6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle thanks to Danny pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma is charred wood, roast, thin smoke. Flavor is roast and burnt sugar through and through, really robust stuff with just a hint of charcoal and smoke in the finish. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2011
at 19:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with a red streak, not much head. Kinda ugly. I mean, not real ugly, but not the sexiest brew, either. But then you smell the pint and you pick something sweet, dark, inviting, and with a bit of cocoa, maybe. Kinda tastes like mildly sweet tea with vanilla, chocolate, and licorice thrown in. But putting it that way makes Cold Mountain kinda gross, which it most certainly is not. There’s enough hops to keep the beer from turning into Granma’s Cookie Tin you get every Christmas, but still keeps the essence of what ol’ Granny’s been baking close to heart. Sweet but not too sweet, fairly low ABV for a winter ale, quality cold-weather creation. (12/8/08)
Tried
on 10 May 2011
at 19:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Darker malts and higher hops make for a Scotch Ale that, as the kids at Burger King say, rules your face. The malts are the stars of the show, roasty and full of deep caramel, yet the hops trim up the fat, preventing the brew from growing saccharine-- you end up thinking of Tasgall as a brown ale in a kilt. Which is perfectly fine, when you think about it. What an original, under-appreciated brew. (12/5/08)
Tried
on 07 May 2011
at 19:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark copper color with a thin beige head. The aroma is caramel, molasses, and fresh cut pine. The flavor is sweet up front and mildly bitter finish. The palate is light to medium, and a little sticky and astringent. Overall, a very drinkable, yet surprisingly complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2011
at 13:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 f oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Toasted breadish and dark malty flavoured. Bitter and dark roasted malty into the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 12:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel,c and wood, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 12:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours black with an orange hue and a small beige head. Sweet hard roast nose. Medium body, hard roast malt, some manure and dark dried fruits. Dryish finish. 270411
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 12:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Charleston Beer Exchange. Pours gold with a fizzy white head. Nice citrus and floral aromas. Maybe even apple. Not quite medium body. Flavor is light malt with a decent amount of hop. I’d say citrus and floral or grass. Definitely bitter, but this is light. A very good candidate for session or flavorful lawnmower. Very bitter IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2011
at 17:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle from Vintage Cellar. Pours golden amber with a transient fizzy whiteish head. Aroma of honey toasted malt? Flavor is pretty much resin. It’s not harsh, just firm. Followed by a lightly paperish caramel malt. There’s a lot of hop here. Just not NW style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2011
at 18:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Brick Store Pub. Pours dark brown with a hint of amber. The head is large, tan and pillowy. The aroma is coffee, hickory smoke, pecans, and milk chocolate. The flavor is a musty sweetness up front with a mild bitter finish. The palate is heavy and creamy. Overall, a unique, flavorful beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2011
at 06:28