7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from cbkschubert; (bottle 157/1000) Like a 13th sake style; nose very sake like (cedar aged koshu) with oak, caramel, and smoke; translucent medium brown with absolutely no bubbles; flavor very much rice pastiness, male, and woody; alcohol absolutely covered!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2007
at 21:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2004 bottle. Aroma of caramel malt, a bit of dark fruit, and some hop. Rather hazy brownish color with a minimal, temporary white head. Starts caramel, develops some medium mouthfeel, not a lot of carbonation, followed by some alcohol and raisin. Very warming. The finish is not very dry, but not overly sweet. The finish is a bit flat, no detectable hop, but the burn in the esophagous holds one’s attention. A decent barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2007
at 20:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Backlog rating Tucson trip 2006: Black hole, not even floodlight shines through the brown head. Light roast and berry aroma. Grain, light coffee roast. medium body. Berry, earth aftertaste.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2006
at 17:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear copper coloured body with an orange highlight and a dense off-white head. Aroma of pure cascade hops with some malt, and a bit of a citrus twist. Medium-bodied; Nice lemoney flavour with some assertive hops. Aftertaste clean and fresh from the massive cascade hops. Almost an IPA, but a damn good refreshing APA! I got this twelve ounce bottle in a trade (Secret Santa) from bunkypop and sampled it on 26-May-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2004
at 23:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pitch black coloured body with a thin brown head. Aroma of strong chocolate, prunes and a bit of coffee. Light to Medium-bodied; Sour grapey flavour with chocolate and roasted malt highlights. Aftertaste with roasted malt and some nice sweetness. Overall, an interesting take on an Imperial Stout. Definately great to try! I got this twelve ounce bottle in a trade (secret santa) from BunkyPop and shared it with good friend JonR888710 on 11-April-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2004
at 17:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Black beer with little head, but a nice aroma. Easy to drink despite the alcohol, with a complex fruity/roasty flavors that leads to the alcoholic warming. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2003
at 22:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From Hollingshead Deli in Orange, CA. Pours a rich amber with a medium and foamy off-white head. Thin lacing and decent retention. Aroma is spicy (cinnamon is my guess) with a caramel undercurrent. Flavor is fairly sweet malt and caramel. Finish is hoppy enough to keep it from being too sticky-sweet. A little off-balance but not too shabby.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2003
at 21:32
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Red-brown. Lightly malty, low bitterness....................................
Tried
on 09 Apr 2002
at 03:30
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
buttery, malty aroma; orangey-amber colour; thin body with rank flavours of sour hop, and empty maltiness (like spent grains). It's not bottle-conditioned, so what's gone wrong here?
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2001
at 22:26