8/10
Hot and heavy with the Bourbon. I like the dark fruits and roasted malt that add a bitter and sweet aspect but again, it is HOT! 3.86 on BA.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2013
at 07:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml waxed and corked bottle bought from an online store. Man, that is one super stubborn cork; it took me a few minutes to finally pull it out.
A- a small pop when the cork got the hell out of Dodge, it pours a pitch black with about an inch of tan foam with good lacing.
S- big roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, a bit of dark fruit.
T- roasted malt and bourbon up front, light coffee, and then it gets very sweet and hot. Every bit of the 11.5% is there! I get hints of dark fruits like raisins & plums from time to time and the bourbon seems to grow with every sip. There is some light bitterness here but the sweet notes dominate.
M- full bodied, light carbonation, the mouthfeel is fine.
O- I reckon some cellaring would calm things down but as is, it’s tasty but hot and a very slow drinker. I like it.
A- a small pop when the cork got the hell out of Dodge, it pours a pitch black with about an inch of tan foam with good lacing.
S- big roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, a bit of dark fruit.
T- roasted malt and bourbon up front, light coffee, and then it gets very sweet and hot. Every bit of the 11.5% is there! I get hints of dark fruits like raisins & plums from time to time and the bourbon seems to grow with every sip. There is some light bitterness here but the sweet notes dominate.
M- full bodied, light carbonation, the mouthfeel is fine.
O- I reckon some cellaring would calm things down but as is, it’s tasty but hot and a very slow drinker. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2013
at 07:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at APEX in Portland, OR on 3 June 2013. Poured a hazy dark golden colour with a white head. Citrus and grassy aroma with hints of spice. Yeasty ester flavours with notes of orange peal and cloves. Nice rounded biscuity palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2013
at 11:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Crux, Bend, 23/05/13. Clear pale golden with a thin off white head. Nose is bready malts, fruits, light sugar, toffee notes. Taste comprises bitter orange, toffee, bread dough, light biscuity malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation malty strains and light bitter notes in the finale. Ok drinkable affair but nothing to write home about!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2013
at 15:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Crux, Bend, 23/05/13. Lightly hazed amber with reddish hues and a thin off white head. Nose is dark fruit, ginger, spice. Taste comprises light spice, tangy dark fruit, bready malts. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation. Average affair for what it was meant to be, no real sourness for a Flemish red just a little fruit tang.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2013
at 05:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught. Orangish colour with a white head. Citrusy notes in aroma, sweet citrus. Not as full bodied as you might expect, but full enough. Dry finish
Tried
on 05 Jul 2013
at 14:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Crux, Bend, 23/05/13. Hazed golden amber with a good sized off white head. Nose is toasted pale malts, hops, orange, citrus, caranel. Taste comprises orange pith, sugars, hops, caramel malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light hop bitterness in the finish. Solid enough APA.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2013
at 13:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazed light golden with a thin off white head. Nose is lemon, floral hops, orange. Taste comprises orange squash, citrus, bready malts, light hops, pine. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light hop bitterness in the finish. Strange one this - it was drinkable, I enjoyed it - but it didn’t really deliver the punch of a DIPA!
Tried
on 01 Jul 2013
at 14:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black pour with thick beige head. Meets the hundred watt test. Too restrained aroma, some caramel and nut, maybe served a little too cold. Lekker roasty flavour with coffee, caramel and hop notes. A hop note in the finish.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2013
at 14:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Crux, Bend, 23/05/13 - as Crux Impasse Saison. Hazed golden amber with a thin off shite head. Nose is tarte fruit, lemon rind, herbal notes, bitter orange, straw. Taste comprises light caramel, yeast notes, orange pith, lemon rind, herbal tones, farmy, earthy. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, crisp finish. Ticks all the boxes to make for a decent saison.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2013
at 13:59