6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Pale malts and light citrus. Clear gold with a decent white head. Pale malts and earthy hops. Mild and easy drinking, but a bit boring.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2015
at 17:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium chestnut, toasty, moderate bitterness and a thinnish body. Decent, a hoppy brown.
Tried
on 03 May 2015
at 11:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Grapefruit and slight pine hops. Deep brown with a nice light brown head. Toasted malts, some chocolate notes and a hoppy bitter finish. Interesting, but nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2015
at 16:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Cloudy amber color with creamy head. The aroma is nice, some spicy yeast, fruity, fresh: apricot. Good body strength, smooth mouthfeel; yes there is some malt flavor, but it doesn’t come through very well; too much yeast, spicy but dirty, with traces of butter, and the bitterness takes a chicory character.
Strange. Messy, harsh, but not undrinkable.
Cloudy amber color with creamy head. The aroma is nice, some spicy yeast, fruity, fresh: apricot. Good body strength, smooth mouthfeel; yes there is some malt flavor, but it doesn’t come through very well; too much yeast, spicy but dirty, with traces of butter, and the bitterness takes a chicory character.
Strange. Messy, harsh, but not undrinkable.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2015
at 23:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft - Caramel, burnt sugars and some slight soured malts and citrus. Cloudy Amber with a nice beige head. Bitter citrusy, light amber malts and lots of peel. Not a fan.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2015
at 13:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a dark mahogany / dark brown with a small tan head. Nose brings out toasted nuts above anything else. Flavour is earthy and nutty, with a medium hop content and toasted nuts. Decent balance, but a bit murky and muted. Passable.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2015
at 23:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. Light lacing clings and then slides into the body.
The smell had a nice roasted nutty to light chocolate surrounding a light cake-like coffee-ness rounding out the aroma.
The taste featured most of the previously mentioned flavors but let go of the chocolate part. A light cake to coffee aftertaste follows and lets a semi-dry finish to top it all off.
On the palate, this one sat about medium on the body with a good sipping quality about it. Carbonation runs really smooth and lets in a nice rolling smooth feel all about.
Overall, as an American Strong Ale, I can see it as a \"winter seasonal,\" definitely. Recommend for dark beer lovers!
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. Light lacing clings and then slides into the body.
The smell had a nice roasted nutty to light chocolate surrounding a light cake-like coffee-ness rounding out the aroma.
The taste featured most of the previously mentioned flavors but let go of the chocolate part. A light cake to coffee aftertaste follows and lets a semi-dry finish to top it all off.
On the palate, this one sat about medium on the body with a good sipping quality about it. Carbonation runs really smooth and lets in a nice rolling smooth feel all about.
Overall, as an American Strong Ale, I can see it as a \"winter seasonal,\" definitely. Recommend for dark beer lovers!
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2015
at 00:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at thw Paas monthly tasting .thin white head. Clear red pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2015
at 14:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber-brown, thin head. Aroma is light toasty. Palate is toasty, light hop, light caramel. Thin body but dry, woody hop finish. Ok, like a hoppy amber. Phenols in the finish, too bad
Tried
on 23 Jan 2015
at 22:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a dark reddish amber light head. Aromas of dusty toasted malts, dough, and brunt sugar. Flavors of bready malts and copper with a hint of grassy hops. Bland.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2014
at 18:48