6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours with a tan head over a clear brown hued body. Aromas are decently estery, plums, currants, figs with a strong caramel and brown sugar maltiness. Light melanoidins. Flavors are sweet, too sweet to be honest. Estery, caramel. Feels a bit out of balance. Thick mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2011
at 12:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours from the growler a hazy, burnt orange with a creamy, lacing white head. Nose is really nice, zesty hops, garlic, earthy, pine needles, lemons, sticky hops. Flavor is sweet, limes, lemons, pine needles, leafy vegetables, candy, sour grapefruit. Full bodied, sweet, sticky, piney finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 30 Oct 2011
at 08:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured a dark brown color from the cask with absolutely no head at all. Aroma is heavy vanilla and oaked notes. Evan Williams comes through the flavor, most absolutely. No carbonation to speak of. A bit harsh, and at something along the lines of 15% (not 10% as advertised in print), the beer is a bit more mellow than I had expected.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2011
at 22:36
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear dark copper color with a thin creamy offwhite head. Decent head retention. Aroma of wood, whisky, maple, toffee, berries and a faint hop finish. Amazing. The taste is strong whisky notes, vanilla, wood, toffee, caramel and dark fruits. Medium-full bodied, low carbonation, significant alcohol warmth. Granted I’m partial to Scotch ales, but this is a damn good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2011
at 15:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a thin creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of rye, earthy hops and a malty finish. Tastes of bitter rye, bitter hops and floral notes. Lingering bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2011
at 14:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of dried fruits with a spicy touch and yeasty phenols. Sweet fruity and roasty flavour with strong phenolic notes
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 12:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a pale hazy straw color with a large creamy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of strong clove, banana and a smoky note. The taste is wheat, citrus, banana, clove and pineapple. Medium bodied. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2011
at 18:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Served on cask at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy yellow color with a thin creamy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of tropical and citrus hops, lime particularly. The taste is strawberry, apricot, citrus, other fruit notes and caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2011
at 18:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft sample at the 2011 Fall NOVA Beerfest, 10/22/11. Pours a hazy orange color with a large creamy offwhite head. Good head retention. Aroma of earthy, floral, tropical and citrus hops. The taste is big fruity notes, floral, tropical and citrus hops, caramel malts. Medium bodied. Definitely hop forward but a beautiful hop profile and balanced well enough. Best beer I had at the festival, easily.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2011
at 18:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2011. Pours a deep dark brown amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity weak toasted malty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Fruity toasted malty dark fruit, bready caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit and caramle finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2011
at 01:50