6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Vine Street - was not a huge fan of this one - yeast character was muted, aside from some bright estery notes on the tail end - flavor was mostly toasty grains, with a lot of huskiness throughout - fairly dry, which is good, with a light dusty yeast note, but the huskiness cuts through most of it - meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2012
at 14:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Vine Street - apparently their first attempt at using Orval yeast, and I would say they did a great job - sadly, my glass was extremely murky, almost milky looking, so the high yeastiness may have muddled some of the brighter characteristics of the beer - however, this sucker had some nice complexity, regardless - very dry - loads of spicy and herbal notes (sage, white pepper), moderate citrus (lemon peel, grapefruit) and a light funkiness - would love to try this a year fro now to see if the earthy/funky notes develop more, but even now this is a winner.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2012
at 14:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Tap @ Southern Sun. Called Trickster Black IPA on the menu but it really does taste more like a stout. Deep brown appearance with a dark brown head. Roasty chocolate malty, earthy, light coffee, a little burnt aroma. Fairly roasty, light caramel, chocolate, earthy, char flavor. Bleh.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2012
at 13:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Southern Sun. A bit cloudy, dark brown/black appearance with a light brown head. Quite roasty malty, somewhat burnt, oaty, espresso aroma. Somewhat charred, burnt malty, mild chocolate, black coffee, char flavor. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2012
at 13:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Southern Sun. A bit hazy, golden appearance with a white head. Fairly fruity estery forward, tangerine, lightly spicy yeasty, apricot, straw aroma. Hay, straw, lemon, tangerine, apricot fruity, yeasty flavor. Refreshing and nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2012
at 13:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at vine street - light gold with a small amount of haze - nose of honeyed maltiness, moderate tropical fruit notes, a touch of dusty yeast and minerals - carbonation is full but creamy - body is fairly firm - sweet honey and candi sugar up front, followed by tropical fruit esters of apricot and mango - dries out a bit through the finish, adding biscuity notes, a subdued earthiness, a touch of bubblegum and other phenols - finishing fairly spicy and warming (not from alcohol, but from the spiciness imparted by the yeast) - a little sweet, but for an American-made tripel, it’s pretty dope.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2012
at 15:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Vine Street - slick-looking, nearly headless dark brown - nose is of string char, black malt, dark chocolate - a bit acidic up front, which adds on odd fruity dimension up against the strong char, burnt cocoa, licorice and chocolate - a bit thick in the mouth - medium bitter and strongly roasty finish - okay - needs some work.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2012
at 14:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Vine Street - pretty sharp and rough around the edges for a pils - starts off with sweet but relatively clean maltiness, followed by some rougher, more husky malt tones, light mineral - this is followed by some pretty potent hop bitterness - when first served, this character melded decently with the mineral note, but after a warming for a few minutes, it became a little abrasive - not terrible, but I was hoping for a lot more.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2012
at 16:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
Tap @ Vine Street. Dark reddish brown appearance with a small, tan head. Really potent boozy, somewhat fruity, spicy rum, dark candy aroma. Incredibly potent, rum boozy, sharp alcohol, light fruity, harsh flavor. I had trouble drinking this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2012
at 18:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Vine Street. Black appearance with a dark brown appearance. Quite roasty, dark chocolate, a bit piney aroma. Really a delicious roasty flavor with some dark chocolate, piney, earth, and plenty of coffee. Really an excellent beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2012
at 18:23