2/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 22:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours black with a chocolate brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a nice roasted malt and dark grain note with a bit of semi-dark chocolate underlying. Flavor has lots of bitter dark grains with a growing roasted malt note and a good amount of bitter dark chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2015
at 20:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours deep black, medium brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, good lacing. Aroma is roasty, ashtray, coffee. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, roasty, coffee, chocolate, cigarettes. Minimal acidity. Medium body, a bit creamy. Pretty nice, actually.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2014
at 19:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Deep brown black body. Respectable beige head laces up the glass. Roasty chocolate tones, smooth mellow chocolate aroma. Easy on the palate. .sessionable..drinkable. Classic US sweet stout.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2014
at 16:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes. Rcvd in trade.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice somewhat hazy orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light speckled and foamy lacing all around.
The smell had some light sweet citrus also letting in some grapefruit. Caramel malts are there but pretty subdued.
The taste was pure bittersweet all the way through letting the hops dominate over the malts.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there and somewhat sharp but not overbearing.
Overall I say this was a pretty good APA well worthy of having again if available to me.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice somewhat hazy orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. There was some light speckled and foamy lacing all around.
The smell had some light sweet citrus also letting in some grapefruit. Caramel malts are there but pretty subdued.
The taste was pure bittersweet all the way through letting the hops dominate over the malts.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was there and somewhat sharp but not overbearing.
Overall I say this was a pretty good APA well worthy of having again if available to me.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2014
at 02:18
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Firkin Fest 2014. The more I sipped the less I liked this. Nutry aroma and flavor. It smells good but the flavor just doesnt work. Good idea that could use refinement.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2014
at 08:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml corked and caged bottle brought back from Eau Claire. Hazy orange-tan body. Thin oily head, soapy edges. Relatively straightforward Belgian Golden Ale, nice noble hop dryness. Smooth yeast tones. Falls a little short on the champagne carbonation, but is fairly enjoyable. Quality offering. Some Duvel characteristics. More authentic than most US versions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2014
at 22:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours a clear orange with some frothy, white head. Nose is mild, orange pith, pine, some malt, slightly dusty. Flavor is malty, pine, orange, grass, white pepper, mild cracker. Clean finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2014
at 12:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz can-offwhite-gold. A-musty med fruit, lt malt. T-spice-ok, coriander, musty med fruit, lt malt.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2013
at 12:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml corked bottle. Hazy unfiltered pale yellow-tan. Foamy white head laces the glass. Very tasty. Easy medium body. Dry spicy noble hops, grassy and resinous. Zesty flowery freshness, smooth clean golden malt with a pleasant balancing light yeastiness, and a orange-lemon rind twang. All about the balance. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2013
at 00:29