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
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Very light aroma of vanilla and cherry. Pours clear, dark reddish brown, with a medium off white head and decent glass coating. Earthy, mossy flavor, but not strong. Faint vanilla and hop finish. There are some good flavors with this beer, but someone needs to turn up the volume a bit and bring them out more. It’s just a little weak.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2007
at 16:09
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Strong baby food and yogurt aroma, off-putting. Cloudy light orange pour, thin head, and minimal lacing. The bottom of the glass was coated with a thick layer of yeast sludge. It has a sour orange taste and to a lesser extent, dough and buttermilk. It’s a little yeasty on the palate but not as bad one would expect from seeing the large amount of yeast left behind. I recommend drinking this with a straw (or not at all) to avoid upsetting the yeast deposits.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2007
at 14:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Eh, okay beer. Nothing special about it. Generic American wheat aroma, with about the same in terms of flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2007
at 17:40
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3.5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
12 oz brown bottle for $1.50 from Vintage Estates. Very little aroma, probably due to my slightly stuffy nose. The pour is exceptionally black and dark. Has an orangey tinge around the edges. Taste is a bit bitter, it has that burned feeling on the back of your throat. Except for the bitterness, kinda smooth. Cannot taste much if any chocolate in there and the black coffee roastiness is quite overwhelming. Should this be a mild impy stout? Comes across like one. I think Weyerbacher’s Old Heathen is less oppressive than this. Does not live up to the sweet stout impression that I got from Mackeson’s xxx. However, much better than Bell’s Cherry Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2007
at 13:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Pours a medium depth brown with a large beige head and lots of thick lacing. Nose is like a mocha, but with vanilla tones. Like the name implies, taste is plentiful with vanilla, some roasted malt and mocha flavors. So much on the sweeter side that its a bit one dimensional. Good intentions, just a bit overboard on the vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2007
at 10:39
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the Vintage Estate Wine & Beer in Boardman OH. A great place! Big 16 oz glass for only $4. The look of this beer is very dark brown almost black with an orange tinge. Head is tan and about an eighth inch thick. Head fades to froth after a few minutes. Roasty sort of smell with hints of burned wood. Beery smelling with vanilla in there too. First taste is not like any porter I am familiar with, more vanilla than porter. Almost like vanilla extract charcoal flavored uncooked cookie dough or french toast mix. Has a bitter flavor and viscosity that borders on imp stout. The flavor hangs for a moment or two after each gulp. Does have good tingly carbonation that is very desirable in such a chewy brew. This may be a little on the offensive side for a porter. Not as well behaved as I would have liked for a porter. A little more coarse than your typical smooth porter than I care for. Tho the finish is medium bitter, it only lingers for a short time after you are finished drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2007
at 07:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pour is a hazy, sunset orange. Aroma is hop, with some lemons and limes. Taste is quite a bit of hop, though not really in a traditional IPA taste. Almost tasted like a big hopped APA to me. Regardless, nice beer that was well put together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2007
at 08:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear amber body with a small white head. Sweet caramel aroma with a touch of honey. Sweet caramel flavor, some honey and some light grassy hops.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2007
at 10:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Aroma and taste are creamy vanilla. Vanilla is not overpowering, nicely blended in with the beer character. Overall, a very interesting drink, though I am not sure when I would have it again. If you like vanilla, try this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2007
at 08:47