7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of tpd975. Batch : blood. Good balance of malt and hops. Malty, caramel. Very enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2008
at 13:12
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
The label on this bottle says; Ithaca Pils Golden Lager, so I guess this is the right place to put my rating. Some mild citrus aroma. Ubiquitous pale yellow american lager appearance, with just a slight haze. Sharp bitter big pilsner hop bite. Very good carbonation. Lingering medicinal coating palate. I am rather surprised by the amount of bitterness this has in it, I would say it borders on IPA territory. Long lingering bitter graperfruit rind finish. This has many ale attributes and if I didn’t know better, I would never think of this as a lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2008
at 06:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Bocktown, nice place! Slightly hazy pale yellow. Tea froth head. Smells like mild wheat . Hits of grass an hay on the tongue, also a bit tart. Friendly and easy to get along with. Many of the attributes of a good lager. Some bitterness barely detectable. Well behaved finish with some mild hints of vanilla. Nice session brew. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2008
at 15:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Many of the characteristics I like about witbiers just don’t show up in this beer, especially the spiciness. That aside, there aren’t any off flavors to put you off. Hazy, yellow-straw body with a white head. Aroma has some very light coriander and some citrus. The vlaor is lightly sweet and lightly tart. The finish is very dry. Medium body and watery texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2008
at 19:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Batch E!005 - Hazy golden pour, with a light soapy lace - aroma of pale wheat malt, honey, strong wildflower character, a belgian fruitiness, very young brett, and a spicy saaz bite at the end - a little too sweet in the nose - the flavor is more subtle than the aroma leads you to believe - a little bit of sweetness up front is cut off by a light wheat tartness and very light young brett - some european hop character, mild pils malt, spicy hops and herbs, and a peppery character all lend the beer a biere de garde/saison kind of character - a bit of warming alcohol in the finish kind of takes away from the subtleties of the beer, but otherwise this is pretty solid - once the brett develops more this has the potential to be quite ommegeddon-like.
Tried
on 23 May 2008
at 20:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of a traveling colleague. Batch E!006. This brew is a dark brownish amber color with a thick and foamy beige head that recedes slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. The aroma is piney with notes of hops, caramel and fruit. Medium-bodied and chewy with flavors of hops, pine, malt and some fruit. The finish is hoppy with some spice and bready malt lingering. Good all around.
Tried
on 23 May 2008
at 16:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. A sweet, warming beer. Pours reddish brown with a small, fizzy (cola-like) head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is spicy and slightly Trois Pistoles-esque. Cinnamon and nutmeg, caramel, toasted malts, molasses. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Finishes sweet with a slight to moderate bitterness. Medium body and watery texture and a very fizzy carbonation. This beer had me thinking it was fine almost to the finish, when it came unhinged and unbalanced — its watery texture and over carbonation kept the many flavors from sticking around as long as they should have for a winter beer. The more I drank, the less I enjoyed the mix of tastes, short-lived as they were.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2008
at 18:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with ruby highlights and a small brown head. The aroma was moderately roasty and lightly smoky. The flavor was dry, bitter and very roasty with a hint of smoke underneath and a long, harsh and dry roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2008
at 12:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy red beer, with a frothy, lasting head - aggressive aroma of earthy hops, wood, rye, whiskey, spruce tips, fairly strong sweetness - soft carbonation in the mouth - strong bitterness subdues what would otherwise be a very strong sweetness, mingling to generate sweet citrus and cherry flavors - strong woody character, hints of rye - some earthy, leafy, tobacco-like qualities - a faint hint of smoke - the finish is kind of sticky, with long-lingering fruitiness and pine-like hops - the alcohol is well-masked, but apparent enough to give warmth and encourage slow sipping - falls better in the category of american strong ale - an assertive but nicely balanced beer.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2008
at 21:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big thanks to Quake1028 for bringing this puppy to the tasting. Pours hazy orange-copper with thin off white head. The aroma has a nice combination of pine hops mixed with sweet malts, sweet orange juice and cherries. I get a faint Belgian yeastiness too. The taste has nothing but up side with pine hop bitterness mixed with sweet chewy malts. The pine seems to bleed into grassy hop bitterness to midway and into the finish. Wow, this beer is really hop heavy with sticky malts sweetness for some semblance of balance. Nice IIPA.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2008
at 21:18