7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
An orange beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy, but also with strong malty notes as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with strong caramel notes and lesser citrus notes, as well as a slight burn from the alcohol. But I find the mouthfeel somewhat thin.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2006
at 12:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 65 cl) Pours a clear, amber golden with an off-white head. Distinct aroma of caramel and citrus. Rather full body with lots of bitter citrus notes. The finish is very dry and bitter - but pleasant. 061006 and 260708
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2006
at 14:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Paler orange-amber with a small off-white head. Typical USA hops, but quite discreet, fine, aromatic and not overpowering. Some orange marmalade. Very citrussy taste, lemony, orangey, with a fine hopflavour. Flowery, nearly. My drinking (& brewing) companion SERIOUSLY doubts its acclaimed 10%. Serious lipsmacking bitterness. No West Coast wallop, but a very well-behaved mountaneer. Actually, it makes up for a very nice, and especially, DRINKABLE beer. Thanks, David!
Tried
on 07 Sep 2006
at 15:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Smallish offwhite head. Deep copper body. Sweet fruity apricot malt aroma with resiny, peppery hop background. Taste is sweet slightly watery apricot hop malts with bitter, resiny, grapefruity, peppery hop aftertaste. Roasty malt taste lingering. An excellent IPA, but a bit too watery and lacking in aroma to deserve the name "imperial". (0.65l bottle.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2006
at 12:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle Pours out a light black almost. Topped off with a nice light tan head. A little coffee to this. Over all ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2006
at 01:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Pours a clear and very dark brown with redish tint on the edges. Modest fine creamy tan head. Fine sheeting lading. Aroma is dark roasted, some chocolate, vanilla, leather and pitted fruit. Flavor is mostly smokey and with a sour thin bite. Easy on the hops butr a lingering bitterness at the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2006
at 01:37
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Loose bottle from Sam’s Wines, Downers Grove, Bottled Dec. 05. Pours a bi-i-i-t too much head into a narrow glass. Sweet malty smell underneath as it settles. Head does assume interesting patterns as I pour a little more in. Beer itself looks rather pale even as ambers go. Taste, though, comes across a bit thin and watery. Any expectation of malt I had were let down here. Something of grape or apple juice comes out, perhaps it finished a bit dry. Hop bitterness is nondescript.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2006
at 22:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Loose bottle from Sam’s Wines, Downers Grove. Definitely the American brewpub style of blond ale. Pours a big rocky head. Yellow body, kind of hazy with lots of floaties. Crisp and kind of lemony, with that bit of honey peeking through. Basic noble hop component. A good beginner’s craft beer. Date notch says it was bottled in October, so it’s held up OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2006
at 23:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Thanks to Whaleman for this one! This pours dark brown and lifts up a light-brown head that disappates quickly. Nutty malt aroma with chocolate and some caramel. Smooth sweet start and the roast malts add to some bitterness at the finish. A bit thin bodied for a Baltic Porter to me.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2006
at 14:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pour is a complete black with a small tan head. Aroma on this one is all things chocolate and coffee. Flavor is much of the same, dark chocolate with coffee and some alcohol showing up in the end. The best brew by far from this brewer.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2006
at 12:41