2.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Keg at the brewpub. Dark brown, thin creamy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of pure diacetyl and a hint of roast. Taste is diacetyl, dms, roast, caramel. Thin. A mess.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 13:13
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Keg at the brewpub. Near black, ruby highlights. Moderate creamy tan head, decent retention. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee. Taste is roast and coffee. Thin, almost still.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 13:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the brewpub. Hazy orange, thin fizzy white head, good retention. Aroma of heavy clove, wheat, banana. Taste is clove, banana, citrus, wheat. Thin.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 13:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewpub. Clear brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of caramel, earth, smoke. Taste is sweet caramel, earth, bitter hop. Thin.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 12:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at the brewpub. Clear copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, earth, a bit of cherry. Taste is earth, caramel, cherry, raisin, hints of butter. Thin, moderate to high carbonation. 500th Michigan rating.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 12:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewpub. Clear golden, large creamy white head, decent retention. Aroma of doughy malt, mild grassy hops. Taste is white bread, grassy hops, a mild bit of fruit. Thin, biscuity, dry, high carbonation.
Tried
on 13 May 2017
at 12:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a fairly dark copper to amber sort of color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Light rings of lace.
The aroma had some caramel/toffee malt up front with some bitter piney hops and grapefruit zestiness pummeling some toast and nutty tones.
The flavor took the malts and hops and added in some butterscotch. Quick malty aftertaste and rubs the finish with a semi-abrasive acceptable sort of alcohol level.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sipping quality. One can notice the alcohol level in this one. Good carbonation.
Overall, worthy American strong ale to have again.
The appearance was a fairly dark copper to amber sort of color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Light rings of lace.
The aroma had some caramel/toffee malt up front with some bitter piney hops and grapefruit zestiness pummeling some toast and nutty tones.
The flavor took the malts and hops and added in some butterscotch. Quick malty aftertaste and rubs the finish with a semi-abrasive acceptable sort of alcohol level.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sipping quality. One can notice the alcohol level in this one. Good carbonation.
Overall, worthy American strong ale to have again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white foamy head. Fairly quick dissipation. Some sliding lace.
The aroma had some roast, light coffee tones, dark chocolate, a little bit of earthiness and a touch of grassiness.
The flavor brought it all together fairly nice and pulling in a touch of a light cereal/grainy sort of sweetness at the end. Ends up all seemed to ride into the aftertaste and slide into the finish.
The feel seemed a bit rugged with some of the roast pummeling the sweet smoothness a bit more here. It’s about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good stout for the most part. I didn’t mind the feel of this one.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white foamy head. Fairly quick dissipation. Some sliding lace.
The aroma had some roast, light coffee tones, dark chocolate, a little bit of earthiness and a touch of grassiness.
The flavor brought it all together fairly nice and pulling in a touch of a light cereal/grainy sort of sweetness at the end. Ends up all seemed to ride into the aftertaste and slide into the finish.
The feel seemed a bit rugged with some of the roast pummeling the sweet smoothness a bit more here. It’s about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good stout for the most part. I didn’t mind the feel of this one.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was an amber/orange sort of color with a small quarter finger’s worth of head. Spreading speckled lace.
The aroma had some pumpkin sweetness, some allspice and ginger.
The flavor kept the sweet pumpkin and malty sort of body to it. Caramel/toffee tones come out decently. Allspice and ginger seem to play a little bit with some black pepper. All seems to combine decently but there wasn’t any aftertaste. Just a pumpkin malty sort of finish.
The feel was about medium bodied. Malts play a good part in this department and keep some energy against the carbonation which ends up keeping a decent sort of aptitude on my tongue.
Overall, decent pumpkin ale worthy to have again if I lived closer.
The appearance was an amber/orange sort of color with a small quarter finger’s worth of head. Spreading speckled lace.
The aroma had some pumpkin sweetness, some allspice and ginger.
The flavor kept the sweet pumpkin and malty sort of body to it. Caramel/toffee tones come out decently. Allspice and ginger seem to play a little bit with some black pepper. All seems to combine decently but there wasn’t any aftertaste. Just a pumpkin malty sort of finish.
The feel was about medium bodied. Malts play a good part in this department and keep some energy against the carbonation which ends up keeping a decent sort of aptitude on my tongue.
Overall, decent pumpkin ale worthy to have again if I lived closer.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a semi-rugged dark copper almost brown color with a quickly dissipating half finger’s worth of white foamy head. Light spotty lace.
The aroma had some black cherries, light toffee, some caramel, burnt toast, grassy hops and a light cereal/grainy sweetness at the end.
The flavor seemed to center around the previously mentioned aromas fairly sweet with a touch of some herbal quality coming in right before the aftertaste and then sliding into the finish, light sort of leathery tone here.
The feel was alright, a bit more prickly carbonation hitting than expected. Sweetness seemed controlled fairly nice by this. ABV felt under as projected by the brewer (this was had fairly fresh at the time).
Overall, not so sure about this one. I was told I had a fresh bottle too.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a semi-rugged dark copper almost brown color with a quickly dissipating half finger’s worth of white foamy head. Light spotty lace.
The aroma had some black cherries, light toffee, some caramel, burnt toast, grassy hops and a light cereal/grainy sweetness at the end.
The flavor seemed to center around the previously mentioned aromas fairly sweet with a touch of some herbal quality coming in right before the aftertaste and then sliding into the finish, light sort of leathery tone here.
The feel was alright, a bit more prickly carbonation hitting than expected. Sweetness seemed controlled fairly nice by this. ABV felt under as projected by the brewer (this was had fairly fresh at the time).
Overall, not so sure about this one. I was told I had a fresh bottle too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2017
at 18:00