8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
It seems like a lot of brewers commemorate their anniversaries these days by including an equivalent # of hops, malts, adjuncts, or what have your for whatever year they are celebrating. One has to wonder when they will run out of ingredients! As it stands, 8 malts and 8 hops turns out pretty well. The beer is a rich dark brown color with a frothy beige head that stayed forever. Nice lacing too. The aroma is roasted malt, grain and a little fruit. Medium body with a smooth texture. Lots of toasted malt flavor, along with hops, plum and caramel. The alcohol comes through now and again as well. The finish is malty and warming. Overall this beer was a pleasant surprise that I would try again. Here’s to next year’s 9th!
Tried
on 14 Nov 2004
at 21:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Dark brown coloured body with a nice frothy light brown head. Aroma of hops, caramel, roasted malt and some light pit fruits. Medium-bodied; Strong roasty malt flavoured with some light hops and a bunch of nuts. Some metal in the aftertaste with some malt going long. Overall, the best from the jewish series, but definitely not good for the asa category. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 14-November-2004 with jon[r888710].
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2004
at 22:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Thanks to Darkover for the trade. Pretty gimmicky name, yes? Pours a dark brown color with a thin beige head. Thin lacing rings. The aroma is nutty and roasty. Medium-bodied with toasted malt, hops and a bit of fruit in the flavor. The finish is lightly malty with just a hint a hops. Overall this is an average Brown Ale.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2004
at 23:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Raisin aroma. Hazy amber. Wooden raisin flavors. Not too exiting in my opinion.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2004
at 14:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
This ale pours a cloudy dark amber colour with a almost creamy head. The aroma included corn syrup, sugar and malt with a hit of metallic. Initial sip had a strong bitter flavour with almost a buttery flavour. A thick creamy ale. The finish was very hoppy. And palate was the same....became better tasting the warmer it got.
Tried
on 18 Jul 2004
at 19:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Deep brown with a nice-sized head. Average, maybe slightly above smell: sweet, normal brown ale scent. Taste is slighly nutty, slighty brown rice, slightly smokey. Nothing extraordinary, but it is good.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2004
at 14:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A deep red beer with a fine but disappearing head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of roasted bread. The flavor is dominated by roasted malt with notes of wood and cowberries, before it ends on a dry note. It has a nice palate.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2004
at 14:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
An amber beer with a fine beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel and fruit. The flavor is of roasted bread and caramel. It is very nicely hopped both aroma and bitter which gives it a lovely bitter end. A nice flavor.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2004
at 14:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thick off-white head with kosher laces. Slight hazy brown in colour. Nice schmalty nose with light CHHHops and Knuts..the whole gemish tatses verrrryy smaltchy.Oi vey, very meshugah!
Tried
on 10 Jan 2004
at 18:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black color. Very nice hop aroma, with just some roasted malt and yeast. Poorer body, dry with a lot of roasted malt.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2003
at 05:26