7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. A very dark brown beer with a red shine under a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, wood, and berries. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt combined with medium notes of wood, dextrose, and malt, leading to dry, woody, and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2011
at 07:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle shared by plovmand clear orange, small smooth white head. mild bitter hoppy , mild malty. flavor is mild bitter hoppy, mild malty. nice bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2011
at 09:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
tough to figure out at first, which seems to be a theme for pretty things, and after meeting Dan and his wife at a tasting, i can see why. i think its about opening peoples minds about what beer is and what it can be. i suppose i went into this one with a preconceived notion of how it would be after reading the label and seeing that it was made with dried plums. the flavor at first was not my thing, the dark fruit flavor, but after a few sips i really took to it and relaxed and enjoyed it for what it is, a new old beer that is taking the reins of what we’ve had before in a apt/quad and extending it to something that will not be boring or normal. very enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2011
at 15:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with jcwattsrugger. Pours semi-hazy reddish peach with off white head. Nose and taste of honey, caramel malt, pineapple and dried fruits. Almost an "imperial" mild given the ABV. Quite a good beer. Reminded me of a "light" barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2011
at 00:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Clear golden with a dense white head. Aroma is spicy and a bit perfumed with cane sugar. Flavor is fresh and sweet at the same time, fruity, spicy and relatively bitter. Medium body with a long and bitter aftertaste. A bit unusually, almost like Brett whiteout the barnyard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2010
at 14:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Half Time. Pours really dark brown with a foamy beige/tan head. Aroma is mostly chocolate with some light malt and hop. Med plus body with foamy carb. Flavor starts chocolate and goes a bit woody as the chocolate leaves. Starts sweet finishes pretty dry. I think some coffee comes out eventually. Nice drink.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2010
at 16:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber - clear amber pour - minimal head, but substantial considering the abv - sweet toffee aroma, with a surprising tartness of semi-ripe fruits, like apple, cherry - some citrus peel - underlying notes of fig - slightly oily mouthfeel, with stronger carbonation than the appearance suggests - very sweet, bordering on syrupy, with deeply caramelized sugars - spicy alcohol and mild hop bite counters this, but the sweetness is center stage throughout, as you would expect in such a strong bw - some treacle notes, fig, raisin - a very mild hint of smoke - full flavor, but fairly mellow considering, reminding me of some of the more classic american and british examples - still a little cloying, so it could use a few years on it before becoming really great, but this is fairly impressive for something so strong and so young - another few years and I’ll probably score it in the low 4 range.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2010
at 18:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of chocolate and licorice with mild notes of tar and smoke. Sweet with smoke and licorice flavour, and a bitter finish
Tried
on 18 Dec 2010
at 11:19
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 5
Murky amber,lasting beige head.Bland start,faint earthy mid, med lasting hop bitterness. Lacks malt sweetness and body. Great lace
Tried
on 17 Dec 2010
at 23:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 22oz. It pours a quite clear body, golden in color. A small white head sits on top leaving lacings. Very hoppy on the nose, resins and citrus peel, with some white sugar and fruityness. Fruity and bitter flavor, some residual sweetness too. A flowery touch and citrus peel blends in. Full body and nice carbonation level. Lasting, bitter finish. Not the typical saison maybe, but damn tasteful and moreish. 101210
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2010
at 16:18