7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to BennyTicklez for sending this. An off white head of creamy foam tops the clear, dark amber brew below. Light lemony hops aroma invite a taste. Lightly malty with the proper amount of hops for balance make this a very good Pale Ale. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 27 May 2005
at 07:27
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
2005 bottle from SkepticMAP, a very gracious trader! Deep orange-red. Small bubbles rise in vertical shafts from the sides of the glass, quite aggressively. Clear. Off-white head is quickly receding to ring. Smells of light raspberries, dry toast/toasted malt, hints of alcohol. Tastes of sweet and buttery malt, lots of waxy crayons. It’s either wax or baked dough I’m tasting. Medium body, much too dry and bready on the end and I just can’t shake the notion that I’m tasting ground up crayons. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2005
at 10:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a light ruby color ale with a medium light brown foamy head with a quite excellent retention. Aroma of light spices, honey with some bitter hops. Taste is lighter then expected with the honey being immediately recognizable. Bitter taste at the end is also quite enjoyable. I would have hope for a bit more malt and more character for a ‘’Christmas’’ special type beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2005
at 13:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A complex beer and a good take on a style that is so often one dimensional. There are vinous characteristics in the aroma and taste. Aroma also has coffee and chocolate, as well as a roasted herbal flavor. Flavor is complex with milk, chocolate, coffee, and earth. Heavy on the palate. Italian spices in the aftertaste. This bottle was nearly a year past its "best by" date; it appears letting it sit for a while helped it along.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2005
at 15:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a mid-brown color beer with an above average white foamy head with good retention. Nice malty aroma with some roastiness and some nuts. Taste is quite malty with a smooth creamy taste and light bitterness at the end. Body is fuller then expected and probably fuller then most Vienna I tasted before. Overall, this is real good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2005
at 10:27
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
This is a nice brewer but this was my first time trying this beer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a light golden color with a medium sized white head. There is a sweet, flowery hop aroma. The flavor is sharp with hops with a sour malt tang that turns dry on the finish. An unremarkable beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2005
at 15:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask version at Barley’s 4th Annual Mini RAF (05/13/06): Another year, another good Doppelbock from GLBC. Dark honey color with a thin light beige head that retains pretty well. Thin spotty lacing. Malty, nutty aroma with some dark fruit. Medium-bodied with a hoppy and nutty character, along with a good malt backbone. Some caramel and coffee in the background as well. The finish is sweet and malty. Enjoyable.
Cask version at Barley’s 3rd Annual Mini RAF (04/16/05): GLBC definitely came to play at this event. Dark honey color with a miniscule and foamy beige head. Aroma of malt and dark fruit. Medium body with a hoppy punch at first that rounds out quickly. Catching up with the initial hops blast are coffee, nut and malt flavors. The finish is lightly bitter and dry. A little more sweetness would help this beer, but overall there isn’t much to complain about.
Cask version at Barley’s 3rd Annual Mini RAF (04/16/05): GLBC definitely came to play at this event. Dark honey color with a miniscule and foamy beige head. Aroma of malt and dark fruit. Medium body with a hoppy punch at first that rounds out quickly. Catching up with the initial hops blast are coffee, nut and malt flavors. The finish is lightly bitter and dry. A little more sweetness would help this beer, but overall there isn’t much to complain about.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2005
at 23:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask version at Barley’s 3rd Annual Mini RAF (04/16/05): Pours a murky orange color with a thin off-white head. Thin lacing too. Nice hoppy and citrusy aroma. Medium-bodied and very smooth with a subtle but persistent hops flavor. This reminded me very much of the DFH 90 Minute on tap, which is definitely a good thing. There are also some citrus and pine flavors. The finish is slick and rather bitter. All in all this was a great way to kick off the event, an Imperial IPA as good as I knew GLBC could do it.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2005
at 22:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I have been slowly going though the collection of beers from this brewer. This was my first tasting of this particular offering. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a copper color with a large fluffy tan head. The aroma was sweet, fruity and hoppy. The flavor is strong with sweet malt and has a strong fruity hop presence with a dry flowery hop finish. The hops really linger on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2005
at 21:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft, at the Maple Tree Inn. Hmm... another Imperial that just begs to slide down your throat. A dark brown pour with a brown egg-colored head, and a rich malty smell. Has a rich black coffee taste, but no rough edges at all. It sits lightly on the tongue, sweet and mellow, with just enough bitter to make the ride worthwhile.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2005
at 11:19