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
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Another beer I had in Vegas. Deep amber color. Caramel malt aroma. Taste was more toasted malts than hops. Rather liked this beer even though not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 17 Mar 2025
at 00:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
2013 26-12-2026 Aromat spalony słodowy, wędzony, czekolada Piwo brązowe przejrzyste, piana beżowa Piwo słodkie w smaku w tle paloność i wędzonka poza tym smak kawy zbożowej, później goryczka palona średnia Nagazowanie średnie, ciało lekko średnie, gładkie, finisz gorzki Ogólnie piwo takie gorzkie, ciekawe w smaku taki trochę stout.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:28
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
0.65 l bottle shared at home. Pours black with beige head. Nose is-of course-smokey, with some sweetness. Taste is quite the same with long finish. I expected it to have more apparent porter notes, but it’s lovely nevertheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
650ml bottle, 2009.
Aroma is nothing but smoke!! Sausages, soy and smokey bacon. Flavor is a mix of big smoke and loads of piney hops. The pine just covers your palate and the finish. Long dry bitter finish. Pretty nice stuff!!
Aroma is nothing but smoke!! Sausages, soy and smokey bacon. Flavor is a mix of big smoke and loads of piney hops. The pine just covers your palate and the finish. Long dry bitter finish. Pretty nice stuff!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:16
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2025
at 22:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Amber color with a tan head. Toasted bread and floral aroma. Taste is sweet caramel with a crisp, dry finish. Rich with a little hop bitterness and a hint of wood.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2025
at 23:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from 2008 drank december 2013. Pours a black colour with a small head that disappears quickly Aroma of roasted malts, smoke, liqourice. Flavour is medium smoked, some sweetness. Enjoyable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2025
at 05:19