7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Cask Republic - New Haven, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, with some earthiness and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with fresh piney hops, crisp biscuity malt and a touch of citrusy bitterness. Crisp and bold. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2018
at 04:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is hazy yellow with slight orange and greenish tinge, decent sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with poor retention and minimal leggy lacing. Aroma is strong tropical fruit away from the glass and herbal muskiness with your nose right in it; hint of grape. Taste is initial subtle grape overtaken by dominant herbal muskiness, late bitter, subtle pine. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, lively carbonation and dry, musky and bitter finish. Overall, the fruity aspect of Vic Secret is largely absent with more of the herbal, piney qualities coming through. That makes it somewhat different but the level of muskiness isn't altogether pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2018
at 02:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap in pint glass at the brewery. Appearance is bright, hazy yellow with mild greenish tinge, no discernible sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with fair retention. Aroma is herbs, coconut and milder pineapple. Taste is herbal, then coconut and mix of pineapple and bitter at the end. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, average carbonation and finish is dry mix of sweet and bitter. Overall, a curious mix of herbs, sweet and bitter but tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2018
at 23:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Taster pour at the brewery. Appearance is almost opaque black with reddish-brown at the edges of the glass, no discernible sparkle, ring of beige head with fair retention. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted malts. Taste is coffee, chocolate, roasted malts (almost burnt). Palate is light bodied with silky, frothy texture, soft carbonation and dry finish as taste. Overall, this is a strong offering that goes down smoothly.
Tried
on 22 May 2018
at 23:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Taster pour at the source. Appearance is clear, light brown/dark orange, no sparkle, thin ring of white head with poor retention and spotty lacing. Aroma is mild herbs. Taste is herbs, bitter, and cracker malts. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, frothy texture, average carbonation and dry, crisp cracker and light bitter finish. Overall, decent but not as complex as the description. Might be deserving of more than a taster pour.
Tried
on 22 May 2018
at 23:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of caramel malt, citrus, grapefruit peel - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2018
at 10:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can pour into shaker pint glass. Appearance is hazy (fine dark particulates), dark orange, with decent sparkle, finger-width rocky foam head with good retention and lots of soapy lacing. Aroma is strong tropical fruit and grapefruit, milder earth and herbs. Taste is strong herb/scallion, mild sweet citrus and grapefruit, late resin bitter. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and bittersweet finish. Overall, aroma is nicer than taste but it still works and has nice complexity and balance.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2018
at 23:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy mango into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Mango, pineapple and coconut aromas. Soft with pina colada and dark caramel upfront turning to warm, dry resin and pith in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2018
at 00:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours slightly hazed gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Caramel, mango and pineapple aromas. Medium bodied and dry with mango upfront turning to vegetal, earthy resin in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2018
at 00:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Weed, mango and passion fruit aromas. Crisp with caramel and mango upfront turning to dry resin in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2018
at 22:02