8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown bottle into a 14 oz. pilsner glass. A: Slight haze to the dull straw yellow color. 1.5 finger frothy loosish white head quickly subsides leaving a very nice lace "pattern". Big bubbles. S: Strong bready/cracker malt smell with a light but noticeable hop background. Cut herbs and crackers. T: Dry crackery malt hits first with enough crisp herbal hops coming through to keep it interesting. Hops almost exactly same in strength as the barley. Well balanced. M: Not much to comment on here, but the carbonation is nice and fine textured on the tongue. Crisp finish. Dry hop linger with that crackery snap and a slight chewiness. O: One of my very favorites of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2015
at 09:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Bruisin' Ales, 1/5/15
Aroma: The aroma is lighter than I expected, citrus/orange, pine notes, dough, and booze
Appearance: This one pours a clear orange color with a beige head that coats the glass
Flavor: The sweetness and citrus are subtle, bitterness comes through more than anything else
Palate: Medium-plus bodied, light heat, with a soft-to-average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: This one definitely needs to warm up a bit, when it is too cold the aroma is a little lacking. Once it warns up, it improves, but it still isn't amazing. A DIPA from Foothills? Sounded exciting. This is okay, but I expected this one to be better.
Aroma: The aroma is lighter than I expected, citrus/orange, pine notes, dough, and booze
Appearance: This one pours a clear orange color with a beige head that coats the glass
Flavor: The sweetness and citrus are subtle, bitterness comes through more than anything else
Palate: Medium-plus bodied, light heat, with a soft-to-average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: This one definitely needs to warm up a bit, when it is too cold the aroma is a little lacking. Once it warns up, it improves, but it still isn't amazing. A DIPA from Foothills? Sounded exciting. This is okay, but I expected this one to be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2015
at 22:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a snifter. Dark brown with off-white head. Aroma is rich chocolate, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is chocolate, smoke, roasted malt, some herbal hops, and some ash. Good beer, alcohol is well covered, and would have been one of the best I had have if no ash.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2014
at 19:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A deep dark porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet solvent notes, orange pulp, Walkers chocolate orange, OK. In mouth, a bitter chocolate malt with grassy hops, orange pulp, light solvent notes, interesting Xmas offering.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2014
at 17:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A hazed blonde kolsch with a thin white head. In aroma, light biscuit malt with light mineral notes, grassy hops, light. In mouth, a light watery kolsch, with light mineral notes, grassy hops, light bodied, summer beer. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Dec 2014
at 17:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz bottles of 2010 and 2011 side by side. Aroma is rather licorice forward with nice dark chocolate and roast notes. The 2011 has much richer chocolate notes. Hints of alcohol. Moderate amount of oxidation in the 2010 bottle with cardboard being most prevalent, but also some dried fruits like raisin. Both bottles poured black with dark brown hues. Moderate sized, mocha head with nice retention. Flavor has moderate roast notes with a nice large chocolate flavor. 2010 bottle had moderate dark fruit and some oxidation which the 2011 bottle did not have. Light alcohol and oak notes, but not much bourbon character. Hints of honey. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, the 2010 bottle had faded quite a bit but 2011 was still drinking nicely. Really rich chocolate flavors and aromas with light honey character. Rating is for the 2011 bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 22:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A hazed golden ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light floral hops, resinous, light sulfur. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with smooth floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2014
at 09:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A dark brown ipa with a thin mocha head. In aroma, nice bitter chocolate with coffee grind, floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice. In mouth, a nice bitter chocolate malt with coffee grind, musty floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2014
at 09:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed golden ipa with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, biscuit malt with nice floral hops, grapefruit pulp, citrusy pulp, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet biscuit malt with loads of citrusy hops, tropical fruit, very nice and smooth, well done. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2014
at 09:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A golden maibock with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light oaked notes, nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with grassy German hops, light oak barrel, OK. On tap at brewpub.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2014
at 09:14