5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear amber body, thin off-white head. Light, sweet, cerealy aroma with notes of Cheerios and grassy hops. Toasty, caramely body with an unusual tart finish. Rather thin.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2006
at 23:18
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle pours a pale orange with a fizzy coarse white head that is but a fleeting memory after a few seconds. Aroma is of leather and fruity. Tastes sour and cardboardy. Fruity and sweet. Of apples and pears as well. Verry odd. Not as bad as I feard, which is about all I can say. Thanks to Pinkzambia for sharing this one. I hear spooning with porcupines is becoming quite popular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2006
at 21:53
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 1
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
"Bottled Feb. 06." So this may be a bit old. Pours darker than the average pilsener, and with some cloudiness. Some oxidation smell in the neck that clears away after pouring. Taste has some malts to it. But this bottle seems to have sat warm for a while, and picked up some ale fruitiness, mostly sour cherry. Hops are a bit lost. But I think I need to get fresher samples and re-rate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2006
at 21:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is brown with no head showing up. Aroma is a nice dose of heavy malts. Flavor is weaker that the aroma. Some malts and some brown sugar is about all that is showing up. Finish is sweet but bitter.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2006
at 14:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled Feb. 06 Looks like I had the right beer already to mark my passing VENOM on the 100 Beer Club list. Poured in a stout shaker, there’s a nice slightly sour cherry smell, followed by a nose of bittersweet chocolate. Bit of sediment left behind in the bottle. Black beer body under fizzy brown CO2 head. When I get it close to my nose, it somehow smells dry, perhaps a bit like a riesling. Actual taste is a bit of a letdown: the carbonation is overdone and gassy, not what I’d exect in my stout. Coffee and chocolate malts are there, maybe with a little too much astingency. A bit of Guinness sourness can be found. So this brew has a few dings against it, but I realize this may be a bit past its prime. However, I’m pleased to find Lakefront in my area again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2006
at 21:48
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Pale orange body, thin to almost absent off-white head. Fleeting aroma with grain husks and a strange sour character. The same sourness is the defining characteristic of the lifeless body, which reminds me of significantly watered-down apple juice with a peculiar aftertaste that only becomes apparent after swallowing the "beer." I applaud the brewery for developing a beer possibly safe for Celiacs, but this about as good as gluten-free rice- or tapioca-based bread. Which means not very.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2006
at 21:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Huge aroma, pumpkin (obviously) spices. Pumpkin taste fairly mild, though the spice combination is huge. Keep an eye on the alcohol in this one, its big!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2006
at 16:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Kook’s Leaving Do at Chris_o’s. Deep clear copper/amber with lasting thin off white head. Odd hoppy aroma, bit of herb, fruity flavours in mouth, red berries (but only I got this). Stickyish hop. Bit of toffee on aroma. Clean flavour. Hop citrus finish. Unlike a UK ESB
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2006
at 12:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy amber body with a small white head. Sweet caramel aroma. Sweet caramel and mild floral hops flavor.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2006
at 20:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dar black color with a thin tan head. Aroma of caramel and light coffee. Flavor of sweet coffee with some caramel and molassas hints.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2006
at 20:28