4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Out of the tap it pours cloudy yellow orange at the Bocktown Bar in the Robinson mall shopping center. Nice hoppy floral aroma. Has some bubbles arising but it does not qualify as lacing. Pretty hoppy taste but not as an IPA of DIPA. Flavor is a little weak compared to other IPAs and I think that may be a benefit since I don’t really care for IPA bitter lingering beers. However, the finish is bitterness that builds as the resolution continues. This is a little better than your typical IPA but for the style, I think IPA lovers may find this without offense. Best IPA I’ve tasted.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2007
at 19:22
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at the Bocktown Bar & Grill in the Robinson town mall complex. Handmade derailer tap handle from a quality ten speed, really cool. Pours a cloudy yellow brown with an alabaster head. Aroma is a bit hoppy for a standard pale ale, but is flowery and pleasing. This is not quite as hoppy as an IPA but the bitterness is ever present. If you like a slightly lighter IPA you should have some respect for this. Has some interesting complex flavors that must be experienced and examined. Finish is definitely bitter and it lingers. Hop lovers must try this for another pale ale experience.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2007
at 19:14
4.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
One of the nicest pours I’ve seen. On tap at the Bocktown Bar in the Robinson Township shopping complex. Thick and very dark black with a dark brown head. The head looks like whipped creamy chocolate pudding. Smell is an intense roasted wood aroma. I’ve never seen a head like this. Is there such a thing as roasted imperial stout? Very strong burnt flavor like it was aged in burnt wooden barrels. I was thinking this was an imperial stout because I don’t particularly care for imp stouts but it is only a ’stout’. Perhaps a little too much for me. Long lasting burnt bitter malty/hoppy flavor finish. If you like imperial stouts, you better seek this out.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2006
at 18:29
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
How ironic, the breweries that I am closest to, don’t get much attention. You take them for granted as if they will always be there. Had this on tap at the Bocktown Bar in Robinson Township Mall. Pours very dark brown and you can barely see into the dark abyss. Tan head. There is no red hue in this what so ever. Wet, slightly burned wood aroma. Flavor is rich with malltyness and hop bitterness. On the first taste it leaves quite an impression. Something akin to run off from a burnt wooden barrel. The finish is a barely endurable roasty astringent linger. It lasts and lingers for quite a while. Way to much personality for me. However, if you like big beers; IPA and impstouts, you better try this. Alittle more offensive than Nosferatu.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2006
at 17:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
What an interesting concept. Kudos to the brewer for having the adventurous spirit to try this one. Sampled on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh the beer poured a hazy orange-golden color with a huge yellow-white head. The aroma is sweet, fruity and peppery. The flavor is sweet, fruity and tangy with hints of spice and a noticeable rye element. Quite pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2006
at 21:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750ml bottle-pours a tan head with cloudy orange/brown color. Aroma is fruit, peach. Taste follows, alcohol tingle. A sipping beer. 160716-@rbsg-pbgh GT. ’09 too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2006
at 22:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh this beer pours a vague orange-golden color with a creamy white head. The aroma is light floral hops with a hint of apple. The flavor is bitter and tangy with dry floral hops and a bitter dry finish. The flavor is remarkably flowery - almost perfumey. The body is light.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2006
at 21:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask version at Barley’s 4th Annual Mini RAF (05/13/06): Pours matte black with a medium thick and rocky dark beige head. Thin, spotty lacing. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Rich and creamy body with a good mix of bitter coffee and chocolate flavors. There is also a nice roasty presence throughout. The finish is smooth with a lightly bitter coffee aftertaste. Pretty well done.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2006
at 21:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask version at Barley’s 4th Annual Mini RAF (05/13/06): Hazy dark gold color with a medium ivory-colored head that dissipates slowly. Thin lacing. The aroma is floral hops and some malt. Medium-bodied with a good bitter character. Citrus, floral hops and malt flavors are pretty well-balanced. The finish is clean and citrusy with a lingering hops aftertaste. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2006
at 10:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught pint at Moan and Dove on 2/19/06 with Muzzlehatch. Deep tan-mahogany with light auburn tresses, seemingly opaque with a fair amount of tan head, wispy and only retained at cover, with little to no lacing. Straight up coffee, molasses, light black malts and only a touch of hops in the nose. Mostly sticky caramel intertwined with light coffee dryness. The flavor shows a dry bit of bakers chocolate and scorched coffee, offsetting a reservedly creamy-sweet vanilla-caramel, with light bitter notes of molasses and just a smattering of leafy, floral hops. As it warms, a smooth chocolate malt flavor emerges, but the vanilla/butter cream flavor remains. Medium body at best, moderate carbonation, slightly watery texture, no alcohol apparent, no yeast apparent.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2006
at 17:41