5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Thanks to PilsnerPeter for cluing me in to this beer - Blue Point barely ever makes a new beer, and when I heard of its existence, I ran down to the brewery to get a growler - this is one murky, turbid, dark amber beer - fizzy carbonation that fails to produce much of a head - the aroma is mostly clove, but underneath that is some really off-putting phenolic character that smells like burnt tire rubber - the body is very light, with tingly carbonation - moderate wheaty tang and grainy flavors - strong clove and moderate cocoa, with a little bit of hard water/mineral quality - those tire rubber phenols show up in the finish - they are mild, but present enough to make the beer far less enjoyable - Blue Point really needs to work on this band aid/rubber/unwanted phenols issue in their beer - it has been a problem for years, and apparently they don’t seem to give a crap - now I have a whole growler of liquid tire fire to drink.
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Jan 2009
at 19:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle courtesy of beerbill. Thanks! Pours a hazy reddish color with a small head, decent head retention and poor lacing. Aroma of blueberry, citrus and some bready notes. Taste is primarily malty with some toasted malt notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2008
at 12:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
An amber barley wine with a thin white head. A rather musty vinous aroma wit treacle, light floral hops, very perfumey. In mouth, a viscous pungent floral hops, with caramel base, light licorice, very pleasant. Flour City brewfest, August 15 2008.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2008
at 22:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy amber ale with a thin creamy white head. A doughy hoppy aroma with notes of peaches. In mouth, a good malty IPA with resinous hops, menthol, sustained alcohol. Medium bodied. Not bad. On tap at Blind Tiger, NYC, May 30 2008.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2008
at 22:42
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Harris Grill in EEnd Pgh. Nice find and a decent place, check it out! Slightly darker than pale yellow. tho clear, it has a a bit of orange in there. Tea froth head. Hints of sweetness in the beery aroma. Some hay in the initial taste impressions. Nice. Never gets over the top, quite nice! Fair and friendly. Not bitter like some fest beers. A tad barely bitter seems to try to put itself forward, but never quite gets there. You could not find bitter in this beer unless you were searching for it. Good tingly acceptable carbonation. Mild finish, lacking any hop character, what so ever. Overall? Not bad. Liked it! Easy to enjoy with it’s 5% alky content.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2008
at 17:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber into a shaker. Fluffy off-white head with good retention. Malt from front to back with a sour finish.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2008
at 20:52
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12 oz bottle-pours a foamy white head and yellow color. Aroma is husk/cereal/light malt, herbal/vegetal. Taste is husk/cereal/light malt-some caramel, herbal/vegetal, slight continental hops. Cardboard-mild/minimum carbonation. Very American Pale Lager (macro) like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 17:53
5.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Now this stuff left an impression on me. $8 for a glass at Mad mex. I didn’t know what to expect here. I was thinking about something sour, what I got was a big strong glass of imperial stout with some manners. Not much aroma but I do sense a cherry in there or two. Initial taste is mostly roasted bitter chocolate, unique and almost enjoyable. Not bad. More personality than a sweet stout, but not much more. Cannot taste any cherry really but if you like the flavor of imp stout, give this a try. Hides the alky content really well, no wonder why the barmaid started to look tittlating at the end of the session. Never would have known this was +9%! I am a little disappointed that it is not cherry flavored but anywho.....A little more personality than a a lager lover would like. Finish is medium linger bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2008
at 18:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home from my GBBF haul ... Nice copper ... light resiny hops ... little sweet resiny fruit y and light hop ... little caramel ... soft mouthfeel ...definite american tones.... one of the bettter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2008
at 15:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at Smokin’ Joe’s in Pittsburgh PA this beer poured a black color with a touch of purple/red at the edges and almost no head at all. The aroma was sour cherry, a touch of malt and a hint of molasses. The flavor was an intriguing mix of roasty malts and tangy cherry with a malty and sour middle and a long light cherry finish. Very interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2008
at 21:01