7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
What the hell is wrong with you folks, you order a pepper beer and then aren’t happy when it is a perfect pepper beer? Clean, light white bread malts surround by peppers all around. The peppers are a bit hot but nothing too strong. I loved it, got a whole growler to go afterward.
Tried
from Growler
on 27 May 2009
at 09:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampler @ brewpub. It has a clear but dark burgundy brown color and comes with no head but a bit of hairline halo white around the edge. Aroma is full of sweetness. dark fruits, alcohol. At this point I figured out its a doppelbock. Taste follows suite. It was in a rather weird place, way beyond the point of what a regular doppelbock should be but not far enough into the Samiclaus territory. I feel they need to either tone it down and bring it back to normal or make the full push to the dark side.
Tried
on 27 May 2009
at 09:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampler @ brewpub. Comes to me with a completely clear, dark straw color. The carbonation is visible and strong. Has a thick head that leaves a lightly sticky lacing. It looks very nice, I am surprised I could find beauty in a filtered beer but this works. Aroma is surprisingly a thick white bread maltiness with some lemon and herbal hops. Definitely comes off as a filtered hefe but it actually works great. The esters are so reduced that these other aspects shine, especially since they are so vibrant and clean. Taste is similar where the lemon aspects are stronger. A beautiful execution of a clean wheat beer. It is easy drinking and fun, I never thought I would say that about a Kristal Weizen.
Tried
on 27 May 2009
at 09:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours black with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Roasty aroma of coffee and malt plus a bit of dark fruit. Medium, dry body with flavors of coffee and hops along with roasted malt in the background. The finish is malty with a cocoa and coffee aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 21:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a clear reddish-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that is bubbly and recedes slowly. Aroma of allspice, orange peel and cinnamon. Medium body with a sweet spiced character that contains cinnamon and allspice flavors along with some orange zest and malt. The finish is mildly spiced with a malty aftertaste. Decent all around.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 21:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the brewpub. This brew is an orange-amber color with a medium pillowy off-white head that recedes slowly. Sheet of lacing on the glass. Nice citrus and hops aroma with a bit of malt. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, toasted malt and sweet fruit. The finish is hoppy with a lingering malt and fruit aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 21:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a clear dark orange color with a wispy off-white head that burns away to almost nothing quickly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Bready malt aroma with notes of tropical fruit and hops. Medium, smooth body with a sweet malty character and flavors of grainy bread, fruit and hops. The finish is malty with a lingering mild hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 21:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a clear dark amber color with a thin beige head that recedes steadily. Thin patches of lacing. Toasted malt, caramel and hops in the nose. Light-to-medium-bodied and sweet with flavors of caramel and malt, as well as some mild hops. The finish is short and sweet with just a little malt left over. Barely average overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 20:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub. This brew is a hazy orange-russet color with a thin and foamy light beige head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma is equal parts malt and hops, plus a hint of fruit. Medium, smooth body with flavors of fruit, malt and floral hops. The finish is malty with a light hoppy aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 19:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours oily black with a thin and compact brown head that dissipates slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. The aroma is somewhat roasty with notes of malt and coffee. Medium, smooth body with flavors of roasted malt and coffee as well as a bit of chocolate. The finish is smooth, creamy and thin at times with a coffee flavor that lingers a bit. Overall this Stout is pretty straightforward.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2008
at 19:12