5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Ruby pour with off-white head that’s gone in a heartbeat. If this were a sweet stout or a porter, I would think differently of it. But as an imperial stout, it is standing on one leg and a peg leg at that. The aroma is full of sweet malts with notes of caramel and molasses, raisins and plums. There’s also a hint of plastic. The flavor is no surprise after the aroma — sweet caramel and raisins and molasses. Hop bitterness at the end. The body is thin and the palate is slightly sticky. Low carbonation and short finish.
Tried
on 29 May 2006
at 19:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - Pours golden and clear with fine bubbles and a thin head. The aroma is of yeast, malt, and maybe a hint of flowers. The flavor is mildly sweet with very little hops presence. There’s yeast and hint of fruit. The body is moderately thick and lively on the tongue. I wouldn’t have guessed this is 8% ABV. It’s not a great brew, but it’s pretty good. Rerate from tap - Golden pour, spicy Belgian yeast aroma with coriander and banana. Sweet, softly carbonated, medium body, sweeter than most saisons, IMO. Rating nearly identical as before. 7/3/7/3/14
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2006
at 19:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
on tap-pours a creamy white head with copper color. Aroma is medium sweet malt. Taste is medium sweet malt, slight hop. OK effervescence.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2006
at 16:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
on tap-pours a white head with cloudy pale yellow color. Aroma is wheat and lots of clove. Taste is wheat, too much clove, banana, creamy, musty. Good carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2006
at 16:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a ruby chestnut color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma is light tangy malts and floral hops. The flavor is caramel with light piney and floral hops. The finish is tangy and sour. Fairly tasty but a bit weak on flavor for a barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2006
at 10:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pretty standard pale ale. Mild aroma with citrus and hops. Slightly sweet flavor with a malty taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2006
at 21:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden. Aroma of spice and fruit. Flavor is less intense, and I’m glad for it. Sweet and spice. I was a little afraid before I took a sip, and I am suprised that it’s better than I thought it would be.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2006
at 01:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice flavor, and for a barley wine beer, is not too rough and is suprisingly smooth. Alcohol is hard to "find" (taste), which was a shock since it is 11%
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2006
at 00:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy light golden color. Sweet light malt aroma with some hints of cloves. Sweet flavor with noticable hints of bananas.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2006
at 18:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle. Small head, sweet flavor of malt, and hops. Sweet taste of honey, with malt. Nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2006
at 00:28