7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. The label says it is a natural beer with only malt, hops, and yeast, and no additives. Medium brown with a tall, fine, long-lasting head. Aroma of amber malts, yeast, chocolate and spices. Rather roasted, burnt flavor, very malty. A touch sweet, but overall dry. A bit of an earthy flavor as well. Very solid and rich. Lots of carbonation. Very malty and medium to heavy body. Sour taste as well as dryness. Some natural spiciness, maybe a touch of vanilla? Alcohol heat comes mostly in the finish, along with a dry taste, though it doesn’t quite seem like hops. An excellent, rich beer, but not really Christmas-like. Good and strong, though, so it is a bit wintery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2009
at 21:19
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Muddy amber to brown color; generous head. Minty and fruity aroma. Ordinary average beer (average malt and sugars), with citrusy fruits, some sourness. Difficult to find a point here.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2009
at 15:11
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Unclear deep orange with a large beige head. Sweet aroma with black currants, malt and caramel notes. Flavour was sweet with mainly black currants. Finished sweet.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2009
at 16:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. An unclear dark red beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of spices, malt, wood, and berries. The flavor is sweet and acidic with notes of black currant, alcohol, malt, and caramel, leading to a dry acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2009
at 16:28
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and oldish fruity. Spiced and fruity flavoured. Light bitterness and citric note coming through. Citric and fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2009
at 16:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Green bottle, 75 cl, best before end 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 21 2009; eye: amber, clear, minimal effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, Madeira, yeast, fruity; mouth: malt, Madeira, alcohol warmth, light hops, alcohol, yeast, fruity, finale in malt-Madeira with presence of hops, medium body, sticky texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 75 cl, meilleure avant fin 2010, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 21 novembre 2009; œil : ambrée, claire, effervescence minime, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, madère, levure, fruitée; bouche : malt, madère, chaleur d’alcool, léger houblon, alcool, levure, fruitée, finale en malt-madère avec présence de houblon, corps moyen, texture collante; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2009
at 11:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
17th July 2008. Brown beer. Rich sweet creamy malt with a strong marmite tone. Dry finish with a little coca cola. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 06:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark golden orange colour with huge floaties and a white head. Aroma is sweet, hop, orange, citrus. Flavour is dry, sweet, orange, yeast, hop, spices. Strange beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2009
at 02:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 mL bottle from Bruisin’ Ales in Asheville, NC. Pours a very hazy peach color with a moderate creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Large floating particles. Aroma of peach, apple, citrus caramel, bread, spice. Taste is bready caramel predominantly with some butterscotch, apple and dry citrus. Light spices in the finish along with muted hops. Smooth, assertively carbonated and medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2009
at 17:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl Bottle. Deep reddish brown colour, lots of typical AdR floaties, dense beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, yeast, lots of sweet malts, some port wine/raisins. Flavour is sweet, malty, dried dark fruits, some yeast, light spicy, a bit of roasted malts, caramel, light spicy bitter finish, but mostly sweet. Medium to fullbodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2009
at 02:11