8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle share courtesy of dcschiller. It pours with a deep murky copper body that supports a light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up molasses, caramel malts, cherries, prunes and a pleasing sherry rich fruitiness followed by some modest booze near the end of the draw. The taste is rich and yummy and it goes deep with goodness in the form of molasses and caramel malts rolling into prunes, cherries and brown sugar. I’m not sure I get any barrel in this but that doesn’t interfere with the experience one bit. This is a lovely sipper as it ends with a nectar sweet kiss amid a bit of booze. Yes!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2014
at 22:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at City Beer. Smoke, slight chocolate and tart aroma. Pours dark brown with brown head that collars. Taste is chocolate malt, sweet grain, slight lemon and moderate tart. Complex and well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2014
at 16:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ benzai. Amber colour with no real head. Smells caramel, sweet, hostie. Tastes almond, sweetish, pretty nice. Medium body, soft carbo. Tastes way better than the smell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2014
at 15:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but was a recent release. Pours hazy deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, caramel, wheat, bread, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of hop and malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, caramel, wheat, bread, floral, grass, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, orange/lemon zest, caramel, wheat, bread, floral, grass, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and robustness of citrus hop and caramel/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good hoppy wheat ale. All around good balance and robustness of citrus hop and caramel/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2014
at 19:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
hazy golden light amber medium head malty cereal little fruity some vegetable medium body medium herbal bitterness hint of liquorice
Tried
on 09 Mar 2014
at 11:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. Woody light bourbon and chocolate malt aroma. Dark brown with moderate head and effervescence. Tart cherry, sweet bourbon, and caramel malt flavor. Mild astringent finish . Unique - nearest comparison IMHO would be a Dunkles Bock.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2014
at 13:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orangebrun farge med tynt lyst beige skum. Lukter kaffe og noe røk. Mild kaffesmak. Medium minus karbonert. Litt portvinfeeling i smaken også. Lite bitter.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2014
at 14:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Orangebrun tåkete farge med tynt beige skum. Lett røyklukt og noe karamell og kaffe. Minner litt om portvinlut og smak også. Eik, vaniljesmak. Rund smak, lite bitterhet. Lite kullsyre, kort ettersmak.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2014
at 14:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
01.03.2014, 0,5l bottle @ home:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark malts, espresso, dark sugar, caramel, chocolate, roasted grain, hay, chocolate, hints of vanilla. Taste is slightly dry, dark malts, oak, espresso, dark sugar, hay, chocolate, caramel, roasted grain, hints of vanilla. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark malts, espresso, dark sugar, caramel, chocolate, roasted grain, hay, chocolate, hints of vanilla. Taste is slightly dry, dark malts, oak, espresso, dark sugar, hay, chocolate, caramel, roasted grain, hints of vanilla. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 12:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber with a small white head - coffee and wood in the aroma - taste has some coffee notes, but the most dominant flavour is of vanilla from the wood - Lingering malt and vanilla with some hint of coffee - This was interesting and quite nice
Tried
on 01 Mar 2014
at 10:20