7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can. Pours a dark brown color with a medium white head. A sweet chocolate nose with some smoke. Bitter rye, oranges, chocolate, dark malts, lingering rye bread. Pretty mellow.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2014
at 00:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml bottle I got in a trade with queenholly. Thick lasting tan foam chillin on top of a pitch black liquid. Great retention. Nose is chocolate, ash and resin hops. Flavor starts lightly sweet with chocolate, followed by light coca with a lasting, real long lingering pine resin. The thing that is really surprising is this was bottled in 09 / 2012. It’s amazing how much pine still remains in the flavor. The texture is chalky with a dry finish. Real nice drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2014
at 18:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can 355 ml thanks to Sgt. B (Brian), not on ratebeer. Sampled on January 25, 2014.Clear copper color, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy, citrus scent. Bitter, hoppy taste. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2014
at 15:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a dark, amber brown with good-sized, lasting head. Aroma of smoke, coffee, pepper. Flavor is a very smooth mix of these three elements, along with some chocolate and dark fruit (prune/plum). Very tasty and worth tracking down. I tried a Stone Crime (hot pepper beer) not that long ago and this has it beat by a long shot. Would definitely buy another.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2014
at 11:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @ home, courtesy of my great friend Charlie. Pours a deep brown appearance with a lasting tan head. Aroma is full of cocoa powder, a bit of caramel, chalk, and some dark fruits. Fairly soft on the tongue. Well balanced that’s just slightly sweet with just a hint of alcohol on the back end. Definitely some raisin/plum notes in there. Really smooth and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2014
at 21:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
At Beer Dabbler, 2014, one of my few ratings in the cold. This drinks pretty good. A thick, heavy beer. Alcohol in the aroma, flavor, and present on the palate. Good roasted malt and the hops are there. The rum barrel worked well, much better than a bourbon barrel.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2014
at 21:59
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Intense pine and caramel nose, subtle rosehip note. Cloudy amber, thick head, good lacing. Lemon and pine flavor, whole orange at midpalate, finishes with grapefruit peel and lemongrass. Light body, slightly tangy, considerably bitter. Superb balance and intensity, full of nuance. I could totally rate this higher, but I feel like I’m getting carried away. I wish I could get this more often.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2014
at 14:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
On cask @ Indeed. Pours a hazy dark reddish orange appearance with a creamy brown head. Actually, spicy, quite nice pepper spicy, ginger, light citrusy, slight toasted malty aroma. Creamy mouth feel. Pretty spicy with a fair burn on the finish. Lime, hot pepper, celery, ginger, tangerine flavor. Honestly, the pepper burn is quite nice and pretty intense.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2014
at 14:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap @ Indeed. Pours a hazy dark orange appearance with a white head. Heavy sage, very herbal / leafy, a bit citrusy, lightly toasted aroma. Very weedy / sage, grassy, spicy, tangerine flavor. Way too much spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2014
at 13:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ Indeed. Pours a black appearance with a thin tan head. Anise, dark chocolate, vanilla, coconut, slightly boozy, a bit woody aroma. A touch thin. Very rich dark chocolate, somewhat piney bitter hoppy, caramel, toffee, molasses, vanilla, rum flavor. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2014
at 13:43