7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear golden, firm small head. Citric grapefruity hop aroma. Sweet with clean mouthfeel. Lots of hay and grapefruit from the hops. WIth it’s interesting sweaty hay character it gets reminiscent of an Americanized Hook Norton Haymaker. Lingering bitter finish. In many Southern Tier I have found the malt profile to be too hard and clean, but in this beer the mouthfeel is a little more rounded and the crispness feels more appropriate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2007
at 02:33
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Brown bottle, 355 ml, trip to Beers of the world (Rochester) with Dum, Ian and Lubière on August 26 2006; eye: amber, no ’effervescence, white head with a hint of beige, lightly hazy; nose: malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit; mouth: hops, malt, caramle, finale in hops with a hint of sweetness, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, thin, good carbonation; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Lubière le 26 août 2006; oeil : abré, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche avec une touche de beige, légèrement voilée; nez : malt, houblon, citron, pamplemousse; bouche : houblon, malt, caramel, finale en houblon avec une petite pointe de sucrée, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture mince, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2006
at 13:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber colour with an off-white head. Malty hoppy aroma with hints of grapefruit and pine needle. Sweet malty slightly burning hoppy pine needle flavor, with some hints of grapefruit. Malty finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2006
at 08:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber colour with an off-white head. Hoppy malty aroma. Dry malty hoppy bitter flavor. Dry hoppy malty finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2006
at 08:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. Clear amber body with a small white head. Sweet hoppy aroma. Strong floral hops flavor with a kick of citrus hops.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2006
at 15:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear golden colour with a small white head. Malty spicy, yeasty aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty slightly hoppy bitter flavor. Long malty bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2006
at 13:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear amber, no head. Concentrated sweaty grapefruit aroma. Sweet with dense mouthfeel. Extremely hoppy with shampoo-like perfumy notes. Arousing alcohol mingles with massive amounts of grapefruity hops, somewhat sugary and with a slight burning sensation. The malt only provides a foundation - getting completely overrun by hops. Finish? Well the 153 IBUs speaks...
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2006
at 01:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Soft malty nose with a hint of banana...beautiful cloudy light orange color with yellow highlights..texture is creamy and light...definite cloves mingled with bananas...finish is tart apple with bananas on the very end...bitter sweet ending a little candy-like..easy to drink for an 8% brew
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2006
at 21:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a deep red with a smallish white head. Aroma is a bit off. Some hops show up with a wee bit of caramel malt. Flavor is much better. Strong earthy hops with a bit of yeast, barnyard and cherry wood. Alcohol is there but nothing to take away from the flavor. Quite good.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2006
at 09:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm Clear deep amber, brief head. Rich grapefruity hop aroma. Sweet and fruity with plenty of caramlley malt. More rounded mouthfeel than in any other Souther Tier I’ve tried. Compact and flavourful, nicely warming. An excellent winter beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2006
at 14:58