7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught Murky amber-orange, no head. Real coriander seed nose with some hops. It actually is quite OK. Some hoppiness, some malts, and, especially, good balance. Flavours of fresh leaves and lemon. Medium bodied, no aggressiveness. Good IPA, not preposterous or assuming - the thing the doctor ordered.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught Small but persistent lacey head; slightly hazy amber-olive beer. Bit creamy-lactic nose, little hops, tea jelly. Sweet, rounded nutty flavours. Touch of bread and licorice retronasal. Rather creamy, well bodied. Good, but just a little extra (UK) hops would push it to better balance.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught Fully yeasty yellow "colour", virtually no head. Lemony, clovey and some citrus notes in the nose. Sweet-sour wheat, citrus flavour and some esters, with a liberal dash of eugenol. Looks fuller bodied than it is, wheat slickness all the same. Flagship, they say. Wouldn’t think so.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:25
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught Chestnut brown, dense off-white but small head. Slightly sweet nose; not much going on: molasses, lots of liquour. Sweet, bready taste with licorice, ends up even more molassy-sweet. Very light body, long bready aroma keeps coming through, rather than an aftertaste. Well, then it isn’t meant to be an Imperial Whatever.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught Dark brown beer with good off-white head. Bit of bready nose and some caramel. Excellent little-sweet flavour. Surprisingly crisp - in the good way - greenery character. Medium bodied, rounded, sweet aftertaste and a bit toasted. For such a dreary style, really excellent - gets extra point for that.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught No head over golden-olive beer. Pretty neutral nose, some raisins or shrivelled sultana’s; some malt & little alcohol. Very fusel-like flavours, even a pinch of acidity. Fruity, but no longer grapes - some wry, bitter fruit. Slick, oily but not really full-bodied. Barley Wine? More like a sweet tastign Belgian Strong ale, but in neither way really convincing.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 05:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught Very dark inky brown with golden sides; nearly no head. Sweet-inky, black autumn leaves, nuts, inviting nose. Very cigarette ash-y, dry black bread and roasted flavours. Dry, not full bodied but true to style. OK porter, I dig it.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 04:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught Near black; thick beige head. Very little nose, nothing more than the nitrokeg smell and some obvious roasted malts. Sweet for a stout, rather light. Very creamy, smooth MF, (the nitro) but very little going on behind it. Disappointing. This is a brewery that does great light beers, but struggles in the "beefier" ones.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2006
at 04:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught Hazy olive-amber beer with small yellowish head. Discreet but obviously C-hoppy nose, with grape, grapefruit, some white candi sugar and an olive-like aroma. Outspoken hopstaste, aromatic, especially retronasal (more than the nose). Grapefruit, orange, slightly meaty but with a good malt bill behind it. Dry but refreshing, smooth, medium bodied. Balance is OK, which is one big issue - good industrial (joke) IPA, but I have the idea they couldn’t decide on making is subtle or overwhelming.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2006
at 04:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden-amber. Lightly fruity aroma with hints of breadcrusty malt. Light toasty taste, with hints of diacetyl. Sublte hopping is nonetheless fresh and juicy. Light to moderate bitterness and body. Off-dry finish.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2006
at 23:59