Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at HopCat A2. Pours a near clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of very sweet mango with a sweet wheat backbone. Flavor has lots of sweet mango with sweet wheat underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2015
at 13:45
6/10
Tried
on 23 Dec 2015
at 20:24
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On draft at World of Beer in Arlington. Pours a clear cola with a tan head. Blueberry aroma. Flavors of blueberry and chocolate. Does not do it for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2015
at 18:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with small off white head. The aroma is roast and caramel. Thin mouth spice, roasted malt, light bitter finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2015
at 13:32
7/10
Tried
on 22 Nov 2015
at 14:30
7/10
This is sensational.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 15:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 8/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep reddish copper color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big vanilla, coffee, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, light caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal/spice earthiness. Nice aromas with good complexity and solid balance of coffee, spices, and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big vanilla, coffee, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, light caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal/spice earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of vanilla, coffee, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, toasted bread, and herbal/spice earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good complexity, robustness, and solid balance of coffee, spices, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a good malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied; with a smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is okay. Feels weird in the mouthfeel, but it didn’t hinder drink ability overall. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a solid and unique pumpkin ale. All around good robustness, complexity, and solid balance of coffee, spices, and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A bit heavy on the spices, but still has a nice malty backbone overall. Less pumpkin spices and more coffee/vanilla would have definitely gotten this feeling more like a latte; but it was pretty close as it stood. A fairly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2015
at 20:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Sidedoor. Pretty pungent, deep mango aroma. Really bright mango tones. Pretty solid fruit beer, boldly flavored. Mango forward, mild heat balance. Juicy candy mango finish. Pretty good drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Oct 2015
at 20:30
6/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2015
at 15:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Crisp amber and copper coloured body with a large, five centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pale malt, yeast, bread and a bit of hops - no citrus at all yet. Medium-bodied; Assertive nutty and earthy malt up front with some toffee and a very light, layered sweetness of flowers, oranges and caramel, with some grassiness and a bit of metal on the finish. Aftertaste is relatively subdued with some sweetness and earthy malt with toffee and little else - no hop bitterness and only some faint orange flavours. Overall, a decent beer at best, without any hop qualities or citrus notes, this is a bit underwhelming. I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11-September-2015 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 06-October-2015.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2015
at 00:54