6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark brown, veering toward black. Small, quickly vanishing head. Aroma has some chocolate and vanilla--not overly pronounced, but it’s there. Flavor is very stout like, with chocolate, some coffee, the vanilla, and other Christmasy spices. Some marked fruitiness, too. Not bad for what it is; maybe just not my thing.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2013
at 13:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
@RBSG-Minni–on tap-white-hazy gold. A-grain/lt malt, spice. T--grain/lt malt-bready, spice-coriander. As it warms, peach.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2013
at 15:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
@RBSG-Minni–on tap-tight retaining tan-black. A-citrus/pine, dk malt-hint of molasses. T-pine hops, roast/cocoa-med/dk malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2013
at 15:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark reddish-brown, with small head. Spicy, floral aromas. Flavor is a big dose of ginger--maybe too much? There’s a complex mix of floral, spicy, sweet tastes all fighting in there. Glad to give it a try once, but I doubt I’ll be buying this again.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 15:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@RBSG-Minni–on tap-white head with trailing lace-yellow. A-lemon zest. T-lemon zest/spice hops, grain. Herbal finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2013
at 12:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
@RBSG-Minni–on tap-white-yellow/gold. A-sweet lt malt, orange. T-sweet lt malt-honey, orange/spice hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2013
at 12:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
retaining lt tan-amber. A-floral/tropicl/citrus. T-floral/herbal/resin hops with some bite, lt/med malt.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2013
at 12:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce can thanks to Ryan. Pours a clear dark copper color with a small white head. A somewhat odd spicy and seemingly sour nose. Similar flavor: big sweet potato, spices, a light acidic lemon, some mellow toffee. Pretty nice. Very definable as a sweet potato.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2013
at 23:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared at CBC Islington during the Ryan Tasting - many thanks to Ryan the Can Man. Pours brown with a big, frothy beige head. Good baking cocoa in here, rich pine, some toasty bread. A solid black IPA on the whole. Very drinkable, pretty dynamic.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2013
at 01:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared at CBC Islington during the Ryan Tasting - big thanks to Ryan for this one! Great balance here. Dry citrus, restrained pale malt sweetness. Super fresh and drinkable. I could easily sink a few of these.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2013
at 01:18