5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Crystal orange coloured body with a super thin white head and no bubbles to speak of. Aroma of alcohol, malt, some curacao and a bit of spice. Medium-bodied; Medicinal flavour up front, fading to a malty mouthful with subtle spices and a tiny bit of sugar taste. Aftertaste mellows out after a while and leaves a bit of maltiness. Overall, a wierd marzen - not the typical oktoberfest beer, but some spice and malt still definitely noticeable. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 08-July-2005 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2009
at 01:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear golden coloured body with a super-thin white head that fades fast. Aroma of wheat, corn, malt and a tiny amount of fruits. Medium-bodied; Strong wheaty taste with a large yeast flavour and some orange and lemon tastes as well. Aftertaste shows a bunch of malt, some spices and mostly sweet. Overall, a decent wheat - too much yeast and malt, but a good one to try from the region! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 29-October-2006.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2009
at 22:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear copper color with a large head. Good head retention and poor lacing. Aroma is nutty with caramel malts and some fruity notes. Taste is grainy with caramel and bitter hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2009
at 01:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a little bit of a bubbly film on the surface. Aromas are sweet: malt and fruit (apples and oranges). Flavor is just plain heavy in all areas... alcohol, malt and hops all come through as overbearing at different points and the flavors don’t blend together well enough for my tastebuds to get really excited. This is kind of an ongoing complaint I have with the Heavy Seas beers. Still, this one is better than most I have had by them.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2009
at 21:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Nice deep copper coloured body with strong ruby highlights and a super-thin off-white head. Aroma of strong pit fruits, nice toasted malt, toffee, light hops and a potent alcohol flavour. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong potent alcohol taste with malt and toffee noticeable. Aftertaste short but very strong. Overall - this one needs some age, its a bit rough around the edges...but after time might be better. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 26-December-2005.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2009
at 22:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed burgundy orange with a smallish off white head that falls fast. Aroma of honey sweetness, wheat, yeast clove and ripe bananas. Fresh nose. Taste is grainy sweet wheat. The clove is present, not as much fruit. The finish is really long and ear waxy, with some alcohol at the end. This was a creative beer, which I liked until the finish, where i didn’t really care for it. Thanks Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2009
at 14:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep amber into a snifter. Off-white head recedes to nothing; leaving no lacing. Spicy caramel aromas. Spritzy caramel syrup upfront turning into a hoppy alcohol burn. Interesting.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2008
at 22:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a light brown with just a few small bubbles drifting around. Aromas are heavy fruit -strawberries of all odd things- and caramel/brown sugar. Mouthfeel is kind of fizzy (but there is not a lot of carbonation so it might just be the slightly abrasive alcohol.) Flavor is heavy alcohol with some brown sugar, fig, and more alcohol. Maybe a touch of those strawberries and some metal from time to time. If nothing else, it packs a punch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2008
at 23:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Best before Mar 2009 notched on label. Pour is mostly clear ruby golden with a 3/4 inch tan head. There is no visible carbonation. Aroma of resinous hops, with cookie dough maltiness and soft vanilla notes. Nice smelling beer. Taste is the cookie dough slightly sweet maltiness initially, with a nice mineral character right behind that. There is also a toasted element taht reminds me of rye, even carraway. The hops are present as well, though less resinous than the nose and more bitter. The hops are primarily in the latter part, and certainly are the main component of the finish, which is quite bitter. As it warms, the sweetness gets a bit sharp, and the alcohol wanrmth is more evident. Overall, an interesting concept which was exceuted well. I must say, I was quite certain I was not going to enjoy this based on it being called an "Imperial ESB". I was wrong, thanks Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2008
at 17:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at David Copperfield Pub New York 20-11-08. Pours red amber with a white head. The aroma is a bit sweet and malty and taste is crisp hops but also sweet and malty much like aroma suggested, there is a nice lingering bitterness. It’s a fresh full flavoured beer, quite decent winter offering lacks a good spiny edge to it but decent enough. A7 A5 F7 P4 OV15 3.7
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2008
at 07:49