6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Stag’s Head, Manhattan NY on 2nd July 2013. Strongly red with off white foam ring and no lacing. Aroma of roast malts and berry fruits. Malty in-mouth with fruit and biscuit notes. Finish much the same but with some bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2013
at 10:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rare bottle count of 460. Amber in color pour without any head. Nose is lime pith, grapefruit, caramel malt and pine. Flavor is much sweeter and smoother then I was expecting. Lime and grapefruit juice upfront with a caramel malt base. The bitterness is very light because the citrus juice takes over the flavors. The ABV is really nicely hidden and I had to remind myself to sip the brew. It was so juicy that it was easy to tilt the glass back. When I read the description before adding it to the data base, I was expecting a much bolder, hoppy brew. This is subtle and sweet. Real interesting and super easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 13:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours bright copper into a tulip. Off-white soapy head crackles and quickly recedes leaving spot lacing. Earthy grain and hop aromas. Dry with sweet rice and caramel upfront turning hot in the lasting doughy bitter earth finish.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2013
at 15:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Location: Draft at the Amity Hall, 9/27/13
Aroma: The aroma has some caramel malts, toast, grains, and some earthy hops
Appearance: It pours a nice reddish-orange color and a tan colored head
Flavor: The flavor is both malty and hoppy, pretty much tastes like a hopped up Octoberfest
Palate: The body is medium, it has a decent mouthfeel, average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought that this was an interesting example of a generally uninteresting style. It's fairly unique and worthy trying. Not amazing, but good.
Aroma: The aroma has some caramel malts, toast, grains, and some earthy hops
Appearance: It pours a nice reddish-orange color and a tan colored head
Flavor: The flavor is both malty and hoppy, pretty much tastes like a hopped up Octoberfest
Palate: The body is medium, it has a decent mouthfeel, average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought that this was an interesting example of a generally uninteresting style. It's fairly unique and worthy trying. Not amazing, but good.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2013
at 13:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On gravity cask @ Blind Tiger House. Looks like it has been on a cask for sure. Cloudy deep dark amber on color and the bubbly translucent top that came in the pour is long gone before I get a chance to sit down at my table. Smells nice. Kinda sweet with licorice and gunpowder. Sorta peppery also perhaps? Smells really nice. Oh, lots of flavors there! Cask-flat of course and the mouthfeel is light oily. Almost salty in a way, lots of gunpowder, oxidation, lots of eastery banana, caramel, red really over ripe fruits and lots of grassy hops in the finish and aftertaste. Lovely stuff. 16.06.2013
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2013
at 01:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft in 10 oz. snifter @ Gardner Ale House. Nose is malt (mostly toffee) and booze. Flavor is much like a Barely Wine. Malt, caramel and boozy, reminds me of a real young barely wine. Hop flavors are over whelmed by malt and alcohol notes. The 9.3% make itself known.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2013
at 15:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Stagshead. Pours reddish brown with foamy head and nose of candys and pine. Tastes of caramel, brown sugar, pine, grapefruit, dark fruits, berries, cloves, resin, and leather. Pretty bitter and a lot going on. Interesting brew
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2013
at 19:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler pour at the Beer Shop, East Longmeadow, MA during a meet the brewer event, 19/05/13. Lightly hazed reddish amber with a thin beige head. Nose is hops, pine, caramel malts. Taste comprises malt, light pine, hops, touch of grapefruit, orange pith, grass, sugars. Full end of medium bodied, fine carbontation, crisp clean finish for an 8% beer with a touch of hop bitterness. A decent number.
Tried
from Growler
on 02 Jun 2013
at 04:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler pour at the Beer Shop, East Longmeadow, MA during a meet the brewer event, 19/05/13. Very dark mahogony brown with a thin beige head. Nose is dark malt, light roast, chocolate, pinch of hops. Taste comprises roasted malt, mineral notes, chocolate, hop backbone. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, roasted finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Jun 2013
at 02:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Beer Shop, East Longmeadow, MA during a meet the brewer event, 19/05/13. Clear copper with a thin off white head. Nose is woody, dark malts, faint suggestion of bourbon and vanilla. Taste comprises wood, toffee, dark malt, biscuit, light booze, dark bready tones. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light boozey finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 04:33