5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
tap at the brewpub last summer - Pours amber and has a mild, malty aroma. The flavor has some caramel malts and mild to moderately strong hop bitterness that lingers on the palate. The hops don’t strike me as very crisp. It’s light bodied and an okay quaff, but something’s missing.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2011
at 15:27
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Clear slightly copper glow with a VERY large, soapy tan head that leaves an ugly lace. Aroma of light yeast, alcohol, cardboard and a very small amount of malt - no hops at all in the nose. Medium-bodied; Effervescent mouthful with a pungent kick of hop pellets up front with a unbalanced malt note, some cardboard, some funky yeast and a little residual sugar in the mix. Aftertaste has a little hop note, a touch of the bitterness prevails with a little cardboard and off-tasting malt note. Overall,a pretty unrefined IPA with a bunch of cheap hop pellets thrown in the mix without a need for body or malt. Tastes like a homebrew beer with a lot of hops thrown in for good measure, but ends up being unbalanced and very bubbly. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 06-November-2010 sampled at home in Washington on 28-March-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2011
at 23:41
Tried
on 13 Jan 2011
at 18:35
Tried
on 13 Jan 2011
at 18:02
Tried
on 12 Jan 2011
at 17:18
Tried
on 11 Jan 2011
at 19:14
I just drink it for the labels. Lol
Tried
on 11 Jan 2011
at 17:48
Tried
on 10 Jan 2011
at 17:19
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4
Deep dark brown, muddy coloured body with a thin tan head that fades fast. Aroma of fresh grapes and apples, some light malt, a touch of hops and a bunch of citrus. Light-bodied; Some fruity flavours at first with a taste of light hops and a little of the malt. Aftertaste is very mild with some fruit, sweetness and not much else - no hops at all to speak of. Overall, a pretty mild beer, not really showing much ESB characteristics or hops or malt, really. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 06-November-2010 for US$1.59 sampled at home in Washington on 09-January-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2011
at 20:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aroma is earthy and nutty. Flavor leads with a peanut nuttiness, Belgian yeast flavor, and earthiness with some toasted malts and black pepper flavors and a touch of alcohol. I have absolutely no idea what this has to do with an imperial IPA, but as a Belgian ale or something it’s pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2010
at 17:51