7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml caged and corked bottle pours with a nearly clear copper body that has thin golden edges and supports a nice looking light tan head. The aroma offers up malt sweetened floral hops with thin slivers of pine, citrus and pineapple like hops in the background. The taste starts with a smooth mixture of malts, a dash of toffee, grapefruit, mango, pineapple and then pine and floral hops. Nice. This is both juicy and bitter with hoppy goodness held together with a thick malty base. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 23:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Anchorage Jan ’15 Tasting: Poured a clearing red-brown with off white head. Was surprised at the amount of hops I picked up and meshed with nice malts in the nose. Taste was nice hoppy, boozy, caramel, toffee and malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 22:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Brouwer's Cafe for Big Wood 2014, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out loads of rum, vanilla sweetness, and cloying sugar. Flavour is extremely sweet, with dominating rum notes. Well-constructed, but too much rum for me. Decent beer, but needs more refinement.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2014
at 09:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Brouwer's Cafe for Big Wood 2014, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is huge on the bourbon barrels, with loads of booze, followed by brown sugar and dark fruits. Flavour is very rich and complex, with bourbon barrels, vanilla, brown sugar, dark fruits, green apple and caramel. Very elegant and balanced - the barrels, though overtaking on the nose - don't dominate too much, but rather accentuate the base beer. Excellent quad.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2014
at 09:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - Sweet sugars and lots of plum. Deep maroon with a small beige head. Green apple and plum, slight wood and sweet barrel notes. Nice and light for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2014
at 21:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ SBWF 2014. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty weak funky aroma. Fruity sour funky yeasty woody flavor. Has a fruity funky sour yeasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2014
at 01:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ SBWF 2014. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy finish with yeasty hints.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2014
at 00:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@SBWF2014. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, sprucelike, mild earth and some nice nectary and spicy notes. Flavour is zesty, mild spiciness, some resin, a bit sprucelike notes along with some sweet malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 01:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@SBWF2014. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, mild gluelike sweetness as well as some alcohol. Flavour is fruity, gluelike sweetness, some funky notes as well as mild oaky notes to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 01:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@SBWF2014. Deep rubyish colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet raisins, some yeast, mild spices as well as some ripe fruits and alcohol. Flavour is fruity, spicy, wooden, raisins, some plum, yeast and mild toffeeish notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 01:01