7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Variety case: Pours a dark brown with a pretty nice looking creamy tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, with a real nutty feel to it. Nicely bodied, so it doesn’t go down too heavy. A little bittersweet. Dark chocolate is the most present flavor. I suppose that there are some hops in there giving it an additional bitter and hoppy edge. Feels nice and creamy. A good porter. Good job Washington.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2010
at 14:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Case: Pours a mahogony amber color with an off-white head that stays around for a bit and leaves some leacing in the wake of its retreat. Aroma got molasses at the forefront with some malt backing it up. Can’t quite get the spruce out of the nose. Flavor is interesting and tastes like no other beer I had, although I must say that a certain familiarity is there. A bunch of molasses and a sweet finish, but really not that sweet. There is a real earthy feel to it, which I guess comes at least in part from the spruce. This is the kind of beer which is simply hard to describe because the vocabulary we are so used to simply does not apply. All in all, it ain’t bad and I’ll drink another two or three.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2010
at 17:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark with a malty aroma. Has some light spice in the aroma, as well. Flavor has a full malty taste with medium sweetness and some nice spicy hops. A decent brew but a little on the dull side.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2010
at 16:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brown with a light head. Highly sweet malty aroma, caramel, a touch of toasted malts, too. Flavor is is very similar to the aroma with the sweet malts really coming on strong. A bit too sweet for me but still pretty good.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2010
at 16:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, fruity, pineapple, floral. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100522]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2010
at 00:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep dark brown coloured body with a very thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, alcohol and a touch of caramel. Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt flavours with a very nutty and almost pecan flavour. Some caramel and light sugars come through, but with a relatively mild body - only some gets through. Aftertaste shows some complexity, but the roasted malt and caramel tastes come through most. Overall, a decent beer - lighter than I expected, but showing some good complexity. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 25-May-2010, sampled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 30-May-2010.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2010
at 19:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at Chris-O ... golden ... pineapple musty hop nose ... dull fruits ...very non descript
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2010
at 13:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hazy yellowish pour in the glass with lots of sediment. Nose is candy and malt. Taste is citrus and light hops. Rated 12/11/2000
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2010
at 10:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark and muddy pour in glass. Extremely sweet ale. Too much molasses and brown sugar. Rated 4/5/03
Tried
on 07 May 2010
at 19:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice amber pour. Nose is very floral citrus. Taste is sweet and slightly bitter. Rated 4/12/03
Tried
on 07 May 2010
at 19:21