7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled on draft. Clear in color Amber/ gold color lasting head in the 4 oz glass. Aroma shows me a nice medley of citrus and floral hoppy goodness. Flavor is a direct reflection of the aroma. The flavor is very balanced between the malt and hop profile. Bitterness is very low and approachable for someone who is not a Hophead. And at the ABV level very crushable. Very well made.

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500 ml bottle thanks to willrunforbeer, much thanks. Aroma is leather, molasses, red grapes, light roasted malt, burnt sugar.

Flavor is not really "Kate" but after all this is reinvented. I have had Kate in 2011 and 2012. This is hard to compare since it is a bottle. The mouthfeel is pretty nice, full and thick. Leather hints, dark molasses, red grapes, with a good amount of oak in the finish. It’s a very nice classic RIS. Highly drinkable.

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ML Bottle. Thanks Brian for sharing.

A - Dark brown to black with small tight bubbles.

S - A ton of roasted chocolate aroma with some smoked malt along with candy and coffee.

T - There is a ton of roasted malts in this one. Coffee chocolate, almost no sweetness, dessert wine, raisin and fig

M - Thin, decent carbonation but nothing explosive.

O - This is a great ’classic’ Imperial Stout. No barrel aging, no adjuncts, no frills. But it’s a great modern stout brewed in the classic 10 years ago "why would you barrel age this?" stouts.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer for the Ratebeer Camp extravaganza. Pours dark chocolate with a nice foamy tan head. Aromas of roasted chocolate dark fruit and brandy. Taste is smooth and sweet with oak licorice caramel and vanilla. Nice!

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

14th August 2015
GBBF Day 4. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy white head. Palate is light and semi dry, low carbonation. Light sweetish pale malts. Modest orange - lemon, mild hop spice. Light finish. Nice flavour but could do with a bit of condition.

8

Beige lacing, chocolate, a touch peaty, velvet, leather and blackcurrants. Smooth.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at gbbf 2015 day 4. As unfiltered 5.2% translucent golden orange coloured pour with a loose halo off white head. Aroma is grassy, orange and tangerine, hop, grainy, light plastic. Flavour is wheaty grains, biscuit, faint caramel, tropical, fruit, and cut grass. Palate is grainy and drying in the finish, moderate carbonation. Decent pale ale.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at the source. Bright gold color, lasting head retention. Aroma shows German yeast, banana, clove, mild spice.

Flavor has has all the correct yeast byproducts. My favorite thing about this brew is the creamy mouthfeel with a lightly spice finish. Very well executed and a pleasure to drink.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap. Disappearing off white head and hazy amber color. A-fruity, honey, floral. T-oak, fruity, honey, floral, sweet medium malt.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap. Thin retaining white head and yellow/gold color. A-light citrus/pine. T-bready light malt, light pine.