7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Lazy Chameleon in Powell, OH. Clear dark reddish brown with a thin beige head and decent lacing. Nutmeg and malt aroma. Medium-bodied with sweet malt and caramel flavors, and some spices as well. Pretty tasty but the flavor is very short-lived. The finish is roasted malt with a bitter follow-through. Above average, however nothing really makes this beer stand out in the sea of similar winter ales.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2006
at 13:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Medium citric hop aroma with a touch of biscuits. Mild floral and citric hop flavors integrate seamlessly into a biscuity sweet malt palate, light bitter finish. A Britishy IPA for sure. Amber color, a touch of red, med head but excellent lacing.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2006
at 17:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Standard american style oktoberfest, featuring mostly crystal malt. Curious citrus aroma, but not seemimingly from hops, but perhaps of fermentation. Lemon and orange. Muddled amber color, smallish head. Clean caramelized flavor, somewhat earthy and leafy with the hops, small rising bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2006
at 16:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Slightly yellowish golden pilsener, well carbonated to fluffy white, consistent head. Initially very grassy nose, pale malts, warm-sweetish aromas. Dry, very metallic/walnut - bitter pils. Bitterness completely obfuscates the restsweetness of the malt, and becomes more and more clearly hoppy with time. Some fruitiness in the back, as from fresh figs. Nice hoppy finish going over in long bitterish aftertaste, less sharp than in the beginning. Not bad, but I haven’t had a single pils in Czechia sporting such sharp bitterness. Overshooting its (obvious) target, but not without merits. Thanks, David.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2005
at 11:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
The only amber quality is the name. There is a light hop aroma, and a medium body American pale ale taste of mildly bitter hops. A ok beer. I am disappointed they didn’t try something more interesting for their special beer. Last year’s oatmeal stout was much more interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2005
at 00:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours near black with a garnet halo. Very thin tan head that disappears almost immediately and almost no lacing either. The aroma is pretty nice, smokey and chocolatey. Medium-bodied and fairly effervescent for a Porter. Flavors of malt, nuts and coffee are nicely blended. There is a light smokey character in the flavor too. The finish is short and lightly bitter. Above average overall.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2005
at 12:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is almost a red with a nice white head. Aroma is hops with some citrus. Flavor is hoppy with some caramel. Not the best IPA and not near the worst.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2005
at 19:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pale amber, greenish shine, small amberish head. Chaff, grapey American hops, very subdued, some ambrée malts. Sweetish, fruity, again especially grapes, sour grapes. Hoppy bitterness gradually builds, always leaving some restsugars in the oral cavity, tasting like cane sugar. Medium bodied, medium slickness, even some refreshing properties. Nice beer, in se. It’s about as German as Weisswurst with Heinz ketchup and Freedom fries.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2004
at 15:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fully clear red-ambr; flimsy yellowish head. Bready, malr syrup nose, rather fast gone. There’s ambrée and other malts, for sure, but the hopbite is instantly and lasting. Way more hoppy than any German Märzen, and it ain’t Hallertau Mittelfrüh neither, it seems. Bitter cookie? Medium bodied, some malt stickiness. OK, not great.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2004
at 13:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep red wine appearance, topped by a thin tan head. Dry, toasty aroma with chocolate notes. Toasty, chocolatey body with woody tannins that hint at dark fruits that never quite develop, although there is a red grapeskin characteristic to this beer. Aha! This is very, very similar to New Holland Dragon’s Milk, as a bubblegum sweetness develops as the beer warms. Me likey.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2004
at 21:51