7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Malt & Vine. No. 232 out of 480. Pours a lightly hazy orange cold with a good fluffy off-white head. Aromas are soft light fruits, banana ester and some yeast/spice. Medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is fruit of all kinds. This is the first beer where I’d buy bubblegum as an aspect. It’s mildly astringent, starting towards sweet, ending towards dry, with a lot of hot bits in the finish. Not much heat. The fruit confusion ends mostly on a light stone fruit note. Fairly clean, definitely refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2009
at 00:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz schooner at the brewery tasting room. Pour is nitro opaque black thick with a firm 1/2 inch tan head. Aroma of soft roast coffee, slight milk. Burnt toffee really faint in back. Taste is burnt malt, toasty and roasty. Creamy, and a bit milky. Palate is nitro silky, flat. Overall nice and tasty.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2009
at 12:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz schooner at the Black raven tasting room. Pour is golden copper with a smallish white head. Light lacing. Aroma of hop pine orange citrus and bready caramel malt - nice balance. Taste is the caramel malt bit over the hops, though they come through nice with pine and citrus. Gets a little dirty in the end. Palate is medium, nice level of carbonation. Nice enough.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2009
at 12:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Growler courtesy of bvc. Growler was filled on Sunday, enjoyed on Friday evening. Pour is clear yellow golden with a big white head that falls quickly with not too much lacing. Aroma of corn grain, touch of wheat and some light lemon citrus. Taste is mostly corn initially, followed by thin wheat and citrus. As this opened up some, the corn faded, revealing nice balance between the light wheat and lemon citrus. Palate was medium carbonated, pretty light on the palate. The initial after taste was the corn, though as with the other tastes, this faded pretty quickly. This was ok, but I will re-rate this fresh at the Brewery tasting room to give it a full fair shot. Thanks for sending my way Brandon.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Aug 2009
at 13:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy gold, small beige head. Lightly spicy yeasty nose. Very spicy palate with bubblegum overtones and quite sweet
Tried
on 25 Jun 2009
at 15:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler courtesy of bvc, poured into my .4l Kulmbacher Willebecher glass. Pour is cloudy hazy golden white. Big fluffy 3 inch white head caps the beer and is quite lasting. When it eventually falls, it leaves behind pretty lacing. Aroma of soft earthy banana, mineral clove yeastiness and nice grainy wheat. All very fresh. The banana fades fast. Taste is initially the earthy, grainy wheat which picks up a bit of a citric taste. The cove and banana are present as well, but behind the wheat. Finish is more of the mineral earthiness, ends with an almost flinty metallic which detracts some. Palate is medium, smooth and creamy. Despite having a bigger mouthfeel, it still goes down really easy like a good Hefe should. Nice one, thanks for thinking of me Brandon.
Tried
from Growler
on 22 Jun 2009
at 22:25