8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Yeasty wheat malt and earthy orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with giant head. Sweet creamy wheat malt and moderately bitter herbal orange peel flavor. Really like the malt in this - balanced nicely with the hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2013
at 16:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft. Strong honey and barley malt aroma. Amber with moderate long-lasting head. Sweet honey, barley malt, and lightly bitter herbal hops flavor. Low carbonation. A great beer - on the sweeter side - would love to have this one regularly.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2013
at 17:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Ft Wayne RB tasting - Pours near black with a tan head. It has a very smoky aroma. The flavor is of roasted malt and is very smoky, reminiscent of smoked meats. The smoky, dark roast character lingers on the palate and makes the finish on the bitter side. Excellent beer.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2013
at 10:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 3
Overall 13
Cask. Clear amber body with an off-white head. Aroma of toasted grain, raisin, candy and spice. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Peppery alcohol in the finish. Medium body, watery texture, moderate carbonation. Taste of bready yeast. Unfortunately, the alcohol and bitter hops gang up on the flavors. Light tastes of caramel and cream.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Mar 2013
at 18:41
6/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 3
Overall 11
Bottle. Amber body with an off-white head. Aroma of spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. All the elements of a Christmas ale are here — the spices, the warming alcohol, the sweetness. They just aren’t working together. Raw grain taste trips over the forced spicing. The watery texture doesn’t help the spicing at all. And then there’s a vegetable taste in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2013
at 18:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 11
Draft. Deep brown/cola body. Fizzy off-white head. Light aroma of roast and toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Thin to medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. A light lager with some roasted malt notes. If you dig deep enough, you can get a little nutty flavor and some caramel, but not much else.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2013
at 18:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Port and light smokey chocolate malt aroma. Black with small tan head. Port flavor initially followed by light smoked malt and dark chocolate flavor. Moderate bitter herbal and alcohol finish. Port flavor lingers in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2013
at 16:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft. Vinous prune malt and alcohol aroma. Murky brown with minimal head. Sweet red wine, light caramel malt, and strong bitter herbal/alcohol flavor. Cabernet flavor dominates this beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2013
at 16:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
shared by jtclockwork-tan-amber. A-sweet med malt-caramel, spice. T-sweet med malt-caramel, spice hops. Drying, lots of carbonation.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2013
at 04:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of roast chocolate malt, smoked black malt, vanilla, coffee grounds and cocoa. Medium body. Dry roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2013
at 21:46