7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of googzoid10. pours orange, off-white head. aroma, piney hops, grapefruit, malty and yeasty, nice tropical nose. Flavors, lots of citrus goodness, pine hops with lemongrass mouthfeel. Lightly malty, hints of grapefruit, enjoyable and smooth. Nice thin mild malty and bitter palate. Great caramel, grapefruit finish. Another nicely brewed beer ny Oakshire.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2010
at 19:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught. Poured black with medium white head. Much lacing. Medium aroma, Full hoppy flavour with roasty notes. Lasting hop finish.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2010
at 13:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours amber with a three finger frothy whiteish head. Aroma is pretty hoppy. Seems a citrus resin mix. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is hoppy bitter, but rather floral. Maybe they used a lot of different hops. There is a malt backbone, but it just is malt. The hops are the thing. This is really nice stuff.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2010
at 17:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of googzoid10 pours brown, thin off-white head aroma has a nice roasted caramel malt presence followed by subtle hops, mostly pine. flavors, roasted malts, hints of coffee, chocolate, followed by a nice hop pine/floral mouthfeel that balance everything out, making this one a tasty IPA. Finish has some notes of caramel/roast covered with hops goodness.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2010
at 13:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught. Poured medium brown with medium nead. Aroma is smoke and peat, with a little malt. Very peaty flavour, and very smoky, they’ve smoked the malt. Smooth body and a peat flavour. This is one that should be sipped.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2010
at 16:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours black with a creamy dark tan head. Smells like coffee. Medium body with sharp, creamy carbonation. Tastes like coffee. Chocolate note. Smooth. Mild bitterness from malt and coffee. Tastes pretty good. Develops some espresso like aspects in the finish.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2010
at 18:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from John’s Marketplace. Pours very ruddy copper with a multifinger foamy beige head. Warm aroma of roasted malt and xmasy spices. Medium body with foamy carbonation. Flavor is roasted malt, but not harshly roasted. The spices aren’t quite there. But there is something bitter balancing the malt - like subtle rosemary? Or maybe just fruity/floral hop. It’s a bit dirty/gritty in the finish. Still not harsh though. Really good ale, but not really great ale. Or maybe it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2010
at 17:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
October ’09 O-Town Throwdown, courtesy of BA trade. Pours dark brown, beige head. Aroma is malty, roasted and coffee. Flavor, roasted malts, plenty of coffee, light bitter mouthfeel, some chocolate with good espresso palate, light bitter chocolate/coffee finish. Low abv and still carries a good roast/coffee presence.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2009
at 21:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Blackish beer with a light brown head. Big roasty and coffee aroma. Big espresso flavor with light sweet malt and light chocolate. Medium bodied. Espersso, roast, and light caramel linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2009
at 14:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught at Alehouse. Called a dark pale ale. Poured black with thick beige head, much lacing. Hoppy aroma with a citrusy tinge, but not enough for an IPA. Full malty flavour, with a large mouth feel. Also some coffee and roast notes, you don’t expect in a pale. Lasting bitterish hop finish.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2009
at 17:30