7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark amber color, big caramel malty backbone with some citrus hops. Well balanced sweet malty mouth with a huge caramel malty whack and then a moderate bitter finish.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2010
at 03:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
bottle thanks to Savvy1982, thanks Kyle. Pours hazy brown with a medium light tan head. Aroma is spice and caramel. Lots of vanilla and cinnamon. Flavor is pumpkin spice and caramel malts, a little nutty. Carbonation is moderate and the finish lingers with vanilla and nutmeg. Kind of reminds me of Schlafly’s Pumpkin beer, and that’s a good thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2010
at 13:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to savvy1982. Pours with a deep brown (near black) body and a large tan head. Aromas of earth, nuts, chocolate, caramel and pine. A bit of herbal hops and citrus but they are light next to the pine notes. Flavors of mocha, tea, pine, butterscotch and nuts. Bitter from both roast and malt. Medium to lively bubbles, a slight more oily than most IPA’s or BIPA’s of this ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2010
at 20:48
8/10
Lots of roasted notes. Reminiscent of charcoal at first but as it warms i seem to associate it more with a light espresso flavor.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2010
at 20:00
7/10
Heavy on the malt with a slight hop appearance on the back end. Lots of grapefruit
Tried
on 15 Oct 2010
at 19:58
5.5/10
Where's the sweetness? Harsh and bitter chocolate with no balance. Not quite pleasant.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2010
at 19:57
8/10
Doughy a bit with lots of banana flavor though still lacks cloves and other spices. Regardless, it's still tasty and has a tiny salty twinge
Tried
on 09 Oct 2010
at 19:56
6.5/10
bit of fruit suggests a light sweetness with some low bitterness and a bit of a mineral edge. All very low-key.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2010
at 19:54
8/10
More malt than hops though the hops leave their mark in the aftertaste. A nice overall caramel flavor minus the sweetness.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2010
at 17:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 341ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti, de café, moyen de chocolat noir, léger de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques) et de houblon herbeux (herbes mouillées) avec des traces de fruits (cerises noires). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Léger goût de chocolat au lait (faibles notes lactiques) accompagné de traces de fruits (cerises noires) et de fumée de bois lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt rôti (faibles notes terreuses) ainsi qu’un moyen goût de chocolat noir. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un goût de café qui s’installe progressivement jusqu’en finale avec une légèere amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen, léger-moyen amer de rôti, moyen de café et léger de chocolat.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2010
at 17:15