Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Roasted malty and light caramelish. Toasted malty and sweet caramelish. Smooth fruity and lingering fruity. Dark malty and roasted into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2012
at 02:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pizzeria Paradiso, Alexandria tap ($8): Pours some sort of orange color with a white head. Aroma is mostly malty, with some hoppiness in there. Not much crispness up in here; however, this is very smooth and the alcohol does not eliminate all of the pilsener qualities. Alcohol is well-covered in any case. This is an OK, but somewhat forgettable imperial pils.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2012
at 12:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from backlog. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of dry baker’s chocolate, light oak, vanilla, bourbon and sweet chocolate. Medium roast. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2012
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Rustico Alexandria. Poured a pitch black with a tiny, tan head. Aroma was dark roasted malts, plenty of barrel notes here. Flavor was dark fruits, malts, barrel, and a lot of alcohol. Warming, which kind of stinks on the hottest day so far this year (101 degrees at Reagan Airport, just down the street).
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2012
at 00:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Served on draft at the brewery. Batch 2. Pours a hazy amber color with a large creamy off-white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus, wood, whisky, caramel, bread. The taste is citrus, oak, coconut, whisky and caramel. Medium bodied, high carbonation, well balanced. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2012
at 15:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Released on 6/18/12, presumably a resurrection of the retired beer, although the listed ABV is now 9%.White grape and light funk on the nose. Clear amber, thin head. White grape and apricot flavor. Not boozy, light orange peel finish. Not much of a wow factor, but well made.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2012
at 08:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Woemwood, sweet coffee nose, with subtle chocolate notes. Cloudy brown, white flakes, medium yellow head. Tastes as it smells, but with hints of orange. Medium body, light fudge finish.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2012
at 08:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Boozy peach, triple sec, cherry, and curacao nose. Cloudy copper, thin head. Malty fruity sweetness, delicate peach and cherry flavor. Alcohol seems excessive. Drinks rather like a Biere de Garde.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2012
at 08:17
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
C&C 750 mL bottle from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville. Best by March 2013. Pretty major gusher. Pours a dark brown color with a large rocky dark brown head. Good head retention. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, something astringent and bitter, faint citrus. The taste is big chocolate notes, citrus, that astringent note again, some roasted malts. Medium bodied, astringent, harsh, high carbonation. There is something off here, which is a shame since its been on the market 2 whole days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2012
at 22:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is pine, malt, peaches. Flavour is pine, malt, peaches, caramel, citrus. OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2012
at 06:51