5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. darker amber and cloudy, sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Sweet and slightly tart nose. Good co2. At first, it comes across a little forward and then a little tartness sets in. Hop character in there but not like american hops, more like bitter astringent always laying low in the backbone. If it wasn’t for that mild tartness in there, this brew would be a little difficult. Good co2 all round makes it a little more acceptable as well. Not bad overall but could use a few more manners.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2016
at 14:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cloudy pale. Slight tart first impressions on the nose. Reminds me a little of my grandma’s permanent hair treatment. First hit on the tongue is very tasty. It’s mildly tart and somewhat sour. Just like a berliner should be. Yes, I like the style and I like this brew. Fun, would like to get a few bottles of this. However, in the end, I found the apricot to be somewhat subdues and hard to find. No matter, it makes it just a very good BW!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2016
at 14:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Over the years after tasting so many oktoberfest beers, I’ve come to not expect much. Most are just over alkied marzens with too much personality. This stuff is not. it reminds me of the mild friendly octoberfest beers of the past. I find it to be right up there with my best octoberfest beers like Climax Hoffmann Oktoberfest, Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Märzen, Voodoo The James Brown, Sprague Farm Spraguer Logger & Schell Octoberfest. The overall experience is fun and easy. Has just a tad of bitterness that at least lets you know you are drinken beer. Yes, one of the better fest beers in memory. Very civilized finish as well. Nice job, well balanced beer fun.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2016
at 13:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy light brown. Clean neutral aroma. First taste is belgian yeast with a mildly tart feel in there. Smooth and easy. i typically don’t like lots of yest attributes but this tartness get more up front during the session. Yes, belgian yeast fades and in the end the beer comes across OK.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2016
at 13:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Listed simply as pumpkin ale on the menu. Slight tart nose. Clean tasting pumpkin beer with very little pumpkin spice, YIPPIE! How many pumpkin beers I’ve had with veru little pumpkin but all spices? This is not,its simply a very good fresh pumpkin beer that is easy to take. Nice & clean with a slight tart background. I think I also taste some of ginger in there but I’m not sure, if there is, its quite light. Probably one of the best real pumpkin beers I’ve tasted in a long long time. Fun and well balanced, nice job brothers! Overall better than expected beer experience.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2016
at 13:37
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Not reddish or pinkish in the bit. Good easy mild well balanced fruity with lemon flavor. Decent sizzle as well. Fairly civilized, yet a tad unrefined. Perhaps a hint of wildness there. Not bad overall. Glad to have this since the pompous saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2016
at 16:01
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
I hate rating local beers that come across rather rude. I like almost all of what these guys make, but this one needs something, JMHO. Difficult band-aid with alky aroma. Cloudy light brownish amber color. Taste is over the top in personality, astringent major sucking on plasstic elastic band-aid flavors. Quite difficult, and uncivilized, I’d be scared to age this one, do you think it would get rid of the plastic? Probably should be styled as a simple american strong ale. Could not be in the same category as the refined De Garde Petit Desay, Tired Hands HandFarm, Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere or Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison. So difficult to finish, yes it is, can barely do it. You guys will probably love this over the top higher alky coarse american strong ale. Perhaps it was just a bad batch, will try again in the future.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2016
at 15:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler - pours brown white head - nose/taste of caramel, molasses, toffee and cocoa - med body
Tried
on 20 Jul 2016
at 22:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a dark brown with no head. The aroma is roast, cocoa, bread. Medium body, similar flavors to nose, dry finish, decent.
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jul 2016
at 01:26
4/10
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 18:53