6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Bronze beer with a dark cream head. Caramel and earthy aroma with light toffee. caramel and light peat flavor with backing dark fruitiness. Medium bodied. Caramel and toffee linger with darker malts, light dark fruit, and light peat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2013
at 16:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
This beer pours a hazy golden-orange color with a medium white head that recedes gradually to an outer ring. Sparse rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, malt and yeast. Medium to full body with flavors of piney hops, earthy yeast and malt. The finish is hoppy up front with a fruity yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2013
at 18:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Petrol Station. The beer is a slightly murky brownish-amber color with a medium light beige head that dissipates slowly to a wispy film. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and fruit. Medium-bodied with flavors of smoked malt, toffee and hops. The finish is peaty with an earthy malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2013
at 19:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at GABF 2013. Pours near black with a medium beige head. Aroma of massive gingerbread, spices, cinnamon and caramel. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2013
at 07:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Purple waxed bomber from Julie who got it at Spec’s Liquor - San Antonio. Pours hazy dark orange amber with a transient beige head. Aroma is rich malt with dark fruit. Nearly full bodied. Flavor is somewhat roasty malt with a lot of dark fruit. Or maybe not all that dark. Heat is detectable as an aroma more than tingle. It’s on the malty side, but there must be enough hop to keep that under control, cause it’s not all that malty. Westy 12 it’s not, but it’s pretty tasty stuff.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2013
at 16:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at D&T. Pours a clear gold with medium frothy white head. The aroma is a faint chamomile and wheat. Medium mouthfeel with strong wheat and chamomile tea with nice dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2013
at 16:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Hay Merchant. A black one, topped by a creamy tan head of finger thick size. Some curtains occur. There’s lots of gingerbread aromas in there, along with roasted malts and some booze. Honey cake hints. It’s full bodied and war, almost sticky on the palate. Sweet flavor with lots of gingerbread, overpowering the roasted malts, molasses and coffee. Some roasted kind of bitterness towards the end. There might be too much gingerbread going on here, but it’s sure nice anyway, at least when limited to one glass. 130825
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2013
at 16:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Flying Saucer. Pours a cloudy yellow with medium frothy head that diminishes rather quickly. The aroma is clove, yeast and spice. Thin mouthfeel with strong banana and clove flavor and light spice in the finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2013
at 16:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at Hay Merchant. The beer is a clear amber color with a medium thin creamy off-white head that recedes quickly. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt and fruit. Light to medium body with flavors of roast malt, caramel and earthy hops. The finish is sweet with a caramel malt aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2013
at 08:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at Hay Merchant. The beer is a cloudy dark amber color with a medium thick off-white head that recedes slowly. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of ripe fruit, malt and wood. Medium to full body with flavors of piney hops, fruit and subtle cedar. The finish is moderately bitter with an earthy and piney hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Hay Merchant
on 27 Jul 2013
at 08:12