6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
14th November 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles for a head. Palate is comparatively light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Sweet and spice laden dark malts, alcohol spice. Some dark chocolate. Savoury sweet dark fruits. Light dry finish. Entertaining but lacks the complexity of some of the earlier anniversary beers and from a 17% monster you want a little more. Still good though.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles for a head. Palate is comparatively light and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Sweet and spice laden dark malts, alcohol spice. Some dark chocolate. Savoury sweet dark fruits. Light dry finish. Entertaining but lacks the complexity of some of the earlier anniversary beers and from a 17% monster you want a little more. Still good though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2017
at 12:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours amber orange with a small creamy beige head. Faint malty nose has a hint of cocoa. Flavor is zesty malt with more cocoa. Slightly earthy and nutty with a touch of cardamom and mushrooms. Spicy citrusy hops In finish are subtle. Some vanilla notes and warming alcohol as well. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 22:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Hazy, tawny golden color, topped by a moderate sized creamy white head. Light grainy malt nose has hints of citrus peel. Flavor has sweet grainy malt notes. A bit of lemon and rye malt comes through upfront. Slightly sweet with honey like notes in middle. Citrus hops in dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2017
at 22:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours a fully hazy golden with a white head. Citrusy grassy aroma with honey. Nice citrusy hop edge, some grassy hop, pale and honey-like malt flavors. Wasn’t expecting much, but it’s actually pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2016
at 22:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft as Shmaltz Hanukkah Beer (8%) at the Brick Store, Decatur, GA. Dark gold with a big white head. Multifaceted aroma with toffeed malt and some intense green papaya hop. Sweet taste but never cloying. Light notes of tobacco and banana leaf along with more toffee. Well-carbonated palate hides a body that may be a trifle too thin. Good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2016
at 02:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle - Buttercotch and some bourbon notes. Cloudy copper brown with a small beige head. Dark malts and some soured barrel notes. Disjointed and a bit harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 21:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber-brown. Thin head. The bourbon is quite evident on the nose. It’s a touch sticky, touch bourbony. A lot of bourbon. Alcohol dryness, and sticky. The issue for me is the base beer has no real focus...it’s a generic strong ale. Ultimately, a nondescript beer that has a lot of bourbon character.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2016
at 21:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out light bourbon, a little vanilla, a touch of dark fruits, and toasted malt. Flavour is kind of obscured, with toasted bread, woody oak, a touch of tobacco and maybe a hint of dried dark fruits. Doesn't have close to the depth that is described. Earthy, bitter finish, with dry, toasty, oaky finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 21:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color, brown head. Aroma of plums, raisins, molasses, vanilla. Taste has vanilla and dark fruit, sour roast. Boozy. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2016
at 09:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft at Craft & Draft. Hazy deep amber color. Boozy aroma. Taste of boozy caramel.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2016
at 20:52