5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Deep dark shades of brow with a ruby tint and a very thin tan head that tops the beer. Aroma of raisins, caramel malt, nuts and sweet toffee. Medium-bodied; Sweet taste of maple syrup, raisins and some other pit fruits with a very mild maltiness and no hops at all to speak of. Aftertaste shows no nuts, but a fair amount of sweetness. Overall, this one is very sweet and sort of off-balanced throughout. It’s worth trying if you like browns or sweeter beers, but otherwise - you could overlook this one and never question it. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 18-November-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2008
at 02:01
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
12 oz bottle just purchased at Lueken’s in Dunedin, FL. Pours kind of dark brown and dirty with thin tan head. The aroma is bits of roasty and burnt malts hidden under a musty blanket of oxidation. The taste is just the same as the aroma with roasty malts, burnt malts, a splash of chocolate milk, malt sweetness and then a big roll of old wet cotton throw rug. Not so good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2008
at 07:55
7/10
Tried
on 31 Dec 2007
at 14:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. (courtesy of Papsoe) Orange-golden, hazy beer with a beige head. Quite fruity-sweet nose with some caramel-like notes. The flavor is fruity, with orange and some maltyness. Medium body. A quite refreshing beer. (071006)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2007
at 15:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a dark black with a small an head. Aroma is deffinatly dark chocolate with some strong roasted malts. Flavor is a bit weaker but i get more of a coffee aspect than anything. No real cocoa in the flavor as the bitter coffee takes everything over. Still not all that bad just not what i was expecting.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2007
at 22:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Lightly caramelized aroma, with what I almost think is a phenolic touch, perhaps somewhat soapy. Flavor is equally caramel-soapy with just a hint of bubble gum. Semi-sweet finish. Kinda weird. Copper color, huge almost gushing head formed a thick meringue. This initially gave the impression it might be infected, and some of the unusual phenolic like flavors might just be part of that.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2007
at 17:45
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Red-brown, translucent body (albeit slightly hazy), thin buff head. Aroma of cocoa puffs. Thin, watery body with cocoa puffs and...cocoa puffs? Soggy and misshapen ones at that. Where’s the beer?
Tried
on 18 Nov 2007
at 21:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Hazy, yellow pour with a nice, white head. Fruity, slightly dusty, peppery, citrusy nose with some spicyness. Oranges, some sweetness, pale malt and spicy notes in the flavor. Medium body. The finish is pleasant, with fruityness and a little fruit-like acidity. A pleasant, quenching, quaffable beer. Really enjoyable lager. (071005)
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2007
at 04:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, thanks to Papsoe for sharing. Clear, almost golden pour, and a minimal white head. Looks hazy in the bottle. Lemongrass dominates the aroma and flavor, but it is also fruity, slighlty soapy and with pale malt. Medium, dry and slightly dusty mouthfeel. A quite special beer, but feels refreshing, and I bet it goes down easy on a hot day. (071005)
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2007
at 03:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of nuts, berries, and brwon sugar as well as light notes of wood. The flavor is very sweet with a pronounced note of alcohol combined with strong notes of berries and nuts as well as medium notes of pumpernickle bread and brown sugar, leading to a dry finish. The alcohol burns slighlty in the throat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2007
at 17:03