7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
October ‘09 O-Town Throwdown, courtesy of Daknole. bottle #1489 Pours dark brown beige head. Aroma of bourbon, barrel, chocolate malt/roast. Flavor, rather boozy, bourbon, chocolate malts, hints of roast, medium mouthfeel, hints of vanilla Thick grainy palate, chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2009
at 19:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
October ’09 O-Town Throwdown. Thanks Daknole. bottle # 094/2007 pours dark brown, beige head and thin golden lacing. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, malts. Hops were attenuated. Flavor, lots of caramel, malts, some chocolate and brown sugar, light notes of yeast, with a crisp finish, light on the hop side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2009
at 07:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
October ’09 O-Town Throwdown, courtesy of Daknole. #1431/2008 Pours amber/brown, thin beige head. Aroma and flavor, hoppy, caramel malts, some brown sugar, fresh hops, might be a little too bitter in the finish with lingering hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2009
at 21:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft: Pumpkin, clove, cinnamon, and orange aroma in good proportions. Amber orange color, clear, headless. It tastes sweet for the style, but only a bit cloying. Orange, clove, and cherries are present. Subdued mushroom and pumpkin finish. When warmed to near room temperature, the sweetness comes into better balance, while the pumpkin flavor really comes to life, escorted by vanilla. It’s a much better beer warm. One of the best pumpkin ales I’ve had. Of course, that isn’t saying a whole lot.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2009
at 15:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Chocolaty bourbon or bourbony chocolate. You take your pick. Umm, this is really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2009
at 22:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This beer was a surprise. Poured from tap a red amber color with a small white head. Aroma is bourbon, sweet, with hints of both regular and brown sugar. The flavor is pretty heavy on the bourbon alcohol, with touches of hops, sweet malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Oct 2009
at 19:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
@Richmond Gathering 9-22oz bottle courtesy dkachur & maniac-pours a thin light brown head and black color. Aroma is wood, dark malt-molasses/roasty. Taste is wood/bourbon, dark malt-molasses/roasty, earthy/acidic hops. 100830-22oz bottle-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is bourbon/vanilla/boozy, dark malt. Taste is vanilla/bourbon/boozy, dark malt-rich/dark chocolate, secondary earthy hops. 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2009
at 09:31
8.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear vibrant reddish copper color with a thin head. Not so great head retention and lacing. Rich, inviting aroma of pumpkin spices, primarily nutmeg but a hint of cinnamon and clove. Notes of pumpkin, caramel and apple. Taste is caramel, pumpkin, apple, citrus and a nice spice profile of cinnamon and nutmeg. A fair amount of vanilla in the finish. Smooth and medium bodied. Sweet overall with a bit of spiciness and a faint tartness. This is a damn good pumpkin beer.
The 2010 vintage is a bit stronger and sweeter, but still has nice balance, a nice spice mix, and is still pretty damn good. No score updates.
OH. MY. GOD. The 2012 vintage is fucking amazing. More toasted notes this year, vanilla, pumpkin, perfect level of spice. Seriously, they’ve hit a home run with this beer this year. Old score was 8/3/9/4/17. Taste is going up, as is palate, as is overall. This is now a top 10 beer for me.
The 2010 vintage is a bit stronger and sweeter, but still has nice balance, a nice spice mix, and is still pretty damn good. No score updates.
OH. MY. GOD. The 2012 vintage is fucking amazing. More toasted notes this year, vanilla, pumpkin, perfect level of spice. Seriously, they’ve hit a home run with this beer this year. Old score was 8/3/9/4/17. Taste is going up, as is palate, as is overall. This is now a top 10 beer for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2009
at 01:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear reddish amber color with a medium head. Average head retention and nice lacing. The nose is nice with notes of bourbon, maple and vanilla. Taste is lightly toasted malts, bourbon, light nutty notes, faint oak and a strong pine-like hoppiness. I found this one too bitter. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2009
at 01:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle #1492 of 2009. Cost was $7.29 at Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours black with a soft inch of brown head. Milk chocolate, chocolate milk, and dark chocolates in the nose. Sweet chocotae at tip of tongue followed by an alcoholic bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2009
at 16:29