6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to LtDan. Really? A 7.3% 93IBU ESB? Pours with a hazed amber-orange hue and a tan head that fades in the time it takes to write this sentence. Aroma of hops: pine, orange peel, toffee and cake. Smells a bit like a faded DIPA. Taste is hoppy, pine, bitter, malty. A bit astringently bitter. Some orange. Kind of a messy/faded IPA more than a bitter, although there is plenty of lingering bitterness. Malt profile is nice though. Bready with some caramel on the finish. Clean on that account. Even if the brewer was going for something else, this comes across as a faded and underattenuated IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2010
at 23:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can courtesy of phaleslu. Thanks Peter! Pours a clear amber color with a large offwhite head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus hops with a faint resiny bite and caramel/toffeeish malts. The taste is big citrus hops with a nice toffeeish malt presence. Bitter finish. Well balanced. Very nice IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2010
at 13:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can courtesy of phaleslu. Thanks Peter! Pours a dark brownish orange color with a moderate tan creamy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of nutty notes, leafy hops and a bit of chocolate. The taste is malty with nutty notes, a bit of chocolate and a leafy hop finish. Thin-medium bodied. Good session beer.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2010
at 20:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16 ounce can courtesy of phaleslu. Thanks! Pours a clear pale golden color with a large frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. The aroma is grainy and slightly nutty with a hint of caramel and faint floral and grassy hops. The taste is grainy, nuts, corn and grassy hops. Medium bodied. Decent. Hooray for finally rating a Kansas beer!
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2010
at 14:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz can from a trade with phaleslu. Pours orangish color with off white head. Bitter grapefruit aroma with some caramel. Moderate hop bitterness with some toasted malts. Medium body with average carbonaton. Thanks Peter.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2010
at 18:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar in St. Louis. The beer is a clear dark copper color with a thin and foamy light beige head that burns away steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. The aroma is equally hoppy and malty, along with a hint of fruit. Medium body with a piney hops character and sweet toasted malt and fruit flavors. The finish is moderately hoppy with a lingering bitterness. An interesting sort of hybrid but just a little above average overall.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2010
at 21:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a murky brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a sweet sticky malt followed by a hop presence. Flavor is earthy malt with a nice hop to round things out. Leaves a little dark fruit on the tounge as this goes down. Decent example of the style.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2010
at 14:36
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Pour is a straw yellow with a large white head. Aroma is hay and bread. Flavor is very weak. Some biscuit malt and that is even a guess. There is not much going on with this one.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2010
at 13:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a black with a small tan head. Aroma is nice with lots of roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is about the same just a bit lighter. Some coffee is there with a roasted malt but again kind of thin at the end. Still there are just enough good qualities in this for a sample.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2010
at 12:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a bright orange with a large whtie head. Aroma is a nice pine resin. Flavor is also a decent hop with a fair amount of malts showing up. It’s no modus hoperandi but this is a pretty decent canned IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2010
at 11:38