6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Pours a amber color with a white head. The aroma is malty with grassy hops. Flavor is crisp and clean. A good lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2008
at 04:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. Copper pour with a three finger head. Retention and lacing are both lacking. Crisap aroma with notes of grain, citrus, grass, pepper. Sweet grassy taste with a citrus hop bite. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2008
at 16:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Looks really nice in the sunlight. Dark straw with low head. Aroma of herbal hop, lots of rich pale malts (biscuit) and a little bit of peppery alcohol. Firm body - well balanced mix of herbal, earthy hops, biscuity/baguette malts and peppery alcohol. Very well crafted.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2008
at 18:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bomber bottle. Cloudy golden-tan color. 8 hop varieties in a lager? Interesting, but what the hell, this is 2008. The hops definitely dominate, but in a fairly enjoyable way. Pretty much what every sub-standard Eastern European strong lager could only dream of being. Strong in alcohol, relatively "classic" lager taste, but with a hop and malt bill that blows them out of the water. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2008
at 22:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bomber from the Coop in Davis. Orange tinged amber color with a minimal white head. Pale malt aroma rather dominated by mostly grassy hop. Lots of hop. Medium body with very mild carbonation. There is malt sugar, but there is indeed a lot of hop. It’s just hard to pin down any particular type. I’m guessing grassy, citrus and resin. Finish is neither sweet nor bitter. The sugars are tastable, but there is a lot of hop bitter. Maybe this is balanced? Certainly unusual.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2008
at 17:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Once Upon a Vine - South on 03/29/2009. Very clear golden yellow body with a small white head. Sweet floral and herbal spicy aroma, hints of anise. Very sweet fruity flavor, with lots of spice, some lemongrass and cardimom. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. 7/2/7/3/14 - 3.3 Bottle from Once Upon a Vine on 07/03/2008. Cloudy white body with a medium frothy white head. Lemongrass, citrus, faint nutmeg, and possibly grains of paradise. Flavor is ginger, probably grains of paradise, and more lemony citrus hints. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. Very smooth and easy to drink. 7/2/7/4/14 - 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2008
at 21:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Once Upon a Vine on 07/03/2008. Very clear golden body with a medium frothy off-white head. Grassy aroma with light malty hints. Light maltiness, some grassy and spicy hops, with a fairly sweet finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a sweet sticky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2008
at 20:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bomber from the Coop in Davis, CA. Hazy golden color with a decent white head. Aromas of flowers and spice. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is nutmeg? Along with some malt and hop bitter. Ginger? A pleasure to the nose, and pretty tasty in the mouth. Finish is semi-clean.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2008
at 19:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Wine Warehouse. Amber color with a medium quickly disappearing head. Nice floral, pine hop aroma with sweetness to balance. Taste is a slightly metallic take on the same. Medium body. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2008
at 22:59
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Wine Warehouse. Hazy straw yellow with a big head that disappears quickly. Aroma is strong spicy citrus. Very hoppy, herbal taste. Thin body. Blah.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2008
at 22:38