5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sour initial rotting fruit aroma. Surprizingly dark, I was expecting a marzen lightness. That aroma clears to something more like fresh slag once poured into the glass. Very nice initial unique flavor. Rather smooth and well behaved. At times it is on the verge of repulsiveness but it never gets there. Just enough to keep the curiousity up and the taste buds wondering. Roasted wet wood and nut flavors. Nothing else I remember tastes like this. Quite an experience. No hop bitterness can be detected and that is refreshing. Again, this unique extinguished campfire experience is really something. I don’t know if this is a repeatable beer but it is something that every rater should try at least once. Nice and different, rather enjoyable at times. The flavor is sippable and keeps you sipping. After a while there an ever so slight bitterness that builds on the back of the throat but it is well controlled. The bitterness hangs for a while at the end of the session. Must be the effect of the old wet campfire coals.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2007
at 08:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pour is a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a very nice dark chocolate malt with some toffee and caramel. Flavor is also decent with lots of hops mixed with dark malts. A little bit of caramel shows through. Very thick swallow and leaves a lasting bitterness. One of the best by this brewer by far.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2007
at 20:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Flowery, perfumy hops are the dominant aroma and flavor, but only because there’s not much else. Light in aroma and light in flavor. Pours a hazy copper. The head is frothy and white. Some light yeastiness in the aroma along with a touch of citrus. The flavor is moderately sweet and a light soapiness creeps through. Lightly bitter. Medium body and decent carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2007
at 19:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Small brown and frothy head atop a black body. Malty aroma of roast and dark chocolate with some notes of caramel. The flavor is moderately bitter and only slightly sweet. It finishes acidic to the point of metallic. Medium body and thin texture, but the carbonation is fairly lively. Drinkable, but uninspired.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2007
at 19:43
5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Wet raggish aroma, somewhat spicy, like a few wheatbeers. Ubiquitous pale yellow american lager color and appearance. Clean friendly taste, enjoyable and friendly. Industrially clean and refined. Provides a relative uplift. Good creamy carbonation. IMHO good session brew. Must be very filtered, no precipitants in this wheat, it’s clear. Finish is non assuming and short, a mild mannered beer. If I didn’t know better I would think this is a fine pale lager.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2007
at 16:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Every characteristic of an ESB is taken one step further in this EESB especially the B. So you can’t compare this to other ESBs. On its own merits, though, it’s a beer with some nice flavors though it is dominated by bittering hops. The clear copper body sits under a small, quickly-receding off-white head. The aroma is full of floral hops with touches of toffee and grain. The flavor is heavily bitter with a moderately sweet, malty backbone. Medium body. Smooth texture. Good beer, but I prefer regular ESBs.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2007
at 17:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled (thanks kenb!). Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is flowery and fruity hops. Flavour is grassy, fruity and slightly caramelly malty. A really pleasant Double IPA, which hides the alcohol really well (if it really is 9.2%!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2007
at 01:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bomber pours out deep clear gold with one inch off white head. The aroma has a pine hop and big earthy component to go along with an undercurrent of malty sweetness. The taste begins with sweet slightly roasted malts and a wide load of earthiness. Then the pine hop bitterness intercedes. These several flavor notes mingle for a while as the finish of the beer taste approaches. Near the finish the pine hop bitterness takes control of the flavor and struts its way into the after taste. This beer has an above average viscous mouth feel that goes well with the style. Lots of lacing was left clinging to my tall Stone IPA tulip glass.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2007
at 21:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Aroma of lychee and grapefruit with a whiff of smoke. Medium bodied and very hop aromtic. Completely domianted by the hops. These are supported by rounded maltiness offering some vanilla to the ho salad. The finish is bitter, but not to the levels you’d expect after the aroma. Compex? No. Tasty? H*ll yes!"
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2007
at 05:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a nice amber color with a medium white head that stays. The aroma is a strong peach smell that stings the nostrils. Lacing very nice on this one with a fruity taste that has a sweet finish. I really enjoyed this double IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2007
at 03:29