7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber. Deep brown body with ruby highlights. Short, tan head, rapidly diminishing. Sweet, malty aroma. Notes of overripe, dark fruits, vanilla, roasted malts, molasses, vanilla. chocolate. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Tastes of sweet plum and cherry. Some caramel and chocolate. The finish has some lingering bitterness and also flavors of toasted and raw grains, though not near as much as in other Albanian beers. A bit sweet and a bit thin, but otherwise very tasty and one of New Albanian’s best beers.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2011
at 12:20
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at pub. Cherry and grainy malt aroma. Dark chestnut color with moderate head. Lightly sweet chocolate malt and strong orange peel/pine flavor. Nice hoppy beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2011
at 15:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at pub. Peach/apple malt aroma. Hazy amber color with small head. Sweet orange-peach malt and moderately bitter herbal hops flavor. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2011
at 15:30
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle mailed by Tyler, given to Urbain, who generously shared it with us over a spectacular barbecue. Cloudy yellow color, medium white head. Great citrus aroma with a bit of freshly cut grass. Taste has lemon and grapefruit with a bit of bread. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2011
at 06:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden body with a huge, pillowy white head, slowly diminishing. Nose is citrusy with grapefruit and orange notes, pine, toasted grain and a hint of caramel. The flavor is moderately sweet and ightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. The bitterness lingers a long time. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Nice spicy hop taste that’s somewhat muted by some unclean huskiness and grain flavors. Still, this is an enjoyable IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2011
at 18:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Amber body with an off-white, frothy head, mostly diminishing. Hop-filled aroma of pine, citrus, sweet orange, grapefruit, pineapple. The flavor is moderately sweet and moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately to heavily bitter, a bitterness that lingers. Medium to full body, slightly sticky texture, lively carbonation. Taste of grapefruit and orange juice. But there’s also an undercurrent of raw hops and grain, something I’ve noticed in several New Albanian beers. Leaves the impression of being not quite cleaned up. That aside, this is a tasty double IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2011
at 18:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Amber body with a frothy, off-white head. Sweet, grainy aroma with notes of toast, Belgian yeast. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Flavorful for 4%.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2011
at 18:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks Travlr for the share, 4th of July at Struise. Couleur est dorée avec un léger trouble, col est épais et blanc. Arôme est agrémenté par ce mélange subtile belge et américain. Je note le côté levure belge venant de Struise avec l’ajout de houblons américain, notamment Cascade et Simcoe donnant un arôme citronné avec une touche de pin/herbacé. Le palais est dans la même lignée, note citron, pin pour un palais fruité, la levure donne un fini épais en bouche, dans le style IPA avec cette petite touche belge. Les houblons donnent aussi un aspect sauvage mélangeant une présence de forêt de pins avec qcq agrumes.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2011
at 03:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Amber body with a frothy, off-white head. Pleasant aroma of caramel, resin, candy. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture and fizzy carbonation. The aroma is better than the flavor. Raw grain taste. Grassy hops. A bit unclean, but not off-putting.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2011
at 20:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Rich O’s. Golden body, lightly cloudy. Aroma of citrus and pine along with leafy hops. Hint of toasted grain and biscuit. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Mediium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Crisp and clean and juicy. This beer showcases simcoe hops, but displays too much raw hop flavor for my taste. Otherwise a nice APA. Paired this with Rich O’s world-class bread sticks and beer cheese.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2011
at 18:05