8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Retired!?! Oh no! I loved this beer. Strong hop aroma, slight bitter taste, overall fantastic
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2006
at 15:06
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Once Upon a Vine - South on 07/10/2010. Clear copper amber body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet toasty malt and light honey aroma. Sweet toasty malt flavor with some light honey and faint hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4 01/01/2006 - Thick off-white head on a light amber body. Sweet malty aroma. Light malty flavor. 6/3/5/3/11 - 2.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2006
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange color with a thick frothy white head. Light hoppy aroma. Sweet flavor with hints of honey.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2005
at 19:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Clear brown color with a frothy off-white head. Malty aroma. Sweet flavor that doesnt exhibit most of the standard barley wine characteristics. The aftertaste was a bit mediocre.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2005
at 19:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks go to Darkover for the trade. Bright copper color with a medium thin soap-suds white head. Thin stringy lacing. The aroma is floral hops and citrusy. Medium-bodied with a fresh hops character. Caramel, fruit and piney hops interact well in the flavor. The finish is nicely bitter hops with a good malt undertone. This beer doesn’t go overboard (ha) with the hops like most IIPAs, and while I tend to like them that way this beer stands up pretty well by its own merits.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2005
at 15:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Paid $2.10 for a 12-oz single bottle at Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours a nice rubious red with a small off-white head. Nice aroma of sweet malts, spice (maybe come cinnamon, pepper), and some rum. Not overly flavorful, unfortunately. Has a decent amount of chocolate maltiness, backend citrusy hops... no hint of alcohol in any of it, except maybe the final aftertaste. Kinda disappointed in the thin mouthfeel, but a decent brew overall!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2005
at 00:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
I am a hop fan so this beer was bound to appeal to me to some degree. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a bronze color with a small white head that fades quickly. The aroma begins with a sour tang and quickly moves into strong grapefruit and fruit cocktail notes. The flavor is intensely strong grapefruity hops with a sugary sweet undertone. Probably the strongest and deepest grapefruity flavors I have ever encountered in a beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2005
at 15:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber color with thin white head. Light raspberry flavor but highly carbonated
Tried
on 12 Dec 2005
at 23:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark amber color with a frothy off-white head. Bitter aroma with a more bitter flavor.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2005
at 00:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a almost cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma is a super hoppy and sweetness. Flavor is a bit weak but there are some malts and hops in there to let you guess what is used. Not a trace of the high alcohol makes this an even better brew. I getting to love this brewer!
Tried
on 02 Dec 2005
at 22:32