7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz hand bottle filled straight from a keg by csbosox. Pour is a cloudy orange golden with a small white head that fades right away. A few bubbles remain on the top floating around. Aroma of pine resin hops and some vegetable earthiness behind that. There is vaguely Belgian yeastiness present, but not terribly pronounced. Bready malt is there too, but it’s a bit buried behind the hops and earthiness. Taste is grainy resin pine hoppiness initially, turning to slight cloves and banana yeastiness. Kind of unexpected, but doesn’t detract too much. Palate is unfiltered, medium-light and drinkable. The finish has some sharp citrus fruit, more orange peel than orange. There is a lot of interesting flavors going on here, but they all seem to be on there own. This is basically a nice IPA and a nice Belgian Ale thrown together. When you stop thinking about this too much it ends up being quite enjoyable. Thanks for filling this one for me Chris.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 13:45
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz hand bottle filled for me by csbosox. This was filled from a keg Chris purchased from the brewery Jan / Feb 2008 that Chris had stored. Pour is deep brown black with a well formed 3 inch khaki head. Head turns rocky than falls with some nice lacing. Pretty beer. Aroma of grainy malt, some espresso roast a bit of dark chocolate. Taste is the dark roast, nice coffee notes and a a nice cane sugar / caramel sweetness. The roast starts, with the sweetness finishing. This is really nice, reminds me more of a Foreign stout than an imperial, but regardless, quite nice. Finish has some nice bitterness on top of the sweetness. The palate is medium, drinkable for this size of a beer. Thanks a ton for filling this one up for me Chris.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2009
at 18:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
10 oz draft pour at the brewpub. Pour is clear golden, with a bunch of carbonation bubbles. Smallish white head. Aroma is sweet honey floral, some Belgian candy sugar yeastiness. Taste is big honey sweet, the Belgian yeastiness, mid palate there are grassy and hay elements that finish though the end. Palate is medium, sweetness is a bit cloying. Aftertaste is lasting and dry. Decent enough Trippel.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2009
at 17:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
10 oz draft pour at the brewpub. Pour is red golden, clear body with a one inch off white head. Nice thick lacing is left behind on the glass. Pretty beer. Aroma of mild biscuit malt, some resin bitter hoppiness. Taste is big resin bitterness, peaty maltiness, some more maltiness. Palate is drying, long, bitter and resinous. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2009
at 17:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Taster @ the brewpub. Clor is clear brown. Aroma is disappointing right away, too young, too green, just out of control spiky esters. Taste is the same, comes off as a sweet colvent like flavor. They needed to let this one sit.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2008
at 03:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Taster @ the brewpub. Color is completely clean copper. Aroma is lightly fruity and earthy German lager yeast, that only that combination can bring. Taste is clean and lightly earthy. Fine stuff for a doppelbock but a bit boring at the end.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2008
at 03:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Glass from a growler graciously shared with me by csbosox. Pour is clear ruby brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel sweetness, some grainy hay. Taste is caramel maltiness, sharp sweetness, with hop bitterness in the finish. Grass and dirty straw throughout. Palate is thin to medium, easy drinking, though still quite a bit of flavor. Overall nice beer. Super cool of you stop by and offer me a glass of this Chris.
Tried
from Growler
on 07 Dec 2008
at 18:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler, filled about 3 weeks ago - from csbosox. Pour is golden tan with a very hazy, cloudy unfiltered look with a tan one inch off white head. Active carbonation. Decent lacing as head falls quickly. Aroma of fresh clean resin pine hops. Some slightly toasted maltiness present as well. Nice fresh hop nose. Taste is is the resin, malt and pine in that order. The finish features a bit of cardboard and bitter orange peel. Palate is medium, again very much an unfiltered experience. Overall a tasty brew. Thanks for picking this one up for me Chris.
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Dec 2008
at 10:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler filled at the brewpub, supplied by csbosox. Pour is clear ruby cordovan brown with a 1/2 inch off white head. Aroma of Belgian yeastiness, some wheat, some bananas, touch of spicy clove. Taste is the nose for the most part, but with a nice resin graininess. Palate has a nice lasting clove spiciness to it. Overall a decent attempt at a Dubbel.
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Dec 2008
at 10:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
10 oz pour at the brewpub. Pour is clear golden orange with a nice 1 inch off white head. Aroma of not too much, it was served pretty cold. Perhaps some mineral, maybe a hint of the wheat. Taste is toasted malt graininess, mixed in with a nice floral grassiness. Taste is smooth and well integrated. There is a bit of a dirty after taste, though this was a nicely drinkable beer. I had never tried this one in the past, but it was nicely clean and drinkable.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2008
at 13:37