6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 500ml bottle on 3/5/2015 (shared with Butz). Pours a deep brown with a small to medium head. The nose is a bit odd given the nature of the beer - dark fruit, red wine and a touch of vinegar. Flavour wise, there’s a lots of dark chocolate, some dark fruit, and a dash of chilli. Full bodied and average to lively carbonation. Okay but I’m not the biggest fan of chilli beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2015
at 05:45
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 10C. Just caught it as it began to gush. Clear gold with a good coat of white head. Funky aroma with apricots and their stones, pears, damp hay, lemons, hard to place spices. Moderate carbonation. Sweet hay and stone fruit, zesty and a bit bretty - (again) quite Orvalish - , spices, some minerals. A bit pineapple astringent at the end with strange spices and moderate bitterness. Interesting and very lovely indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2015
at 08:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, nose is floral, light sourness, taste is sweet, wheat, banana.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 03:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear amber with a small white head that lasts very well as a coat. Aroma has is fruity with pears, tropical bubblegum, grass, herbs. A little caramel too. Unusual. Light bodied, lowish carbonation. The taste is quite odd - like there’s a bitter’s malt but with spicy yeast overtones and a jumble of fruit. Peppery and herbal at the end. Perfectly well made, but none of the parts seem to fit well with any of the others.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 05:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle into glass. Subtle hop nose with tiny malt note. Looks like caramel fudge with an off white head. Opaque, so I can’t see any bubbles. Medium body, nicely bitter. Aftertaste is really well balanced, subtle creamy bitterness, a little toffee then very late lasting bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2015
at 02:03
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle into glass. Malty, lightly smoked nose. Pours with an exuberant off-white head with quickly calms down to soapy film. Beer is hazy copper coloured. Medium body with chalky mouth feel, lightly sweet. Finish is sweet with a little bitterness, increasing to a touch of caramel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2015
at 02:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 500ml bottle on 5/2/2015. Pours near black with a small to medium head. Has a roasty aroma with brown sugar and chocolate, along with a hint of dark fruit. The flavour is intense, with lots of espresso, milk and dark chocolate, brown sugar and molasses. While there’s a lot of sweetness up front, there’s a big, quite sharp, slightly chemical bitterness which leaves the biggest impression. Has a texture just short of creamy and the carbonation is a touch above average. I’m in two minds about this. There’s a lot to really like about it - lots of flavour and complexity. But the bitterness is just a touch too harsh, which detracts from the overall harmony of the brew. Close to being very good, but doesn’t quite get the cigar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2015
at 03:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 26/1/2015. Pours a moderately cloudy medium golden with the barest of heads.Has a light fruity nose with some yeast in the mix. Take a sip and there’s some sweet stone fruit (apricot) with a firm, slightly salty, dry bitterness coming over the top. Has a light body and lowish carbonation. On the first sip, I didn’t think much of it, but it really grew on me as is warmed up and went down. A bit rough but pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 21:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. When it said Belgian Red on the bottle, I was expecting Flemish Red, but nuh. Reddish amber with a cream head that retreats to the rim after a time. Aroma is earthy, spicy and bready with some dried and stewed fruit, caramelized banana. 7+ Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Earthy toasted malt sweet and fruity - raisins, dried banana, apples - with lots of spices - mace, pepper - at the end. Hard to believe it’s 8.1%. At the end it’s just dry and bitter enough to lift away the richness and make it more swiggable that it ought to be. Vibrant fruit and spices which I’d guess will fade quickly. Rollicking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2015
at 07:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
part of my 2013 backlog, and a holiday gift. colour is almost black with a thick tan head. Aroma roasted malt, caramel and yes vanilla. The taste also has these but the vanilla isn’t too dominent.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2015
at 12:30