6.5/10
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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.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2009
at 10:08
5.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2009
at 22:49
6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2009
at 19:32
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2009
at 17:58
7.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2009
at 20:19
7/10
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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.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 15:29
6.4/10
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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.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2009
at 18:18
8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2009
at 11:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared by theisti, thanks Tim. Pours black and forms a nice brown head when I agitate the glass. Aroma is roasty, has some flat malts (kind of like oat-like and steamy). I also get a lot of mint that I attribute to the oak. The flavor has lots of bitterness coming off the malts. and velvety sweet prune. There is a long bitter finish and more mint from the oak. Its sweet in the middle but drying at the end. Well crafted, lots small parts melded together but none of the flavors make me completely love it. Has a nice feel to it, viscous, full, and lightly undercarbonated.
22oz bottle, marked, thin, tall Boulevard tulip.
22oz bottle, marked, thin, tall Boulevard tulip.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2009
at 10:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle bought at Sams in Chicago. Hazy amber coloured pour with a medium head. Sweet, malty aroma. Sweet, hoppy, pineapple, malty taste. No bitterness at all. Not complex or balanced enough but not bad. Reminded me of a sweet version of Brewdog Hardcore Imperial IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2009
at 16:55