4.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Twist off the lid and you get a slight sour hint of raspberiies and candy on the olfactory. Pour is very dark brown. Mild carbonation on the palate. Odd near alt flavors. Leaves a slight bitter taste that is well controlled. Very difficult to find the raspberries but you can if you focus. Roasty slightly burned back of throat bitterness manifiests itself lightly during the session. Finsih is mild fermenting fruit , interesting in its own way.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2007
at 15:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Courtesy of DragonStout. Pours clear brown with tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, mild molasses, chocolate malts, earthiness and peat. Could have a bigger aroma. The flavor is fruity dates, caramel, prunes, earthiness and some mild peat just like in the aroma. It ends smooth and mildly roasty with a faint lingering peatiness.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2007
at 21:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy medium golden color with a large white head. The aroma was sweet, citrusy and musty. The flavor was dryish, musty and had a strong coriander element with a hint of citrus underneath. The finish was long, dry and spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2007
at 14:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 oz bottle. Pours cloudy bronze with a medium sized head. Hoppy aroma with a slight hint of butterscotch. Smooth IPA, hops hit you at the front with a smooth finish (more butterscotch, some rye). A bit off-balance, but a good effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2007
at 19:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Copper colored pour, with a medium sized white head. Aroma of hops. Flavor is mild hops and a nice bitterness to it.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2007
at 20:48
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Poured very bubbly, pale yellow with fast disappearing white head. Citrusy, spicy aroma. Thin flavour, with a bit of spice and hop. Unpleasantly sweaty note in the thin finish. An disappointing saison. It isn’t quite a drainpour, but I would not drink this again
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2007
at 23:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Poured ruby red with foamy white head. Malty, spicy aroma with some oil. Light to medium body, nutty and nutmeggy flavour. Lasting nutty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2007
at 23:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22 oz. bottle and sampled at the brewery. Pours a hazy straw colored, small head. Good taste, mildly hoppy. Good level of effervescence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2007
at 20:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber drunk some time in July ’07
As others have done here, I am not rating this to the Sahti style, as this shares few resemblances with that, but more a "Sahti-inspired" ale.
Strong white head tops a butter-colored, clear body, with plentiful bubbles rising. Retention and lacing are moderate to low.
Sweet, cookie dough-like malts are prominent in the nose, as is a fair dose of sweet cream and vanilla. You’d think it would come off too sweet, but there is some crackery, dry, bready malt notes that arrive late to somewhat balance things. Pleasant fruitiness helps build up complexity and distracts from the overeager malt sugars (peach, nectarine, apricot). Can’t say I find all that much juniper or rye, though the rye may account for some of the dryness. There is more of a light, white pepperiness than an actual, abundant juniper note. Aroma strength is medium, no flaws or alcohol noted.
Impressed to see that the flavor is quite flawless, with slightly less sweetness than the nose would suggest, though definitely still some notes of vanilla cake icing. Light spices (white pepper, and assumedly juniper) dot the finish, with a strong breadiness that helps balance the sweet malts. Carbonation is a bit insipid, but drinking the beer chilled proves beneficial, as it fends off some of the sweetness and keeps the carbonation in solution longer.
A solid, tastefully spiced golden ale, is all it really is, but it’s quite drinkable and full of substance (malt, mainly).
As others have done here, I am not rating this to the Sahti style, as this shares few resemblances with that, but more a "Sahti-inspired" ale.
Strong white head tops a butter-colored, clear body, with plentiful bubbles rising. Retention and lacing are moderate to low.
Sweet, cookie dough-like malts are prominent in the nose, as is a fair dose of sweet cream and vanilla. You’d think it would come off too sweet, but there is some crackery, dry, bready malt notes that arrive late to somewhat balance things. Pleasant fruitiness helps build up complexity and distracts from the overeager malt sugars (peach, nectarine, apricot). Can’t say I find all that much juniper or rye, though the rye may account for some of the dryness. There is more of a light, white pepperiness than an actual, abundant juniper note. Aroma strength is medium, no flaws or alcohol noted.
Impressed to see that the flavor is quite flawless, with slightly less sweetness than the nose would suggest, though definitely still some notes of vanilla cake icing. Light spices (white pepper, and assumedly juniper) dot the finish, with a strong breadiness that helps balance the sweet malts. Carbonation is a bit insipid, but drinking the beer chilled proves beneficial, as it fends off some of the sweetness and keeps the carbonation in solution longer.
A solid, tastefully spiced golden ale, is all it really is, but it’s quite drinkable and full of substance (malt, mainly).
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2007
at 15:27
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
From the tree huggung people of new england. Looks slightly like cloudy iced tea. Aroma of IPA, mild industrial floral hops. You know by the smell this is going to be a real bitter trick. Slight carbonation of the palate. Soapy and bitter on the taste buds, feels like I’m chewing on grapefruit rinds. Long lasting bitter medicinal finish. Not impressed with this style tho this is typical of an IPA. IPA shmy P-A. What is the deal with these excessively bitter brews? Good example of this terrible style. Good thing somebody gave this to me. Would never buy. Not adjusting to IPA after all these years of drinking decent brews.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2007
at 06:48