Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Enjoyed on tap prior to eating a meal with some good friends at the Haymarket Pub in Chicago, IL. Appearance partially cloudy gold with thin white rim. Aroma of belgian yeast, clove, definite hop presence, a bit of pepper, pretty good. Taste is decent, definitely unique. Peppery with hop bitterness, i like it but it seems like something is off with it. I don’t know what rye tastes like but I’m sure that’s what feels off about this. Happy to have tried but wouldn’t try again, still a good brew though, just not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2011
at 23:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4oz pour is a transparent, orange amber with a thin, lacing white head. Nose is mild, lightly hoppy, lightly zesty, a little pine, a little lemon zest. Flavor is zesty hops, pine, lemon zest, orange zest, a little grapefruit. Full bodied, bitter finish.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2011
at 18:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
4oz pour is a watery, opaque black with a thin, creamy tan head. Sweet, chocolate aroma, toasted breads, crackers, lightly nutty, bread crust. Flavor is sweet, malty, licorice, brown sugar, light coffee grounds, toasted bread, chocolate. Full bodied, lightly sweet but otherwise dry finish.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2011
at 18:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Poured an extremely cloudy orangish gold with a large frothy white head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma had a good amount of citrus with some backing sweet grains and a hint of clove and coriander. Flavor began sweet with wheat but was joined by citrus, bananas and coriander.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2011
at 18:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a hazy gold with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma had notes of citrus, light fruit a hint of floral and a sweet bread backing. Flavor had a main note of citrus with a bit of light floral and fruit notes as well as a bread backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 12:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a hazy pale gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a combination of light fruit, flora, citrus and a bit of backing sweet grains. Flavor was similar with light fruits and flora at the start joined by some citrus and sweet grains. Drank easy but a bit muddled.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 12:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a near clear brown with a amber hue and a light brown head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma was full of spices, mainly clove and cinnamon, with dark grains and dark fruits backing. Flavor was similar with lots of clove and cinnamon that are balanced by dark fruit and dark grains.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 12:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured near black with a light brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was full of roasted malts, dark grains and a decent amount of sweet chocolate. Flavor had a pretty good sweet chocolate note but the finish was quite thin and left more to be desired.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 12:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear orangish gold with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma was full of pine, resin and grapefruit with a backing sweet grain and bread note. Flavor begins with pine and grapefruit with a bit of resin as well as a hint of citrus coming out in the finish. There was a slight sweet bread backing on the tongue.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 11:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear gold with a hint of an amber hue with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a light pine note as well as a nice grape fruit note that was backed by a bread note. Flavor was similar with the grapefruit and pine notes combining nicely and backed by a sweet bread note.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 11:46