5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Can purchased at Big Trees in Arnold. Pours clear garnet with small off-white head. Moderate caramel and treacle. Both aroma and flavor are similar. Great can.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2024
at 03:38
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can from Big Trees in Arnold. Pours a garnet-brown with minimal tan head. Caramel is forward on both the aroma and flavor. A throwback to the big, cloying, malty doubles of a long time ago. Not much hop characteristic.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2024
at 15:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at the Flaming Grill in West Sacramento, CA. Pours dark copper with a near white head. Aroma is spicy. Near full bodied. Fairly dry. A large amount of yeast/spice. Not exactly bitter, but there is a similar effect. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2019
at 21:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Yolo Fest. Pours brassy gold with a white head. No haze. West Coast aroma. Medium body. West Coast flavor. Bitter - rather old school.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2019
at 23:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Flaming Grill Cafe in West Sacramento, CA. Pours very dark brown/black with a pretty dark tan head. Aroma of burnt dark malt and chocolate or coffee. Full bodied and drier than seems reasonable. Flavor is burnt malt and a chocolate thing - but overall this is dry and bitter stuff. Gets earthy. No heat traces. Can an IS be clean? Nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2018
at 20:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at California Craft Beer Summit 2017. Pours hazy amber with a slight head. Aroma seems pine. Med body. Favor is pine/maybe citrus. Malt is sort of amberish. A little fruity; a lot bitter. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 10:15