4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
tap-Hazy gold with very little aroma, light taste of wheat, some malts, and aqua seltzer, very light bodied, boring stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2004
at 20:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Slim yellowish head on clear orange beer. Grapey, flowery hops in the nose. Over-powerful hops, but not overly bitter; flowery, very English-character hops. Convincing for an I.P.A.. This is in fact a super-English BB, which is probably what a real India P.A. used to be. Lemon and asparagus flavours. Medium-bodied. Not very filled by malt. Obviously, I like this. Ideomatic for the style.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2004
at 11:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
[draught] Quite light in color for a barleywine - a golden straw color with a medium ring of white lacing - aroma of light hops, maple (the syrup and the wood), and some light fruits that are carried to the flavor, like apples, white grapes - some honey and syrup, but this is not overly sweet - some dessert wine qualities, like a riesling in some ways - quite delicate for an american barleywine - a refreshing change.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2004
at 09:42
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
100 Barrel Series: Pours a very dark brown color that shows just a bit of ruby light. Thick and somewaht foamy light tan head that lasted pretty well. Thin rings of lacing throughout the glass. The aroma is very roasty with sweet malt in the background. Smooth, rich body but a little on the thin side for a Stout, it almost seemed to be leaning toward a Porter at times. The flavor is toasted malt, coffee and a hint of chocolate. The finish is dry with the same roasted character and a touch of hops. Overall a very smooth Stout that would be top-tier if it were just a bit more robust.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2004
at 09:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This amber beer had very little head. The aroma was malty with some fruit and no hops, but somewhat weak. The flavor was slightly sweet, but unremarkable. Nothing special going on here.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2004
at 06:58
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Paid $1.39 for a 12-oz single. Slightly cloudy golden yellow, with a small, soft head. Skunky! I smelled it as soon as I opened the brown (not clear) bottle. Skunky in the mouth too... Hints of grass in between the overwhelming skunk. Nice, frizzy mouthfeel. If this beer is supposed to taste like this, I wouldn't drink it again. It's in a brown bottle, so I'm thinking light probably didn't skunk it, and this is its normal taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2004
at 15:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Paid $1.39 for a single 12-oz. Light in body- medium golden- but had a great, huge head. Fluffy, lasts, and laces nicely. Kinda plain in the nose. Slightly IPA smelling, but also a bit weak. Plain in the mouth too, kinda hoppy, but not really. Only slightly citrus. Drinkable, but not a great beer =(
Tried
on 30 Jan 2004
at 02:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a fiery orange color with absolutely no head. Strong cinnamon and nutmeg aroma. Normally, I'm not the biggest fan of spiced ales, as the spices usually seem to dominate the palate. This example is a bit different- while the cinnamon and nutmeg are strong, the sweet malt background makes this taste like a cookie instead of spiced spiked water.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2004
at 21:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I found to be a light, milk chocolately brew, with smooth hints of figs and a touch of earthiness, all complemented by a rounded, yet dry finish. Sampled on draft at Redbones in Boston. Odd I am seem to be the only one who actually found this to be a dubble.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2004
at 20:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This pours into the glass with an adequate head and a deep garnet color. It has a malty caramel nose and on the tongue it goes like a lagered Porter. There's an easy drinking beer here.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2004
at 19:46