7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nitro tap @ Copper Kettle. Dark brown appearance with a creamy, light brown head. Dry, roasty malty, light chocolate, light coffee, light earthy aroma. Dark roasty, a touch burnt malty, light chocolate, earthy flavor. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2012
at 18:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Copper Kettle. Hazy, dark copper orange appearance with a tan head. Toasty, a touch nutty, caramel malty, earthy, organic hoppy aroma. Rich earthy, somewhat bitter hoppy, toasted malty flavor. Clean, sessionable brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2012
at 18:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nitro at the brewery, so obviously it looks pretty - flavors of light mineral and even a hint of brine up front make way for moderately bittersweet chocolate flavors, strong roasty notes, toasted maltiness and dark malt bitterness - finish has a mildly acidic touch, as the light mineral notes returns - lingering coffee-like bitterness - a little high in abv for a dry stout, but this is pretty damn tasty.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2012
at 13:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at CK - lightly hazy dark amber - sudsy, lasting lace - aroma of toasty maltiness and moderate caramel - medium bodied - medium dry, grainy malt character, with light acidity through the middle, as well as lightly earthy hops, leading to a semi-sweet finish of light caramel and toffee, with a touch of fruity esters - a decent brew, but nothing stand out - unlike most of their other beers, this will probably not be one I order again.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2012
at 12:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap @ CK. Golden orange appearance with a white head. Very nice, toasted malty, caramel, light brown sugar, grassy hoppy aroma. Fairly rich toffee, dark caramel, grassy, straw flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 16:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ CK. Hazy, dark orange appearance with an off white head. Mild toasty malty, caramel, straw aroma. Fairly sweet, toffee/caramel, light fruity flavor. Pretty sweet but not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 15:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
NOTE THAT MY RATING IS AN AVERAGE OF THE TAP AND CASK VERSIONS - Tap score, 3.2 - Cask score, 3.7 (the original tap score is below - the cask-conditioned version has none of the diacetyl that is present in the tap version, allowing the lightly Biscuity malt to shine much more - if you can, try the beer on cask) Turbid gold pour bready nose with moderate buttery diacetyl - flavor is bready up front, but it dries out fast, becoming a bit more crackery - fairly strong diacetyl comes at this time, creating a flavor not unlike buttered toast - a light mineral note - very light hop bite on the tail end - fairly well-executed, but the diacetyl is much too strong for my taste - British styles do not seem to be a strength for this brewer, at least not yet.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2012
at 13:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Hazy dark copper - soapy lace - nose is bready and moderately yeasty, with a mild fruitiness/esters, a light acidity and a touch of buttery character - flavor is medium sweet and lightly bready - surprisingly fruity, with notes of strawberry - finish has a bit of diacetyl, lightly earthy, bitter hops and a touch of acidity - okay, but fairly weak for this brewer.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2012
at 12:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Copper Kettle, Denver. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, cinnamon, dark chocolate, drak fruit, coconut. Taste is malt, dark chocolate, fruit, chilly, cinnamon, smoky. Medium body, soft carbonation, finish is chilly at first, then a staying cinnamon flavor takes over. Different, wellthought and original brew, but i cant see myself downing a pint of this. 200212
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2012
at 21:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Copper Kettle, Denver. Pours hazy golden orange with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, grassy and citrusly hops. Taste is malt, caramal, grassy, citruss, grapefruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, nice bitter finish. 200212
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2012
at 20:57