6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (#47) shared by Toby at the SLC tasting, thanks
Appearance: Black with a nice sized tan head and good lacing
Aroma: Tart, roasted malts, chocolate and woody
Taste: Tart, roasted malts and dark fruits
Nice
Appearance: Black with a nice sized tan head and good lacing
Aroma: Tart, roasted malts, chocolate and woody
Taste: Tart, roasted malts and dark fruits
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2011
at 17:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the 2010 MBG Fall Fest. Poured a near clear amber orange with a yellowish gray head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a strong pine note with a hint of citrus and a bread backing. Flavor was full of pine with some sweet bread and a light floral and fruit hint.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2010
at 21:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the 2010 MBG Fall Fest. Poured a cloudy purplish brown with a slight yellow he and a yellowish head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a nice earthy tone with some dark fruits and a bit of sweet grains. Flavor was full of dark fruits and some sweetness coming from the malts in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2010
at 11:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at HopCat. Pours a medium/darkish brown with little head. Aromas are a mishmosh of brown sugar and dark fruit with a little bit of an alcoholic edge to it. Flavor is pretty good, with a very nice bourbon edge to it. This is the second of HopCat’s bourbon barrel beers I’ve tried, and I’m not quite sure what they are doing, but they are getting an unbelievable bourbon kick out of their barreling process. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2010
at 19:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at HopCat. Pours a light brown with little head. Aromas are a thing of wonder... pure grapefruit with a very light bourbon edge, but you’d almost have to be looking for it to find it. Flavor is a totally different matter... the bourbon had metastasized and has nearly completely taken over... all that hops from the nose has been pushed out of the way by a bullying bourbon and peat that dominates mid to late palate and makes me wonder whether they actually aged it in barrels or just spiked the beer with bourbon. (Pretty sure they didn’t but there is a huge bourbon flavor... really... no, I’m serious...)
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2010
at 19:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at HopCat. Pours a kind of orange color with a thin head and aromas that are just flat out good IPA stuff... a bit of pine and citrus and a little caramel malt. Flavor is very good... maybe the hops was a little crisper on this batch than on previous ones, but the pine and grapefruit stood out nicely against the malt backdrop. Finish was sharp and refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2010
at 19:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at HopCat. This caught my eye and I thought that it would either be pretty good or freaking terrible, but my curiosity was up. Pours a hazy gold that I guess has a slight pink shade to it, but that might just be my imagination, too. A bit of a head, and aromas are heavy with rhubarb at first, but I either become disabused to it or it fades a bit, leaving a light malt and herb aroma. Flavor... so I don’t know quite what it is with this beer, but it hit a chord with me... Maybe a long day in the sun, maybe distant subconscious memories of mom’s rhubarb... who knows? Normally saisons are not my favorites as the malt and yeast combination seems to disagree with me... This beer is different, the malt and spice/herb presence is kept nicely in check by the tartness (understated, although my understanding is that plans for a more robust presence in the future do exist, according to un-named inside sources). This is a damn fine beer...
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2010
at 19:12
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at HopCat, Grand Rapids. Deep murky brown body with reddish highlights, thin-medium tight cream head. The initial whiffs of the aroma were an unappetizing blend of rubbing alcohol and bandaids, with buttery oak and syrupy burnt sugars somewhat mitigating against the horror. Hot, sharp body, with charred caramels and brown sugar, buttery oak, and bourbon. This beer could be served in a shot glass.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2010
at 08:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at HopCat, RBSG 2010. Green apple, grapefruit, Japanese mikan flavors, with lots of citrus zest, especially grapefruit peels. A bit of bourbon in there too. Doesn’t work for me. Sloppy and harsh.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2010
at 18:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at HopCat, RBSG 2010. Black with no head or lace. Barrel aroma with a slight fruit tang. Flavors of fruity chocolate. Winy, with plums and alcohol. Ok.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2010
at 18:29