6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured a clear copper. Some caramel notes and a hint of spice but unspectacular
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Dark brown to black from bomber. Not much aroma. Roasted malts and fresh hops. Can drink many if inclined
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled at Mccarrenn. Yellow pour, standard grain and nothing really that special here for a kolsch. OK overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Brown pour smallish head. Mild malts and caramel flavor with light earth. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.355 l can from 'Beer Republic', best before May 2025. Almost clear, reddish amber with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, slightly fruity and minimally roasty aroma of caramel, red fruits and traces of bread crust. Gently sweet, malty, moderately bitter, slightly fruity and a little roasty taste of caramel, burnt bread crust, red fruits and traces of wet leaves, followed by a short, slightly bitter, moderately dry finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Solid.
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 16 May 2025
at 16:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz can from Total Wine, Las Vegas, NV. Pours a cloudy gold color with a large, thick white head and excellent retention. Good lacing. Resinous hops aroma. The taste is similar to the aroma, with hoppy flavor up front and some soft bitterness in the short, dry finish. Not as resinous as the aroma. Medium body and medium carbonation. Less bitter than I expected.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2025
at 00:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 21-12-14 - 355ml bottle brought back from Alaska by my sister. Pours a near black with off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, chocolate, coffee, oatmeal, bread, lactose & roasted malt. Moderate to medium body. Slightly sweet finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2025
at 11:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2013 - 355ml bottle brought back from Alaska by my sister. Pours light orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of clove, flora, orange peel, wheat, lemon, hints of spice & yeast. Moderate body. Light dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 10:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a lightly hazy, amber-gold, with smallish head. Aroma is bread, grass, straw, pine. Flavors follow, with some citrus. Smooth mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2025
at 01:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle picked up at Total Wine for just a couple bucks. Already on board with this classic brewery, and a good, affordable double IPA. The spruce is just a bonus at this point. Has a bold caramel backbone, with some piney, resinous hops. Forest forward aroma. Cool spruce notes already left between overpowering and unnoticeable. Really well introduced here. Overall an incredible brew for the value when you want a big (but not too big) IPA, but don't want to think you've tried it a hundred times before.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2025
at 01:35