7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours with a lightly murky, deep brown hued body with a receding tan hued head. Any attempt at lace is batted down by alcohol legs. Aromas are of bourbon, molasses, marzipan, brown sugar, vanillin, barrel, dates, oak, leather and mild oxidation. The bourbon character is a bit on the brash side of things (bourbon quality wise). Kola and kirsch. Flavors are of leather, brown sugar, toffee, chewy, caramel, bitter. Lots of oak tannin and vanilla. Medium alcohol warmth, low carbonation with lots of bitter tannins in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2012
at 09:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a brown head. Vanilla and light bourbon aroma. Vanilla and toffee flavor with earth and light fruitiness. Medium-plus bodied. Vanilla and earth lingers with toffee and very light roastiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2012
at 14:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Mahogony beer with a dark cream colored head. Spice (ginger - cardamon mostly) and light yeast aroma. Spice and caramel flavor with yeast. Medium bodied. Spice and caramel lingers with light earth and light yeast.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2012
at 10:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rating 10 seals the deal. Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours very dark brown/lack with a 3 finger dark tan head. Aroma is chocolate with a hint of anise. Near full bodied. Flavor is chocolate for start, then a dose of anise appears. It seems to have oak astringency, and maybe a little vanilla. With time anise seems to override the chocolate. Amazing stuff.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2012
at 21:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Crisp and slightly hazy copper coloured body with a touch of an amber glow and a thick, three centimetre tall off-white microfoam head. Aroma of hops with grapefruit, citrus, a hint of resin and some pine noticeable, a good malt balance and a bit of earth. Medium-bodied; Chewy malt flavour with some pungent earthiness, a touch of a yeastie flavour and some strong but rather subtle (given the malt) hop notes. Aftertaste is in good balance, but the hops are having a tough time coming through the alcohol warmth at the end. Overall, a decent IPA, but almost more of an APA and slightly on the alcoholic side as well. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Total Wine in Tustin, California on 06-December-2011 for US$4.99 sampled at home in Washington on 13-February-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2012
at 22:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from The Davis Beer Shoppe in Davis, CA. Pours really dark brown with a creamy/bubbly tan head. Aroma is like mint chocolate, except it’s ginger. Med body. Flavor is chocolate with ginger and anise, and likely other things. Interesting and rather tasty. Finishes towards dry.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2012
at 19:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Pinball. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2012
at 12:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Pours with a nearly black body with a lasting tan head and some great lace. Aromas are of sawdust, bourbon (like), oak, dark fruit, chocolate, alcohol, raisins, lots of barrel and brown sugar. Slight acetone note at first blows off quickly. Flavors are of raisin, sandalwood, dark fruit, currants, fudge, chocolate, brown sugar and barrel. Lots of lingering vanillin and coconut. Creamy carbonation, lightly syrupy.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2012
at 17:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Beachwood for the Highwater Release night. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with a large, khaki tan head. Aromas are of cardamom, bready, cinnamon, clove, nutty, spicy, malty, cola. Flavors are nutty, malty, molasses, medium spice that lends a brightness. Dry, low spicy bitterness in the finish. Great, late in the season winter warmer.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2012
at 17:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, hay, straw, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, orange - citrus, wood. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long to average duration, citrus, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111216]
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2012
at 11:46