7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 22 oz bottle at the Rate Beer tasting March 25, 2016. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of leather and cigar ash. Flavors of licorice. Bitter roast finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2016
at 20:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color. Aroma of sweetened coffee, earthy brownies. Taste is brown sugar, tannins, vanilla, coffee. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2016
at 20:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Decent enough for style but still pretty tasteless and lagerlike. Light barley. Crisp finish. Tap at Galaxy hut.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2016
at 21:41
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draft: Thistle, caramel, grapefruit aroma. Tea colored, sticky thick tan head. Cherries, caramel, grapefruit. Medium body, soft carbonation. Great balance and transitions. Wonderful texture. Not terribly relevant to the beer as YMMV, but the shape of a praying elderly monk apeared in the lacing on my glass.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2016
at 21:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to darrel. pours out black topped with a small tan head. nose is big roast malts bourbon barrel vanilla peppers and some sweetness. Taste is more of the roast malts vanilla brown sugar molasses pepper spice and a nice end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2016
at 12:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Pretty cloudy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral. Tastes of floral notes, slightly tart (but not in a bad way) lemon citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2016
at 19:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Toby. Slick, light bodied porter, small ring of brown head, light elements of vanilla on top of the roast grains.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 20:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle thanks to Toby. pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. nose is chocolate sweetness coffee maybe. Taste is more of the roast malts some coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2016
at 20:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
New plastic, charred oak. Cola brown, medium yellow head. Charcoal, raisin. Medoum body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 17:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Black. Aroma of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, booze. Sweet flavor, a bit bitter, with some licorice. Full-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 18:45