5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Oak Tree. Pours copper with a light beige head. Aromas of lightly roasted malt and some light hop. Med body/frothy carb. Flavor is caramel with something suggesting herb or metallic. Uncertain there. It is definitely bitter. Could be some diacetyl, but it’s mild, if present.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2010
at 17:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber pours copper with weak tan head. The aroma has sweet malts, a touch of sweet fruity esters and a decent level of rye like spiciness. The taste is nice. It has a smooth somewhat sweet body delivering up notes of sweet malts, crystal malts and a sense of perfectly ripe red cherries around the edges. Toward midway a firm pleasing spiciness comes to the surface and nearly dominates the flavor into the finish. Smooth tasty one that offers up a nice spicy rye fix.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2010
at 16:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 11/7/10
Aroma: The nose has some toast, caramel, booze, a bit of earthy hop, and some fruity notes
Appearance: The pour is mahogany in color with a wispy beige head and some drippy lace
Flavor: The flavor is somewhat sweet up-front, caramel malts, some hops in the finish for balance
Palate: The body is medium-full, it is a little syrupy, and has a relatively hot and lengthy finish
Overall Impression: This is a solid Barley wine. Not a top notch example of the style in my opinion, but a solid one none the less.
Aroma: The nose has some toast, caramel, booze, a bit of earthy hop, and some fruity notes
Appearance: The pour is mahogany in color with a wispy beige head and some drippy lace
Flavor: The flavor is somewhat sweet up-front, caramel malts, some hops in the finish for balance
Palate: The body is medium-full, it is a little syrupy, and has a relatively hot and lengthy finish
Overall Impression: This is a solid Barley wine. Not a top notch example of the style in my opinion, but a solid one none the less.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2010
at 16:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a rich amber, clear, with a weak, white head. Malty aroma with hints of caramel, toffee and fruits. Sweet flavor with a prominent malt character and notes of toasted bread, cinnamon, dark fruit and caramel. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes sweet and quite malty with only faint bitterness. About average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2010
at 16:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a light amber with a soft, white head. Mostly malt aroma with some bready caramel. Sweet flavor with more caramel, plus some rye, grain and citrus hop notes. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes sweet, with hints of fruit and spice, and some herbal bitterness. Nothing too wrong here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2010
at 16:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft @ The Joint. Pours clear dark golden color with off white head. Aromas of pine hops, rye and caramel malts. Flavors of rye, pine, and sweet malts. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2010
at 10:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours ruby amber into a shaker. Off-white head recedes to hug rim. Nutmeg aromas. Upfront sweet candy corn and allspice with a lasting caramel finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2010
at 19:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours orange-tinged amber into a shaker. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Nutmeg and pumpkin aromas. Dry with upfront sweet and sour pumpkin and a lasting cinnamon and all spice finish.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2010
at 15:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 22 Oct 2010) Dark amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with caramel, black-currant, pine needles and a touch of alcohol. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, marzipan, black-currant, pine needles and a generous bitterness in a finish with a warming alcohol bite. Full body, slightly sweet. Very nice.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2010
at 07:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Malty aroma, slightly vinous or oxidised. Dark red brown colour, seems clear. Good stable tan head. The flavour is also vinous and oxidised. OK malty and slightly roasted. Subtle creamy aftertaste. OK, I guess, but I am not a fan of oxidised-tasting beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2010
at 14:06