8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours deep clear amber into a tulip. Off-white head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Spicy rye, sweet rye and hot resin aromas. Thick and boozy with sweet caramel and rye upfront turning hot and spicy before the lasting sweet rye finish.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2011
at 17:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at EBF. Poured a hazy pale gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a decent amount of spice with sweet grains and honey. Flavor started with honey with a growing spice note as well as a decent amount of sweet grains and breads.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2011
at 16:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown with a brown head that dissipated quickly to the edges. Aroma is full of dark grains with some dark fruits and a bit of a spice and rye whiskey backing. Flavor started with dark grains and a bit of toffee and was joined by some dark fruit with the rye whiskey coming out in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2011
at 13:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Max’s tasting. Pours black. Tan head. Nose of raisin, plum, brown sugar and toffee. Taste is thick sweet raisin puree, brown sugar and toffee. Almost sickeningly sweet at times. Good sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2011
at 13:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at NotB. Poured near clear amber brown with an off-white head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma had a good amount of rye, some slight spice, sweet grains, a bit of light fruit and a hint of alcohol. Flavor had smooth rye with some light spice with light fruits and caramel and a bit of alcohol coming out in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2011
at 12:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle picked up at Plaza Liquors
Appearance: Clear dark brown with a medium sized off-white head that dissipates fairly quick leaving very little lacing
Aroma: Sweet toasted malts, dark ripe fruit, toffee and nutty
Taste: Sweet caramel, toasted malts, wet grains with a slight bitterness in the finish
OK, but not for me.
Appearance: Clear dark brown with a medium sized off-white head that dissipates fairly quick leaving very little lacing
Aroma: Sweet toasted malts, dark ripe fruit, toffee and nutty
Taste: Sweet caramel, toasted malts, wet grains with a slight bitterness in the finish
OK, but not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2011
at 21:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by the legendary footbalm at the going away party for our friends
Appearance: Dark brown with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, dark fruits, rye and woody
Taste: Roasted malts, woody, rye and vanilla
A very nice beer, smooth and easy drinkability
Appearance: Dark brown with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, dark fruits, rye and woody
Taste: Roasted malts, woody, rye and vanilla
A very nice beer, smooth and easy drinkability
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2011
at 17:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle from Plaza Liquors
Appearance: Clear amber with a big white head and some lacing
Aroma: Sweet caramel, pepper and rye
Taste: Sweet caramel, herbal tea and light spices
Nice and refreshing, I could drink this everyday.
Appearance: Clear amber with a big white head and some lacing
Aroma: Sweet caramel, pepper and rye
Taste: Sweet caramel, herbal tea and light spices
Nice and refreshing, I could drink this everyday.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2011
at 17:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a near black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of roasted malts and bitter dark chocolate with a bit of backing hop bitterness. Flavor starts with roasted malts but quickly becomes bitter with dark chocolate and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2011
at 19:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A lightly hazed blonde mead with a thick white head. In aroma, herbal honey malt, with light herbal spices, thyme. In mouth, a swet chalky mead, with a bit of cloves, so-so....focus on beer please. On tap at Brewvival, Feb. 26 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2011
at 20:29