6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a hazed brown body and a small off-white head that produces good lace. Big roasted aroma, coffee, molasses, lightly green and fruity. Flavors are bitter, herbal, roast, sesame seeds, chocolate and a bit astringent. Roast forward. Medium to light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2011
at 09:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Slightly sour moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Watery palate. Not very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2011
at 04:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle. Poured a red-amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma was a slightly nutty, malty one. Flavor was caramel notes, malts, a touch of grain. An okay brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2011
at 10:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark caramel-brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was caramel, molasses, raisin and nut. The flavor was bitter and nutty with light notes of nutmeg, molasses, pepper, and wood. There was a semi-sweet and roasty malt base. The finish was long and complex. Medium body. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2011
at 18:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated bottle poured into a weizen glass. Pours cloudy golden with one inch white head that dies down. Virtually no lacing, medium body, and fairly low carbonation. Taste is floral citrus (mostly lemon) wheat, some banana, and a hint of clove.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2011
at 19:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep dark ruby, copper and amber tinted body with a thin, fast-dying tan head, a very nice look, especially when held up to a light. Aroma of super strong oak scents with more wood in the nose than anything else, but some raisins, concord grapes, figs and a bit of malt come through. Full, perhaps Medium-bodied; Effervescent mouthful at first with a big bite of oak at first, then fades to a lighter spiciness, some pungent fruits, a touch of alcohol and a dry, woodsy and herbal flavour near the end. Aftertaste shows some complexity, but largely taken over by the oak and pitted fruits. Overall, a nice interesting beer with some good flavours and some rather pungent and strong tastes. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 20-July-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 07-October-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2011
at 20:35
6/10
Tried
on 05 Oct 2011
at 18:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle from Total Beverage - Westminster. Nose is light bananas, toffee, and light chocolate. Clear copper with a medium beige head. Flavor is bananas, caramel, and a hint of bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2011
at 18:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2nd August 2011
GBBF Cask. Hazy gold beer, little suddy white head. Lifght semi dry palate. Little bit of honey in the malt. Nicely balanced sweetish hops. Apricot, peach, orange. Not too bitter. Semi dry finish. Nice! 3.6
10th August 2012
GBBF. Nice mild rye spice. A little toffee. Nice fruits - red berries with sherbetty strawberry. Subtle dark fruits. Semi dry finish with a nice rye aftertaste.
GBBF Cask. Hazy gold beer, little suddy white head. Lifght semi dry palate. Little bit of honey in the malt. Nicely balanced sweetish hops. Apricot, peach, orange. Not too bitter. Semi dry finish. Nice! 3.6
10th August 2012
GBBF. Nice mild rye spice. A little toffee. Nice fruits - red berries with sherbetty strawberry. Subtle dark fruits. Semi dry finish with a nice rye aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2011
at 08:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark reddish brown IPA with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, smooth floral hops with nutty caramel notes. In mouth, a pungent funky and meaty hops, with light nutty malt, very herbaceous, light chocolate, very nice. On tap at the Mellow Mushroom, Greensboro, August 14, 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2011
at 19:42