7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Julia. 2008 vintage. Pours black with quickly dissipating brown head. Nose of raisin, dark chocolate malts and vanilla extract. Not as full as most bourbon barrel imperials. Taste makes up for it with lots of barrel, deep dark chocolate malts, toffee, vanilla, raisin, licorice and dark fruits. Sweetness can be a bit cloying at times.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2010
at 19:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle thanks to Creedon pours hazy brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is wonderful toast, gingerbread, clove, some toffee. Flavor is rich caramel and toasted malts ending with a sharp carbonation and hot pumpkin spice. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2010
at 16:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle thanks to Creedon, pours hazy bright yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is full of cereal malts, wheat, corn, some grassy character as well. Flavor is very light and citrusy, lots of lemon peel and juicy orange character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2010
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle thanks to Creedon, pours hazy purple/reddish brown with a medium fluffy white head, lots of nice lacing, head is persistent. Nose is full of noble hops, toast and nutty malts. Flavor is rich upfront with pepper, toasted malts, citrus juice sourness, some rye coming through. Ends with a pepper and grassy hop finish that lingers with more of the malty character. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2010
at 16:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle thanks to Creedon pours hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma is heavy citrus hops and pale malts. Flavor is light toast and hay with a healthy crisp citrus and floral finish. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2010
at 13:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle thanks to Creedon pours light yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is floral with pale grassy malts. Flavor is crisp and clean with a mild sweet lemon note in the finish with soft peppery hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2010
at 13:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle thanks to Creedon, pours light yellow with a medium bright white head. Aroma is light hay and corn with some grassy hops. Flavor is crisp sweet and grassy pale malts. Ends dry with minimal hop character. Crisp, clean and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2010
at 13:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle thanks Creedon, pours light yellow with a medium bright white head. Aroma is grassy with hints of lemon peel and hay. Flavor is crisp, sweet and mildly sour pale and grassy malts ending with a soft peppery finish. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2010
at 14:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle, thanks Creedon, pours caramel brown with a medium off white head. Aroma is nutty with notes of toffee and sweet bread malts. Flavor is rich and malty, sweet caramel, touches of honey and a light finish of earthen hops. Pretty easy drinker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2010
at 14:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear orangish-amber color with a medium frothy head. Fair head retention and lacing. Big orange and clove in the aroma with some caramel and toast and some floral hops. The taste is caramel, toasted malts, citrus, clove, cinnamon, cherries. Faintly bitter hop finish. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer. Christmasy indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2010
at 20:47