Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Archer Liquors. Pours quite black with a slim tan head. Nice clean chocolate aroma. Hey, my nose may be an uncommon nose. Near full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is smooth toasted malt with treacle, coffee and chocolate notes. I’d say the finish is bitter and chocolate. Coffee ever present. It’s well balanced, and slightly dryish. Damn good ale.
notalush (7339) reviewed Modus Hoperandi IPA from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a lightly hazy copper color - soapy, clinging lace - herbal, peppery hops in the nose, with some bright fruitiness and moderate caramel malt base - the flavor has an initial spicy hop kick, followed by medium sweet caramel - this is followed by a very bright, vibrant fruity character, grapefruit tang, a second blast of hops - fairly earthy - pretty tasty.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Ten Pin Porter from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
courtesy of retorp. Pours brown, beige head. Aroma is malty, hints of chocolate and caramel. Hints of fruits, and possibly some hop spices. Flavor is light hints of chocolate, hint sof dark fruits, molasses, grainy, caramel and malts. Overall body is on the light side with a small bitter finish. Looking forward to trying their Imperial version.
Drake (22934) reviewed Ten Pin Porter from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12 ounce bottle from Total Wine Triangle Plaza, Raleigh, NC. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium tan frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel and lightly roasted malts. Taste is roasted malts with light chocolate notes. Thin-medium bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Does this beer really need to have two entries? - has the recipe changed since #11? - anyway - super-filtered, crystal clear copper beer - thin film of lace - fairly inviting fresh hop nose - grassy, herbal, spicy, earthy - a touch of fruity sweetness underneath it - kind of thin flavor up front - lean malts and a bit of fruitiness - however, the hops are quite green, peppery, and fresh - they eventually become all you can taste, becoming spicy in the finish - even a bit brisk, herbal, and minty at the end - not too bad, just lacking any stand out characteristics.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Decadent Imperial IPA from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours with a off-white head and a slightly hazed amber colored body. Aroma is hoppy with some caramel and alcohol. Decently fruity hop profile. Taste is a malt forward, east-coast style IIPA. Some fruit hops behind the caramel centric malts. Not bad, alcohol is well hidden. Creamy mouth with nearly lively bubbles. Not bad, not bad at all. On a second bottle, no where near enough attenuation.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Decadent Imperial IPA from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle as shown. Pours a clear copper with a small frothy white head that diminishes quickly to nothing with decent lacing along the glass. The aroma is a piney hops with grapefruit and floral. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet hops with pine, grapefruit and nice bitter finish. Hides the alcohol well making it easy to drink. A very good IIPA from SKA.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Modus Hoperandi IPA from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
courtesy of kiefdog. Pours copper, white head. Aroma is malty, fruits and grassy hops. Flavor, sweet sugary, light bitter finish with hints of grapefruits, hints of malts in the finish.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed True Blonde Dubbel from SKA Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours hazy gold with a little white head. Aromas of mild fruit and very light funk? Medium body with sturdy carbonation. Seems a bit orangey, has yeast spice, mild fruit hop, maybe no funk. It’s very Belgian, but in a rather light way. It’s "thick" and more sweet than otherwise. Pretty good beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
22 oz bottle purchased at Argonaut in Denver, Colorado. Pour is black, brown and ruby with a very thin tan head. Aroma of rich roasted coffee, some smokiness, with just a whisper touch of wood. Rich and full nose. Taste is the roasted malt with a nice sharpness of dried sweet fruit. Woody oakiness present thoughout, really well integrated. The aftertaste has a leafy herbal element which is really unique. As it warms, the herbal element may be a tad too much. Comes across a touch bitter. Palate is medium bodied, really soft - very gentle carbonation. Really nicely put together beer.