley, quality brew - nice restrained English-style brew. Surprisingly unassertive for AleSmith.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2002
at 16:48
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bronze; big cascade nose; very citrusy (grapefruit) - pure hop juice with a dry finish. A pleasing drink.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2002
at 16:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black as night; rich, coffeeish aroma with a little bit of other roastiness; quality beans used, thankfully; slight fruitiness in the palate helps to offset what is a very big, very roasty beer. Moderately full body. Nice brew, bit overrated.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2002
at 16:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Extremely black, intransparent, rich creamy brown head. Big aroma of licorice and coffee. Full bodied is a vast understatement. Sweet, roasty and really salty, thick mouthfeel, some molasses. Finishes bitter and salty. Probably would gain from spending some time in the cellar, but who can wait? Thanks Gusler!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2002
at 04:41
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Chestnut brown. Huge amount of malt. Chewy and vivuous. Oak and toffee flavour, slightly salty finish. Very complex. Definitely world class!
Tried
on 20 May 2002
at 05:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy amber; fruity, alcoholic aroma; firm body, slight alcohol and sugar. Complex, flavourful cross between a Duvel-style and a larger tripel.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2002
at 14:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden; very piney, earthy hops. Lighter body, yes, but loads of hops and that's good enough for me. Refreshing, balanced.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2002
at 14:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
While it may be doubtful that I can match the sheer verbosity of my fellow raters with regards to this beer, I shall give it the old college try. Slightly hazy, red colour; huge malt aroma; flavour of sweet peaches, plums, toffee, with a vibrant fruitiness and a big, deep malt. In five years, this will go Gale's POA on you. Again, this was a Gusler special.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2002
at 19:09
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Red-brown. Relatively light bodied and drinkable for a barley wine, big aromatic hop bitterness. A beer to love in a beautiful bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2002
at 11:52