7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber-red colour with a thick head. Chocolatey aroma with caramel. Very toasty palate; dry & breadcrusty. Good balance.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Rich reddish colour. Thin head. Hazy...looks beautiful. Quite cheesy hop nose with lots of caramel. Oddball taste - melon, earth, wood. None of it makes any sense. Really dry finish despite the chewy taste. For me, this simply did not come together.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark red and opaque. Deep cherry aroma with bugs and wood and black currant. Bracing tartness and rich cherry. Heavy syrupy note as well. Burly sour brew, powerful with an acetic finish. Much more aggressive and less complex than it was at the ’05 GABF but still pretty fun.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Golden and cloudy. Even with no hops it has a nice head. A little toasty on the nose with lots of crazy spices - pepper, flowers, sage, orange. Complex and unconventional - reminds me of Saison Athene. Crazy floral, spicy notes. Soft body. Great malty sweetness and nutmeggy finish. Fresh and spicy, could be a good morning beer or a dessert beer.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Dark brown. Cocoa and fudge aroma with toastiness. Starts with a nice chocolate/coffee note but gets burnt, tannic and astringent late. Has a full body and finishes dry, but it’s still a bit harsh.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:33
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Golden-amber colour. Really flat. Nice fruity aroma with raspberry, currant, and light orangey notes. Has some fruitiness on the palate as well, but fades to a more woody, caramelly finish with a dull earthiness.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy golden. Clean, well-balanced with some banana, vanilla, marshmallow character. Off-dry finish. Yeasty, maybe even coriander accent. Well-made but it didn’t captivate me.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2008
at 11:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery - dark purple, nearly black beer, with a lasting tan head - rather dry aroma, with roasted notes, and touches of peat - bubblegum sweetness up front, followed by a drying, earthy, peaty flavor and a touch of bitterness - these later qualities seem to take over, as mild plum, chocolate, and vanilla struggle to get noticed - a bit out of balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2008
at 15:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the brewpub - dark purplish brown beer, with a lasting tan head - slightly musty aroma, with notes of candi sugar, mild yeastiness, and a dubbel-ish fruity character - medium sweet, with a tangy, nearly tart flavor on the back of the tongue - dark fruit and brown sugar settle well underneath this, along with a faint roastiness that adds an interesting dimension to the beer - quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2008
at 15:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at the brewpub - hazy red/copper beer, with a foamy, sticky lace - aroma of new french oak (I don’t sense your typical bourbon barrel smell), cinnamon, cherries, a warm, whiskey character - strong, nearly cloying sweetness, with a mellow oak presence and light scotch notes - very mild fruity esters - gets quite hot in the finish, but a warm, spicy, almost cinnamon-like character tries to make the heat a bit more welcome, with mixed results.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2008
at 15:21