7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at fyne fest... Deep black.. Thin tan lacing... Big funky green raisins... Dark roast nose... Very sweet front... Big funk... Light roast soft berries.... Mellow malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2014
at 22:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from CraftShack. Pours very dark copper (strong light) with a slight tan head. Lots of red berry aroma. Maybe some roasty malt. Hop? Med + body. Flavor is very red berry. There’s a tart note. The malt isn’t so forward as the aroma suggested it might be. This seems to be crazy complex, yet the malt/bitter seems evenly balanced. This should be aged in musty wine barrels with brett. It’s on the way there already. (minus brett, oak, etc., but it’s suggestive.)
Tried
on 14 Jul 2014
at 16:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light slightly foamy and clingy lacing sticking nicely to the glass.
The smell had some light sweet citrus hops and a little bit of caramel malt thrown in there.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a light bitterness to it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly good sessionability about it. The carbonation struck my tongue harsh enough to definitely be an APA.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good APA worthy of having again.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light slightly foamy and clingy lacing sticking nicely to the glass.
The smell had some light sweet citrus hops and a little bit of caramel malt thrown in there.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a light bitterness to it.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly good sessionability about it. The carbonation struck my tongue harsh enough to definitely be an APA.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good APA worthy of having again.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2014
at 19:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark brown IPA with a thick frothy brown head. In aroma, nice bitter chocolate with smooth fruity notes, resinous hops, nice. In mouth, a bitter chocolate malt with light floral and grassy hop, grapefruit, ok. On tap at Coney Island on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2014
at 10:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle sample at a He’Brew tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Black with a light brown head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, caramel, stale piney hops, some fruitiness and quite a bit of alcohol. Sweet and boozy flavor with malt, caramel, chocolate, dark fruits, liqueur and a boozy finish with harsh bitterness. Syrupy mouthfeel. Too sweet and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 09:13
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a He’Brew tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Clear amber with a nice off white head, slightly creamy. Aroma of malt, caramel, cookies, fruits and stale hops. Sweet malty flavor, very caramelly, with fruitiness, somewhat stale hops and a big bitterness. Medium-bodied, a bit oily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 09:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a He’Brew tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of floral and citric hops, slightly stale, with caramel, malt, biscuits and a bit of fruitiness. Sweetish malty flavor, a bit biscuity and caramelly, with some fruitiness and slightly stale hops bitterness, a bit citric. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 09:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a drop orange/red with full head. Aromas of caramel, malt extract and grass much like a barley wine. Flavors of toffee/grass, bitter dried oranges, and toasted malts. The rye adds a nice sharp note. ABV is noticeable but does not distract too much. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 22:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Josh
Dark brown to black color, small brownish head. Interesting aroma, original; mild coffee, dark cookies, light smoke, fire wood. Smooth and dry mouthfeel; a bit too ashy, roasted malt flavor, with hints of fruits. Ashy final.
Dark brown to black color, small brownish head. Interesting aroma, original; mild coffee, dark cookies, light smoke, fire wood. Smooth and dry mouthfeel; a bit too ashy, roasted malt flavor, with hints of fruits. Ashy final.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2014
at 12:21
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle Batch 2, bottled on 2/18/2013. Dark, muddy brown black color with a small layer of white head without retention in the snifter. Aroma is interesting. Light funky berries, dull whiskey with wood barrel. The flavor get even better.
Flavor starts with black berries and slightly tart through the center of the sip. The tart berry is smoothed out by subtle whiskey and oak wood. The body is leaning on the full with a soft creamy texture. This flavor is really interesting and I had to read the label and the pomegranate now makes a lot of sense in the flavor. It is extremely easy to drink and I have to remind myself not to chug this like "Pom" juice aged in whiskey barrels. Overall, the layer of depth and complexity took my completely off guard. Jeez, this is nice.
Flavor starts with black berries and slightly tart through the center of the sip. The tart berry is smoothed out by subtle whiskey and oak wood. The body is leaning on the full with a soft creamy texture. This flavor is really interesting and I had to read the label and the pomegranate now makes a lot of sense in the flavor. It is extremely easy to drink and I have to remind myself not to chug this like "Pom" juice aged in whiskey barrels. Overall, the layer of depth and complexity took my completely off guard. Jeez, this is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2014
at 23:42