6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at brewery. Pours clear copper with lasting thin white head. Weak aroma that’s vaguely sweet. Flavor is fresh and even between some caramel and sweet malts to a light grapefruit hoppiness. It ends with more of a grapefruit tartness. Decent pale.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2007
at 21:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at brewery. Clear gold color with thin white head and small islands of foam. Weak aroma that seemed vaguely sweet. Thin body with some up front hoppiness that was like grapefruit juice. There seems to be just a murmur of malt sweetness. It is a crisp and clean brew with mainly hops as the flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2007
at 21:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Porter poured brown and after a minute lost its head. Very light aroma. There seems to be a hint of roasted malts. The mouth feel is a bit thin. The flavor is mostly burnt malts with a faint chocolate malt note. This beer could use a bit more depth to break it away from the standard one dimensional Porter flavor. I think the Baltic Porter has ruined me and now most standard Porters seem a bit lacking.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2006
at 06:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Poured black with lasting frothy tan head. The aroma was really light. I couldn’t smell hardly anything at all. The flavor however is very nice. There is a burnt and chocolate maltiness that create a both roasted and sweet flavor. About midway the taste becomes just a bit sweeter like molasses. There is just a little sense of alcohol that actually gives the beer added interest in the flavor. It seems the molasses flavor and light alcohol note mix to create an almost oatmeal flavor. This beer works for me.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2006
at 06:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ Tampa Bay Brewing Company (they’ve re-opened). Golden color with creamy white head. A sheet of lacing clings to the glass. Light aroma that seems to be more malty than hoppy. Full pine hop flavor with a nice caramel malt backbone. The brew leaves a lingering pine hop taste behind.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2006
at 20:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(On tap) Beautiful, clear amber with a creamy, off-white head. Alcoholic, caramelish nose. Full malty feel, full body with some caramel. Extremely alcoholic finish and a marked hoppiness that lacks some sophistication. 040406
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2006
at 15:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(On tap) Beautiful, clear, dark amber with a delicate, creamy, beige head. Aroma of caramel and nuts. Very full-bodied, lots of roasted and caramel malt. Markedly bitter, a not so refined bitter finish. But definitely a solid brew. 040406
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2006
at 15:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
on tap-pours a white head with clear yellow color. Aroma is grain. Taste is grain, bitter, (a good)funky, hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2006
at 06:27
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
on tap-pours a foamy white head that laces with clear gold color. Aroma is crisp hops. Taste is crisp hops with a good bite. Good carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2006
at 06:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Better at the brewery than the GABF, where I first had it. Hazy light amber. Spicy hop nose with orangey, grapefruity notes. Rich creamy body and insistent hop bitterness. Wood & citrus goodness. Very dry. Delicious.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2005
at 10:59