6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
draft sampler at the brewery - Pours a medium translucent brown with a thin head. A mild caramel malt aroma gives way to a similar mild flavor. Medium bodied and smooth, it’s nothing exciting, but is pretty good for quaffing.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2006
at 23:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bomber - this beer looks, smells, AND tastes a lot like their barleywine, with less body, higher bitterness, and far less complexity - roasted grain aroma, with some syrupy hints and a slight, cough medicine-like smell in the back - thin and almost watery on the palate - a touch of cherries and wood - tea-like finish - somewhat bland, but drinkable.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2006
at 20:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep burgundy pour, with a medium-sized ring of lace - rather spicy, almost peppery aroma, with loads of caramel, vanilla, and a slight hint of rum - somewhat thin-bodied for the style, but a non-cloying sweetness and rather strong spice character almost make up for this - hints of plum and black cherry - a mild woody/vanilla/bourbon flavor develops near the end, but is short-lived - this stuff would be great if it had more body, but as it is, it’s just "good."
Tried
on 25 Nov 2006
at 19:33
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught - these beers are everywhere in NY now; every single beer bar has at least one on tap - anyway, this had a decent look out of the tap; dark brown, nearly opaque, with a thick, creamy head - smelled of black and chocolate malts, with a hint of vanilla and cream - rather smooth mouthfeel, although a tad bit thin - semi-roasty, with a kind of sharp bitterness near the end for the style - moderate sweetness, with some cream and coffee notes - rather uninteresting, but drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2006
at 19:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[re-rate - originally a 3.7 - after having another bottle, this beer’s flaws are much more apparent - cloying sweetness - sticky, vanilla extract flavors - long, overly sweet finish - that smoke/peat quality never breaks through enough to temper the sweetness]Deep amber with a purple tint - aroma of plum, fig, peat and caramel - slight peat/scotch hints in the flavor - plum, chocolate, caramel, and a light roasted nut flavor - some alcohol presence, but nothing overpowering - finishes with slight floral notes - a decent scotch ale, and quite underrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2006
at 21:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a hazy amber golden with a gigantic, frothy, shaving foam style head with good retention. Very citrusy aroma. Medium-bodied, fairly sweet with very fruity - citrus and peach - notes. Dry, bitter finish. 211006
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2006
at 14:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Ruddy reddish-brown body, thin off-white head. Aroma of burnt sweet caramel, candy corn, and red licorice. Surprisingly light, cerealy body, with burnt caramels, brown sugar, toast, a touch of candy corn, and grassy hops defining the palate. Becomes a bit medicinal or tea-like after a few sips. Light palate, surprisingly light alcohol. Lacks substance.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2006
at 22:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle pours a clear medium orange/amber with a huge foamy white head. Leaft clumps of merange likelacing. Aroma is spicy, peppery and a bit cardboardy. Flavor is a mostly malts. Woody and a bit swet. That brown grocery bag paper note and some fruity hops. Not very bitter except fo the aftertaste which is a bit unpleasant. An IPA that does infact belong in the bottom 30% for its style
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2006
at 00:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh this beer poured an orange-copper color with a medium sized orange-white head. The aroma is strong grapefruity and floral hops. The flavor is sweet and has strong grapefruity and piney hops and a dry bitter finish. The hops linger but there really is a noticeable lack of malt. The beer is very one dimensional and bit lacking though there are some nice elements.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2006
at 19:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a very dark brown with a large, coarse but quickly fading brown head. Spotty lacing. Lots of Burbon and vanilla in the aroma. Some light roasted chocolate notes also. Flavor is more woody and bitter. Feel is a bit thin and quick. Lots of darker roastd and cofee notes in the trailer. Slightly astringent and chalky at the end as well. Thanks to OhioDad for this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2006
at 23:18