4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Bruisin’ Ales shared at a tasting. Pours a red-brown with a large foamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee, vanilla, bourbon, mild tart fruits. The taste is toffee, dark fruits, chocolate. Medium bodied, mild tartness, slightly off, muddled.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2015
at 18:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A: Clear copper with a half finger of beige foam. Busy carbonation. Short retention with good lacing. S: English hops and toffee. Smells delicious! T: Toasted malts with a mild but tasty hop bite coming in. Much like the smell. Not very complex but I think it’s very tasty indeed. M: On the lighter side of medium body. Still busily bubbling but I like the tingle. Medium length chewy finish. O: A pretty tasty refreshing amber overall and easily available in my area at very good $9/6 prices. Worth buying again.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2015
at 14:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Black with 2.5 fingers of tan head. Aromas of dark and milk chocolate, nutty notes, caramel, cream, vanilla, a bit of cola. Tastes of dark and milk chocolate, light cola, some nutty notes, caramel, lactose. Medium body with a dry finish. Creamy mouthfeel, medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 01:02
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. thanks to Brian on this one. Pitch black with thin tan head. Great roasted notes with ash, chocolate and mils dark fruit tones.
Texture of the brew as an ash quality that shows deep roasted notes that linger well after the sip. Body is on the fuller side of medium with mild charred oak in the finish. The best way to drink a brew is without any expectations. Willrunforbeer had this cellared for a long while and it stood the test of time and was a very nice drink.
Texture of the brew as an ash quality that shows deep roasted notes that linger well after the sip. Body is on the fuller side of medium with mild charred oak in the finish. The best way to drink a brew is without any expectations. Willrunforbeer had this cellared for a long while and it stood the test of time and was a very nice drink.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2015
at 00:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Light citrus aroma but mostly roast malt here. Pots black with good mocha head and lacing. Medium bitter finish. Some coffee. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2015
at 22:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle purchased at the Beer Shoppe, Adrmore, PA. Best before 9/2015 ticked on the side of label.Thin head retention that died after a minute on top a deep ruby color. The aroma is sweet caramel, light pear, burnt brown sugar and a light fruit note.
Flavor is right with the nose with a lot of caramelized toffee/ caramel leading into a mild peat hint in the finish. Alcohol is also here but not overwhelming or distracting. Light dark fruit as it warms up. Body is fuller side of medium with a lower Co2 level. Pretty well made.
Flavor is right with the nose with a lot of caramelized toffee/ caramel leading into a mild peat hint in the finish. Alcohol is also here but not overwhelming or distracting. Light dark fruit as it warms up. Body is fuller side of medium with a lower Co2 level. Pretty well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2015
at 20:15
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle from The Beer Shoppe. Massive carbonation on a slow tiled pour. The head lasted until the end of the glass with the mouthfeel having a very lively; effervescent feel. The aroma is a bouquet of floral hops and mild chocolate.
Great body that almost leads me to believe this is a hoppy stout, nice and full. Citrus and chocolate compliments the nice lingering pine that lasts well after the sip. Some dry roast on the tongue. I enjoy this style and rather often. This Black IPA / CDA is among the top in class, nicely crafted.
Great body that almost leads me to believe this is a hoppy stout, nice and full. Citrus and chocolate compliments the nice lingering pine that lasts well after the sip. Some dry roast on the tongue. I enjoy this style and rather often. This Black IPA / CDA is among the top in class, nicely crafted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2015
at 18:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle right at best by date A: Big rocky beige head with good retention. Dark ruby/mahogany color. Good looking. little visible carbonation. S: Slight cocoa and roast with a slight hint of grassy hops. T: Bitter and roasty at first with no sweetness. Some orange zest and pith to finish. M: Lighter than expected and not gummy or cloying. Fairly clean, dry finish. O: Nice light and hoppy brown. Worth buying again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 17:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured a dark brown color with a small tan head. Aroma was lots of roasted malts, some bitter chocolates, light toffee, splash of coffee. Flavor was a vibrant roasted character with a nice, bitter dark chocolate character. Light creamy character. Pretty solid.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 13:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College this beer poured a dark red-brown color with a large foamy tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was faintly malty and did not have anything else going on. The flavor was faintly malty with a hint of dark fruit. Medium finish. Medium body. Surprisingly bland.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2014
at 18:59