7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Review from notes, sampled 12/21/2007 Received in trade from barefootbrewer thanks for the opportunity. Pours a clear deep copper color with a thin white head that leaves some lace on the side of the glass. Smell comes through with floral citrusy hops and a bit if biscuit malt. Taste is a good mix of hops and malt. Mouthfeel is a bit thin, not much body here. Overall not a bad beer, very tasty, but could stand a bit more body.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2011
at 11:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2010 12oz bottle. Filtered amber-brown. Steady, soapy off-white/beige head. A pretty solid Amber Ale, quite hop forward. Some spices Id assume, but they are pretty well integrated, maybe adding a touch of cinnamon bite. Rather flavorful, but kind of a watery backbone. Sugary caramel, candy orange hops. Vanilla tinged fruity pungency of the amber malt. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2011
at 22:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz bottle courtesy of my 2010 Winter Secret Santa. Pour is a clear copper mahogany with a smallish off white head. Aromais some pine hop and nutty malt, not too much else - maybe a bit of generic malt grain. Taste is the nut, fruit sweetness, pine and citrus hops, finishing with a candi sugar sweetness. Palate is medium to thin bodied, full carbonation, though flattens out and gets a bit flabby in the finish. Decent enough, thanks for sending this my way Santa!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2010
at 20:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Courtesy kiefdog. Pours clear amber with copper hues and thin white head. The aroma is sweet with malts, hints of roasty malts, some graininess and a dash of dates. Interesting. The taste is a little roasty to start then moving into mild notes of apple and faint nutmeg and cinnamon spices.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2010
at 19:11
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle: Poured an amber color with reddish tint, head was a light white. Aroma is malty at best. Taste is sour and malt, very unbalanced. This was a very bad Christmas beer, hopefully I purchased a one of bottle or its a recipe they shouldn’t try again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2010
at 18:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle, pours dark amber with a medium off white head. Nice hop aroma with pine and spiced notes. Flavor is nice toasted malt, balanced well with moderate hop bitterness and a peppery spice in the finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 17:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours light mahogany into a shaker. Off-white head pancakes as it recedes to sicken surface leaving sheet lacing. Dark caramel aromas. Dry sharp caramel upfront turning slightly sour in the astringent metallic finish.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2009
at 14:19
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Location: 12 oz bottle from jcos, 11/23/09
Aroma: A relatively bland aroma that includes some notes of caramel, biscuit, spice, and nuts
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark orange-red (almost brown) color with a fluffy white head
Flavor: Taste is pretty malty, but there isn't much else going on, its really dull flavor-wise
Palate: The body is light with a fizzy carbonation, but a really thin texture and a somewhat short finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I was not impressed. This beer just isn't really that great. I'll tell you, it just didn't do it for me, but I guess I'm not alone. The look was by far the best part of this one, but that really isn't saying too much. Skip it...
Aroma: A relatively bland aroma that includes some notes of caramel, biscuit, spice, and nuts
Appearance: Pours a cloudy dark orange-red (almost brown) color with a fluffy white head
Flavor: Taste is pretty malty, but there isn't much else going on, its really dull flavor-wise
Palate: The body is light with a fizzy carbonation, but a really thin texture and a somewhat short finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I was not impressed. This beer just isn't really that great. I'll tell you, it just didn't do it for me, but I guess I'm not alone. The look was by far the best part of this one, but that really isn't saying too much. Skip it...
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2009
at 16:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
The 2009, from the tap at Mudvile 9. Pours a dark brown with a medium beige head. Nose of sweet malts. Caramel predominates in th flavor, with the strong malt character lurking around the outskirts. Only a faint sense of bitterness. Medium bodied and relatively smooth. Not too bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2009
at 08:25
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramalised sugars and a tiny bit of spices, perhaps. Medium-bodied; Roasted maltiness tucked in with some sugars noticeable. Aftertaste shows no hops, no spices and just a little alcohol - not very good. Overall, worth trying, because it’s a seasonal, but not really one worth buying a six pack of! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2009
at 18:49