Subsidiaries
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hazy reddish amber colour. Slight mapley aroma with hints of sweat and a bit of malt. Crackerlike palate, with a bit of toasty malt. Simple character.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2003
at 18:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark amber; big chewy malt aroma - smells a little young. Chewy palate. Herbal hops do balance out the malts (crystal noted), but there is room for settling down. A great one for the cellar - will definitely be wonderful after a two or three years.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2003
at 18:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
I did not like the old Espresso Stout, but let’s give the new version a try. 2% Jazz is one of the most reputable coffee shops in Victoria, although I haven’t personally been there to verify its reputation. Dark brown body. Massive coffee aroma has a lot of chocolate character. The body has improved only slightly - it’s still a bit thin. This causes the coffee character to be more like a lame-o drip, which is too bad. There isn’t much character. The roast and chocolate make it more fun than the old stuff, but it’s still not really going to convert me.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2003
at 18:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light bronze; honey & herbal hops on the nose; smooth body, quite sweet; honeyish in the middle, cascadey at the end (though still sweet, as the hops seem to all have been added at the end of the boil).
Tried
on 21 Jan 2003
at 21:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rerate after 2 years:Clear brown, with long lasting white head. Sweet carmel and cereal aroma. Smooth sweet carmel malt flavor, with molasses and cereal(barley) overtones The 10+ alcohol is not even noticeable.Be careful with this one, Great body, chewy
Tried
on 11 Jan 2003
at 21:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Fresh rating, on tap as Hop Circle. I liked the old Phillips IPA but is this really the same beer? Hazy. Light tan. Lots of orchard fruit hop aroma. Medium hops. Some sort of old goldings or something that I don’t remember ever being in this beer. Quite fruity. It’s ok, but kind of dull-tasting. Massive downgrade from a 4.0.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Dec 2002
at 21:11
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
fast fading head. Faintly roasted nose and taste. Too thin for stout........
Tried
on 25 Nov 2002
at 13:11