7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Part of a flight at Stone Arch MSP. Similar cola black to the Waconia Peanut Butter Porter but with a more stable tan head. Mild dark malt aroma of licorice and chocolate. Roasty and dry. It's ok.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2018
at 07:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF’17, day one, 08/08/17 as 'Vanilla Oatmeal'. Black with a well presented tan head that dissipates edgeward in time. Nose is chocolate, vanilla, light spice, toffee, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises light roast load, cocoa powder, nice vanilla vein pulsing through this one without getting too sweet, toffee, light charr. Medium body, soft carbonation, light drying close. Decent cask stout ... plenty of flavor for the ABV.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2018
at 04:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Bought the whole 12 pack just to sample this one. Pretty enjoyable example of the style. A pinch hoppy, but that wouldn't be so out of place on the Aldstadt. The aroma isn't that impressive, earth and aspirin dry tones. Approximates the style, but the ingredients just scream cheap and streamlined. An OK beer, certainly drinkable, just not that impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2017
at 00:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Deep brown-black body. Thin fading beige head. Malty, sweet. The Belgian yeast is pretty tame, but certainly adds some deep cherry plum fruity tone. Doesn't really go for or capture any Belgian mouthfeel, more of a boring standard feel which isn't that true to style. Drinks more like a Winter Warmer. Solid value for the price, a respectable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2017
at 22:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Summit. Amber color and the foam takes a long time to settle. Simple flavor, dry malt and bread, and not much more than that. Drinkable and sessionable, but no complexity.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2017
at 18:16
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draught at the brewery. Strong aroma of roasted even burned grain. This gives flavors and aromas of bitter chocolate and coffee and burned toast. Alcohol is noticeable in the aroma and on the plate. Well carbonated. Sadly I think they went to far with intensity of the over toasted malt and that is the dominant characteristic. A little sugar with theroast but a lack of other flavors or aromas to make it more interesting.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2017
at 17:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I was really expecting something more here, kind of a let down. Aroma is nice with some caramel toffee yeast and Spice. Average appearance. What flavor is on the Bland side slightly sweet little malt little Carbonic Tang. Body is a tad thin. Overall it's forgettable.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2017
at 02:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Not bad for an almost traditional Alt. Like the previous reviewer, I picked up some hop in the flavor where it does not belong. But otherwise it follows true to tradition. Aroma has malt toffee and a bit of roast. Maybe the flavor would have been like that but the Hop masks it all.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 22:18
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Great Taste 2017. Copper color and it appears thin. Light hops and some dry malt flavor. Light beer overall. This is not as good as the regular EPA. hops are minimal, I did not perceive any of the strong fruit flavors. Disappointing from these guys.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 11:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Slight hint of hop aroma but it's mostly caramel malt and a little Belgian yeast and some spice. Appearance is decent with some sudsy fairly long-lasting head and a nice medium amber color. Flavor is more bitter than sweet and has plenty Carbonic Tang. But has very little hop flavor. Decent body boring finish.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 02:28