4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Nice darkish pour like rootbeer or dark american lager. Mild carbonation and could use a little more. A slight annoying personality of maple syrup, but maple syrup is not my favorite pancake syrup. A little sticky at times. A bit cloying on the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2008
at 06:49
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Nice yeasty smell, almost like rising bread or somthin. Some gunk on the bottom leads to an attractive hazy swirling pour. Almost wheat-beerish in appearance. Has more bite than a pale lager. Tries to come on like a pale ale but never quite gets there. Some carbonation, just enough for a creamy sensation on the palate, could use more. On the finish the medium hop bite fades into something a little more gentleman-like. Perhaps a little better than I expected but after all, it is a lager.
Tried
on 24 May 2008
at 12:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a hazy orange amber with loads of carbonation, the head was thin and white. The aroma is citrus and wheat/yeasty. The taste was somewhat bland wheat with some citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2008
at 12:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, $1.50. Very dark brown, almost black... small front of a head. Malty nose, chocolates, cocoa (I guess). Bland, unsweet cocoa flavor... watery mouth. Some grassy/leafy aftertase.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2008
at 22:00
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Darker iced tea colr without a haze. Strong and rather sweet candy aroma. A stronger beer once it hits the palate. Extinguished campfire remains and perhaps a hint of mild whiskey. A little unrefined but you may like it that way. Gets to be rather rude near the bottom of the bottle. Finish is lingering coat of cough medicine. A little too much for the taste buds of this lager lover. Of course, this does not stand up to the refined doppels I’ve had from the old country.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2008
at 06:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on draft at Fat Heads in Pgh Pa this beer poured a dark ruby-brown color with small khaki head with good lacing. The aroma was sweetish and lightly roasty and nutty. The flavor was bitter, tangy and roasty with a hint of maple and light fruity hops. The finish was dry, roasty and lightly hoppy. Better than average for a brown ale in my book.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2008
at 14:58
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pours a muddy chestnut with a head that froths up but doesn’t hold. The nose has some varnish-like phenols and notes that combine blackstrap, caramelized pears and baked beans. The flavour is heavy on the baked beans, a little wood, a lot of molasses. Moderately sweet, drying out a bit late. Somewhat tart, which is distracting but not altogether bad. I just don’t see this beer going anywhere.
Tried
on 09 May 2008
at 07:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Nice aroma, rather attractive and inviting. Fragrance of yeast with body. Hypnotizing swirling pour inside a pale yellow brew. Varying carbonation; at times its creamy, other times you can barely tell there is any there. Wheatish taste but I don’t care for that slight ale attribute. Mild and friendly for the most part. Not much bitterness on the finish. Some very slight hints of lemon on the sides of the tongue.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2008
at 09:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Nice golden coloured body with a hazy orange glow and a strong white head. Light aroma of yeast and wheat with a bit of coriander seed also coming through. Light to Medium-bodied; Nice wheatie flavour with some lemons, oranges and coriander seed very noticeable. Aftertaste is a bit more potent with some sweetness, curacao and a faint bit of hops. Overall, a decent wheat - nothing horrible, and good for a hot day! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 05-April-2008.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2008
at 14:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours with a creamy, off-white head with an ultra dark brown body. Decen lacing. Maple, caramale, and chocolate in the aroma and taste. Very creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2008
at 15:56