6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (HBF2009, bottled 12.05.2008). Clear amber color, steady off-white head. Bready, a bit juicy aroma. Sweet caramelly malty and bready, ryeish American hops. A bit fizzy. More like APA than ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2009
at 07:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught@HBF2009. Dark ruby-brown color, small beige head. Cocoa, oak and vanilla in the nose. Full-bodied, a bit sweet liquerish. Flavor is similar to aroma: cocoa, vanilla, some oak, some salted licorice in the aftertaste. Quite sweet impy, this must be barrel aged.8
Tried
on 16 May 2009
at 06:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught@HBF2009. Slightly hazy amber color, good creamy beige head. Hoppy nose with sweet banana. Banana, a bit grainy, light yeast and caramel. Not much dunkelweizen, more or less normal weizen.
Tried
on 16 May 2009
at 06:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught@HBF2009. Deep amber colour, small brown head. Aroma is caramel, cookies, maplenuts and some slight syrupy sweetness. Flavour is caramel, mild roast, some chocolate and some toffee. A pleasant tasting brown ale.
Tried
on 16 May 2009
at 05:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@HBF2009. Dark nut brown color, good creamy beige head. A bit nutty, hoppy and caramelly nose. Slightly fizzy. Caramelly, light hoppy notes. Slick short finish. Quite typical brown ale.
Tried
on 16 May 2009
at 05:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@HBF2009. Hazy amber colour, mediumsized beige huge foamy head. Good lace. Aroma is caramel, fruits, biscuits, nutmeg, and some really sweet notes. Flavour is peach, some caramel, mild wooden notes, birchsap, resin and wheat. Quite strange dunkelweizen.
Tried
on 16 May 2009
at 05:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@HBF2009 (Thanks Tomas Czarnecky!). Hazy golden colour, mediumssized white head. Grassy and hoppy aroma along iwth some caramel malts, biscuits and mild fruityness. Flavour is grassy/fruity hops with big dryness to it. Also caramel malts giving it some sweetness. Wellbalanced and drinkable ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2009
at 03:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled@HBF2009. Amber colour, small to nonexistant head. Aroma is vanilla, oak, alcohol, honey and some nuttyness as well. Flavour is wood, alcohol, fruits, some nuts, mild sourness as well as stingy sweet nectary notes. Bomb, pleasant balance and very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2009
at 02:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks for sharing jarikumpul!). Dark brown to pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is bigtime roasted malts, liquorice, chocolate and also mild notes of coffee. Flavour is quite the same with the liquorice coming real strongly. Also Alcohol gives a nice warming touch to complete the whole.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2009
at 02:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (HBF2009, vintage 2007). Deep amber color, small beige head. Lots of vanillla and oak in the nose. Sticky toffeish palate. Loads of vanilla and toffee. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. Very balanced dessert beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 13:22