7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown to black with red edged. Translucent from top to bottom. No head. Smells of licorice molasses cocoa and honey. Tastes of burnt wood, cocoa, cream, sugar, clove.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2017
at 08:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can courtesy of cgarvieuk dregs run. Appearance - hazy amber. Nose - burning hay. Burnt fruit cake. Taste - oranges and toffee. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long and fairly balanced finish. Overall - resembles slightly an ESB. More malt character than expected. Decent though.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2017
at 15:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
can at home .. golden .. small white head ... soft dry herbal orange fruit nose ... light toffee fruit ... herbal fruti .. big sweet toffee fruit .. juicy orange .. soft toffee fruit ...
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2017
at 16:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at Craig’s. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange, pine, caramel, resin. Taste is light sweet, tropical fruit, orange. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2017
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at Craigs. Pours golden orange, nose is malty, peach, mango, taste is juicy fruit, sweet, chewy
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2017
at 16:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the cask at GTMW 2016. Pours a cloudy brown with a bubbly brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains, roasted malts and a decent amount of raspberry. Flavor has sweet dark grains and raspberries with some earthy roasted malts underlying.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2017
at 21:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Out of a can, so no appearance. Aroma is straightforward hops and malt. Flavor’s similar to nose, is well balanced and super smooth. Excellent body and finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2017
at 21:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy copper coloured body with an orange glow and a thin, half centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of alcohol, resin, pineapple, grass and a touch of cream. Medium-bodied; Strong rich hoppy flavour with some subdued grassy and citrus flavours and a pungent alcohol and warmth from the bigger body and hoppy elements. Aftertaste shows a more refined sweetness with a big hop presence and a lot of malt and an almost full-bodied flavour. Overall, a strong and pungent Imperial IPA with some deep alcohol flavours, a lot of malt and a good fresh pineapple and citrus notes throughout. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from West Lakeview Liqours in Chicago, Illinois on 11-May-2016 for US$11,49 sampled at home in Upstate (New Paltz), New York on 23-November-2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2016
at 00:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Relatively clear amberand copper coloured body with a small, single centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of bright hops, some tropical fruits, a little resin, alcohol and light malt - there is no pineapple noticeable at all. Medium-bodied; Grassy and resinous piney hop flavour with a lot of grain, earth and acidic flavours that barely show off the pineapple along with a bit of grassy and herbal hops elements. Aftertaste is relatively mild with some yeast, grass, resin, high alpha acid hops and a bit of alcohol noticeable as well. Overall, a decent beer, but not a great Imperial IPA nor one for their purported style. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from West Lakeview Liqours in Chicago, Illinois on 25-May-2016 for US$11,49 sampled at home in Washington a few minutes after completing the 2016 USMC Marathon with my wife on 30-October-2016 - Congrats Amanda!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2016
at 02:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Sheffield’s in Chicago. The beer pours a hazy yellow-gold color with a medium thick white head that diminishes gradually. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Tropical fruit, hops and malt in the nose. Medium to full body with flavors of grapefruit, resiny hops and malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a piney hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2016
at 22:46