7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler courtesy of Andy, kick-off beer at the DC local tasting - thank you sir! Dark brown, edge head. Aroma of chocolate with a bit of smoke. Taste is chocolate and burnt coffee. Decent stuff.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2010
at 08:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Barcade. Not an outstanding beer but definitely solid and right where a porter should be. Pours Dark brown with a modest off-white head. Some burnt malts in the nose but not too roasty. Flavor holds moderate sweetness, some roast, mild dryness in the tail. Medium body. I would drink again.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2010
at 10:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on tap at the brewery. Pours a transparent copper amber with a thin, creamy white head. Aroma is very IPA, citrus, pine, flower but nothing over the top. The flavor is more of the same, limey, lightly metallic. Finish is medium bodied, lasting bitterness. Not sure if they tried to put a different spin on the standard IPA or if they missed the mark.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2010
at 18:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy, transparent yellow, amber with a frothy, lacing white head. The big, amarillo, citrus aroma draws you in with a little perfume and some light sweetness. The nose is very inviting. The flavor is very well balanced, sweet malts, oranges, lemons, grains, hay, perfume. The finish is full bodied and lightly sweet. A definite session beer. The hops may be a bit aggressive to make this an introductory beer but this is a great flagship recipe.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2010
at 18:10
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled the original batch at the brewery. FYI, they are ditching this recipe and taking their KABAMarillo and making it the new Harbor Ale. I am rating the original recipe. Pours a transparent orange amber with a thin white head. Aroma is lightly sweet, light flowers. Flavor is sweet, a touch of citrus, a little pale malt. Finish is watery. Glad their making the switch in recipes, this was forgettable.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2010
at 18:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap at the brewery. Pours a totally transparent, copper amber with a frothy, lacing white head. Aroma of citrus fruits, lightly piney, a touch of cracker. Flavor is balanced, sweet toffee, lemons, orange rind. Medium bodied, no alcohol presence.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2010
at 17:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap. This was a solid IPA. Poured a lovely, deep orange with a soft, white head. Aroma was big on the earthy hop front, with plenty of florals. Flavor held some citrus hop as well, in addition to a nice touch of malty sweetness to tie the whole thing together. Medium body with average carbonation. Finished clean and bitter, with some mild stickiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2010
at 12:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
64oz growler pours translucent, cola brown with a ring of white head. Aroma of cola, bread, chocolate, nuts, raisins. Flavor has chocolate, nuts, malts, not as peaty as other scotch ales, raisins, dark fruits. Not overly sweet. Finish is medium bodied.
Tried
from Growler
on 14 Apr 2010
at 18:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler. Clear chestnut brown, small beige head, medium lacing. Aroma of light cocoa, caramel syrup. Taste is heavy on the butterscotch. Not bad, considering it’s been in the growler for a few weeks.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2010
at 08:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours a cola brown with a minimal white head. Nose is light, sweet malts with some dark fruits and brown sugar. Molasses, heavy dark cherries in the floavor. Medium in body with slight carbonation. Syrupy finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2010
at 13:15