6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear copper-red body, thin light tan head. Floral hops aroma with hints of pine and biscuity malt. Flavor is buoyed by a toasty malt backbone with plenty of spicy, floral, bitter (piney) hops. Underlying notes of sweet caramel are revealed after the hops subside. Medium-bodied. Aftertaste is muddy and, yes, a bit astringent, detracting from the drinkability.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2004
at 00:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear amber-copper body, medium off-white head. Nose of caramel, pine, and citrus. Toasty body with caramel, light fruit, pine, and grapefruit rind (but not overdone or of IPA strength). Rather thin-bodied and easy drinking.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2004
at 21:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear straw-colored body, big puffy off-white head dissipating rapidly. Grassy hops and cerealy malt aroma. Not bad-tasting at all, with biscuit and cereals backing the grassy, zesty, hops. Bitter finish. One of the better bohemian pilseners, a style I’m not particularly enamored with.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2004
at 20:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
The best beer Summit has made. Maybe they are getting serious about brewing more styles and doing a good job with them. The aroma has coffee, chocolate, and wine. Black with a thick tan head that lasted until the end of the pint. Flavor was multi dimensional; coffee, chocolate, and a vinous quality with some fruit mixed in. Palate was a little on the light side for the style.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2004
at 12:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clearish (just a bit of haze) light orange body, thin ring of off-white carbonation. Nose of banana, clove, and tangy wheat. Has a nice mouthfeel with subdued banana and clove, leaving a nice, round, creamy yeast profile and plenty of tangy wheat. Tangy, slightly bitter finish. Nice for the summer months.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2004
at 20:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown body with red highlights, medium light tan head. Toasty aroma with bitter black malt and piney/spicy hops. Dry roasted malt flavor with a hint of citrus or dark fruit, finishing with bitter hops. Thin-bodied and lightly chalky.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2004
at 12:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2004 draught. Pale yellow with some slightly darker orange tones, quite clouded, good white head and lacing. Smells highly citrusy, more oranges than lemons and plenty of wheat. Flavor is coarse grainy wheat, dry, sour yeast and hops but well balanced (at the last second) as the lightly sweet sugars come in and save the day. Very tastey and well-done, though seems more an American Wheat than a German, little if any esters, no banana. Dry wheat astringency on the very end.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2004
at 10:03
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Much better than the first time I tried it. The malt and "bock" flavor is rather light, and the standard bock aroma is there but subdued. somewhat sweet, with an odd herbal taste as well. Alcohol is well hidden, but this needs to be a little sweeter with more malt and caramel.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2004
at 18:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft Nice frisky weizen flavor. Not as much banana or spice flavor as expected for this style, but that just lets the fizzy wheat taste take the stage. A good cloudy body, thought its yellow is a tad darker than expected. Thin head, grainy lacing. I couldn't resist squeezing in the lemon slice, but that ain't no crime with this beer. Highly carbonated as expected; in fact, almost "seltzer water" gassy. Another surprise to be found at the bar in Marshall Field's basement.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2004
at 08:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
The best thing about this beer is the color; black with some red. Mild aroma of hops. Uninteresting flavor of a standard bitter with a poorly done sweet malt in the finish. There is no way this should be called an English Strong Ale.----Rerate April 2011. This beer has improved considerably. Still a black beer, but now there are good aromas of roasted malt and a fair amount of hops. I would probably call it a porter, but the palate, aroma, and flavor are now much better than they were a few years ago. score increased.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2003
at 02:56