5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Atlas, pours a clear orange with a ring of white head. Nose is fine, some orange and lemon, grist, some butter. Flavor is the same, grass, orange, grist, some honey. Finishes a bit watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2017
at 14:42
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2017
at 13:30
7/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2017
at 20:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at R.F.D. Murky brown pour with small skin of head. Difficult one here, so many elements in play. Rye ale and old ale come to mind. Musty, tart aroma . Taste comes in with some funk and wood. Mildly spicy with minor rye sourness. This one’s all over the board, but good.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2017
at 16:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
On tap at Molly’s in Warrenton, VA Aroma: floral, citrus, caramel Appearance: hazy orange with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jan 2017
at 15:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Roofers Union, 11/20/16. Dark brown pour, creamy light brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, some chocolate, citrus, and earth. Malt-foward, roasty, with a solid hop presence too. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2017
at 16:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Total Wine Fairfax can: pours light amber with a white head. Aroma is light caramel. Taste is slightly hopped with low bitterness. Light sweetness. Easy to drink. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2016
at 19:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler from the brewery pours an opaque black with some creamy, off white head. Nose is what you expect, toast, molasses, malt, grain, chocolate, some cola. Flavor follows, cola, mild pepper, toast, molasses, grains. Dry finish. Well done.
Earlier Rating: 5/31/2015 Total Score: 2.9
16oz pour at Right Proper pours a murky, translucent brown with zero head. Nose has lots of molasses and brown sugar, plenty of promised pumpernickel too, chocolate, toast, hints of pepper and bread crust. Flavor has lots of chocolate and molasses, some caramel and brown sugar, some spice and herbal notes. Sweet finish.
Earlier Rating: 5/31/2015 Total Score: 2.9
16oz pour at Right Proper pours a murky, translucent brown with zero head. Nose has lots of molasses and brown sugar, plenty of promised pumpernickel too, chocolate, toast, hints of pepper and bread crust. Flavor has lots of chocolate and molasses, some caramel and brown sugar, some spice and herbal notes. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Dec 2016
at 09:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery, pours a clear gold with some fluffy, white head. Nose is nice, honey, straw, stale biscuit, grass, lemon, mild perfume, some light medicine cabinet. Flavor follows, mild grist, light honey, light cough drop, some lemon, straw, grass, a little medicine cabinet again. Dry finish. Crazy drinkable. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2016
at 09:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at the brewery, pours a dark cherry amber with just some faint white head. Nose is interesting, lots of dried cherry, raisin, some cranberry, red grapes, some neutral oak. Flavor has dried cherry, raisin, some cranberry, cheap red wine, a little wood pulp, a bit earthy too. Finishes full bodied, lightly tannic but dry.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2016
at 19:50