7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, purchased at the brewery on 11/13/2015. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, caramel, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, pepper, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate earthy/spicy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, caramel, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, pepper, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Moderate herbal/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, molasses, caramel, toasted dark bread, smoke, char, pepper, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate herbal/spicy hop flavors; with a nice bitter/sweet roast and herbal/spicy hop balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from roast and hop bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice American porter style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and moderate herbal/spicey hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2016
at 21:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, purchased at the brewery on 11/13/2015. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduce to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big chocolate, cocoa, cream, toasted oats, dark bread, raisin, plum, light coffee, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, cream, toasted oats, dark bread, raisin, plum, light coffee, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-medium herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, cream, toasted oats, dark bread, raisin, plum, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Some light roasted dryness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouhfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice oatmeal milk stout style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of roast/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2016
at 20:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours quite opaque chestnut, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is roasty, ashtray, coffee. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, rich and roasty, hint of smoke. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Pretty good straight Porter, actually.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2016
at 15:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can. pours clear black, small tan head, some lacing. Aroma is pretty heavy burned roasty, coffee, hints of rubber. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter. Medium body. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2015
at 21:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, purchased at the brewery on 11/13/2015. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate amount of dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderate sticky/resinous, and creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A highly enjoyable offering. --- Beer merged from original tick of Wood Chipper on 13 Nov 2015 at 20:35 - Score: 7. Original review text: Very nice. Grapefruit/tangerine/pineapple/orangepeel/rind/pine/caramel/toasted bread. Sticky/resin/bitter/dry. Fairly creamy feel. Smooth
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2015
at 21:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, purchased at the brewery on 11/13/2015. Pours crystal clear deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, plum, apple, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malts; with light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, plum, apple, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, plum, apple, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts; with light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/silky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a very nice Scottish ale style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malts; and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering, and extremely well done for the style.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2015
at 21:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, purchased at the brewery on 11/13/2015. Pours slightly hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, papaya, lemon/orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Fair amount of dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is a fantastic pale ale! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2015
at 20:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy, thick head. Strong woody, grapefruity hop nose. Moderate bitterness, sweet but slightly doughy malts. Finishes with an alcoholic flourish. Bit yeasty, too.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2015
at 15:47
8/10
Awesome! Huge peach/passion fruit/pineapple/tangerine/mango/melon/pine and dark chocolate/cocoa/coffee. Sticky/dry pine/roast bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2015
at 00:39
7/10
Very nice! Caramel/brown sugar/toasted biscuit/light nutty/roast/plum/apple/herbal/light pepper. Creamy/light carb/smooth finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Nov 2015
at 20:56