6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at CK - I think they made a tripel and decided it wasn’t complex enough, so they chucked it in a wine barrel - it’s got a nice, frothy texture to it - a ton of malbec character up front and through the middle, as well as some oak toastiness and vanillins - drier up front with this character - the beer’s qualities come through late - fairly high sweetness and mild esters of banana - even with the barrel treatment, not terribly complex, but the wine character works well enough and adds enough depth to make it enjoyable enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2013
at 18:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ Copper Kettle. Pours a dark golden appearance with an off white head. Toasted cracker many, herbal grainy, grassy aroma. Toasted grain, cereal, herbal, hay, floral flavor. Dry and pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2013
at 17:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ Copper Kettle. Pours a dark brown appearance with a brown head. Roasted malty, burnt toast, anise, a bit smoky aroma. Light bourbon, a touch peaty smoky, black licorice, plum, fig flavor. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2013
at 17:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
On tap @ Copper Kettle. Pours a burnt orange appearance with a tan head. Tropical fruity, citrusy, toasted malty, biscuity aroma. Light veggie, chewy bready, lemon flavor. Not my favorite.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2013
at 17:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
On tap @ Copper Kettle. Pours a hazy yellow orange appearance with an off white head. Spicy, biscuity, bready aroma. A touch fruity, chewy lemon bread flavor. Bizarre but not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2013
at 17:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours Black with off white head. Nose and taste of hot chilies, green pepper, chocolate, cinnamon, red hits and vanilla. Lighter medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2013
at 14:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle shared by Brandon. Poured into a 12oz Corsendonk goblet glass. Beer for people who don’t like the taste of beer. Aroma is strong definitely spicy pepper cocoa rich chocolate cake. Pepper spice thin out the beer. There is a lot of heat in the flavor all in he back of the throat. Beer is a little thinned out by it. I like spice but there isn’t a pepper flavor just heat. Cool stuff but very adjuncty and not beery. Saving the other half the bottle for cooking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2013
at 21:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at CK - turbid dark amber/copper - nose has some light nutty character, toasted grains, light spice and clove - creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation - flavor is spicy up front, with some dry clove flavors, but the sweetness of overripe banana and raisin set in quickly - soft, toasty wheat and a dry, roasty nuttiness arrive for the finish - kind of middle of the road compared to some of their other weizens, which still makes it quite good.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2013
at 12:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at CK - light hazy gold - nose is lightly musky, floral, sweet, with prominent but not overpowering notes from.the barrel - flavor is tart and lightly acidic up front, but a fairly strong sweetness develops late - mild vanilla from the oak and strong tannins from the wine - lightly peppery in the finish, with a lingering finish - okay, just a bit sweet for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2013
at 12:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at CK - listed as Barrel Aged Baltic Porter - dark ruby beer - nose is heavy in oak and vanillins, some caramel, light char - body is a bit thin and texture is a bit watery for such a high abv brew - a lot of vanilla in the flavor, caramelized sugars, roast, char - quite sweet throughout - simple.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2013
at 14:15