5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at Beer Run. Pours a clear golden with a thin tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of candied citrus and tropical hops. Pale malt. The taste is tropical, citrus hops, pale malt. Medium bodied, low carbonation. A little muddled.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2015
at 21:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
750ml bottle pours a deep brown with some tight, white head. Nose has red wine vinegar, mild berries, dried cherries, a little dried apple. Flavor is the same, mild dried fruit sweetness, vinegar, some wood pulp. Medium bodied, tart, acetic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 13:29
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
750ml bottle pours a hazy brown with some spitty, eggshell head. Nose has a big punch of pint and licorice, pepper, cinnamon. Flavor is a spicy mess, pepper, ginger, mint, licorice. Full bodied, hot, spicy finish. A bit of a train wreck.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 13:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750ml bottle pours a dark amber with some foamy, white head. Nose has quite a bit of malt, some dried fruit, mild spice, mild pepper. Flavor follows, peppery, herbal, spice, toffee, fruit cake. Full bodied finish. A bit messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2015
at 19:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy and light grapefruity. Lingering fruity and crisp hoppy. Lingering fruity and crisp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 10:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, thanks to Jack to the L. It pours jet black with a thick dark tan head. The nose is sweet, rich, chocolate gateaux, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, toffee, burnt cake and vanilla. The taste is bitter, roasty, some acidity, vanilla, wood, good hit of booze, burnt toffee, hard roast, tar and ink with a sweet, warming finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A bit rough around the edges, but alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 04:21
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pumpkin spice nose, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, graham cracker. Hazy brown, medium tan head. Cinnamon and ginger, brown sugar sweetness. Full body, soft carbonation, silky, alcohol very well masked. An excellent follow up to their Fall Fairground spice beer, similar if not identical spice blend. Why change a good thing?
Tried
on 29 Dec 2014
at 18:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell - thanks to JackL. Pours black-brown with a bubbly tan head. The aroma holds lots of torched wood, iodine, raisins. Medium sweet flavor with lots of burnt wood, old and leathery berries, earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with some vanilla pods, burnt marshmallows, scorched earth, dark chocolate. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2014
at 13:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Shenandoah Hops. Opaque dar brown color, dark brown head that settles quickly. Aroma of sour coffee, cocoa. Taste has sourdough brownies, vanilla, dryish chocolate finish. I’m not normally a fan of dark sours, but this one is easier to drink than most.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 15:43
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 6
Overall 10
Bold spearmint nose, reminds me of Freshen up gum. Murky ochre, thick yellow head. Bubble gum, apricot, licorice, gingerbread, creamsicle, and lemon zest. Medium body, soft carbonation. Nice balance and excellent complexity. Lots of new flavors I’ve never found in beer before. Innovative and trippy. Spice seems to be the dominant characteristic of this beer, so it probably should be moved from weizen bock to Spice/Herb/Vegetable. Uprated repeatedly.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2014
at 14:20