6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 bottle @markwise Birthday-palooza-a-go-go Gathering-trade with jtclockwork-pours black with a foamy tan head. Aroma is roasty dark malt, some dark fruit. Taste is roasty dark malt, some dark fruit, wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2012
at 19:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Bottle @ Scott’s Summer Saison tasting. Thanks so much Scott! Cloudy orange appearance with a big white head. Mineral, soapy, chalky, light citursy aroma. Tangy orange citrusy, floral, apricot, mineralic flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 20:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. Pours dark brown color with brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, dark chocolate, and coffee. Sweet roasted malt flavor, bittersweet chocolate with hints of espresso. Medium to full body with soft carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Thanks Craig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2012
at 19:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Color is interesting, not even ball park for a tripel (or for most west coast IPAs). Deep amber, nearly a bronze-brown (WTH). Large and lasting, lightly tan head. Good lace. Aromas are of isoamyl acetate, brown sugar, alcohol, persimmons, baked apple, dark fruits, lightly grassy with some herbal hop character. Flavors are boozy, leathery, apple, light nearly applewood bacon like not (odd phenol/ester combo perhaps?), medium bitter, lots of esters, lightly grassy, medium herbal hop character. Medium to lively bubbles, dry and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2012
at 14:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught No head left; hazy deep-orange beer. Fusely, 4Vinylguaiacol, clove & banana spiced. Bitter-spiced, less 4VG than the nose suggests; sharp bitterish, but indifferent hoplining. Finishes quite dry. Spritzy, quite slick, medium bodied at least. Very dry "afterfeel". Not bad, but again one that is more Weizen than saison.
Tried
on 09 May 2012
at 00:04
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught B.C."H." over golden beer with orangey sheen. Orangepeel nose, slightly spicy and yeast byproducts. Very dry orangepeel flavour, with again the spicy, peppery yeastfeatures. Medium bodied at least; bit sharpish MF. Rather run-of-the-mill beer, very estery and yeast intoned.
Tried
on 08 May 2012
at 06:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught Small white rim, cloudy yellow beer. Dry, noble, but discreet hops. Seems to get a touch of coriander. Hops seem more UK in the nose, with excellent pale malts, and a touch of sulphur. Bit yeasty too. Finish is a tad astringent, and bready. Light to medium bodied, gristslickness. Decent blonde. I’m really curious about the hops used.
Tried
on 08 May 2012
at 00:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Fred is on top of new releases. Pours cloudy, dark, somewhat ruddy, amber. Decent creamy beige head. Aromas of yeast/spice, kandi, light pitted fruit, citrus. Can’t smell alcohol, but I get a burn deep in the trachea. Full bodied. The alcohol is present, but more a flavor enhancement than an issue. Flavor is yeast/spice, pretty roasted malt, hint of chocolate, definitely light pitted fruit, and pretty sure about citrus. And there’s sort of an overarching perfume/floral. Which maybe is a combo of alcohol and fruit esters. Fairly complex ale. The mouth feel is fantastic, and the flavors persist into the finish. This is a great sipper. Tho I’m gonna do the bottle. It is a very tasty ale.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Apr 2012
at 16:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750ml bottle pours a hazy orange with a thick ring of white head. Nose is nice and fruity, white grape, apples, pear, some grain, grass, herbs. Flavor is sweet, orange, white grape, a little malt, grass. Medium bodied, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2012
at 16:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
4oz pour at Churchkey is an oily opaque black with some creamy brown head. Flavor is sweet, salty, nutty, malty, molasses, chocolate, paint thinner. Nose of paint thinner, malty, nutty, coffee liqueur. Medium bodied, finish.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2012
at 14:01