5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Strong beers to not appear to be this brewers forte - I swear if this were not so clean, I would have believed I was drinking straight up wort - tastes like sugar sweet malt with vaguely bock-ish character hiding underneath (caramel, nuts, raisin) - smooth, I suppose, but mostly just sweet, boring, and lacking the richness and complexity you’d want in a doppel.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2009
at 00:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
A rather limp and lifeless scotch ale - thin for the style, with a lot of innocuous fruitiness and a clean cane sugar sweetness on the back end - there’s a bit of nutty flavor throughout as it warms, and a tiny bit of hops in the finish, but otherwise this is really boring.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2009
at 00:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Quite and amped up amber in the hop department - a lot of earthy hops in the nose - the flavor starts bitter and almost peppery - followed fast by a light fruity character and a medium caramel maltiness - medium-bodied and quite quaffable.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2009
at 00:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A nice crisp blonde ale, with lean, crackery malts, and an assertive hop bite on the back end - a little bready through the middle, but mostly clean and refreshing, with a nice peppery kick to it - finishes dry - there are a lot of people hating on this beer, but I really liked it.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2009
at 00:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap - this is a nice take on the style, with a hop presence that pushes into IPA territory - a nice cloudy body, with a lasting lace - very floral and fruity in the nose and the flavor, with a thick resinous hop character that somehow doesn’t get in the way of the relatively refreshing and light character of the beer - very earthy and grassy, with herbal notes and citrus character - pretty much what you want an APA to be, with just enough unique floral character to set it apart from its peers.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Apr 2009
at 21:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a dark brown with a tan head. The aroma was of super sweet caramel malts with some brown sugar and a stong alcohol. Flavor had some dark fruit and sugar with a bit of toffee and hops. None of the alcohol in the aroma shows up in the flavor but you know its there. A decent dopple.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2008
at 18:31
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Thanks to Skyview for sharing. This one really is not very good. Grain aroma and grain flavor. Dark red color and a tall head. There is something off here. It doesn’t taste m’uch like a doppelbock at all, and certainly not a traditional German bock.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2008
at 20:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From Skyview. Dark brown color. Mild aroma, some hops, and some grain. More grain in the flavor, it tastes OK. Thin palate, that makes it more like a Scottish ale than a Scotch ale, which I think tend to be thicker.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2008
at 21:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A good beer. Lightly sweet. Bright orange with a medium palate. The sweetness is good but this lacks complexity. Some hops in there. A little yeast in the flavor.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2007
at 18:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from csbosox. Pour is orange amber clear with a fluffy white head. Aroma of hops - orange/lemon citrus. A bit of malty sweetness (biscuit) in there as well. Taste is pretty much as advertised by the nose, orange, lime and lemon hoppiness, some nice bitterness. Also, a great backbone of slightly sweet biscuit malt. Palate was a touch on the watery side, but didn’t keep this from being very enjoyable. Thanks Chris.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2007
at 08:43