5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Crisp golden and very light amber coloured body with a soapy white head, about a centimetre tall. Aroma of malt, grass, grain and a hint of perfume - not much going on in the nose. Light-bodied; Sharp metallic flavour at first with hints of grass and hay and a little twang of medicine and pungent bitterness and only a touch of hops to try to balance out the malt and astringent bitterness. Aftertaste shows nothing new and no depth with just the pungent alcohol and astringency coming through and nothing in reserve. Overall, a decent beer at best, but too much astringency, too many harsh flavours and not enough body or depth to make this good, even for the style. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Cary, North Carolina on 02-August-2014 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 20-August-2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2014
at 22:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, bottle says 4.3% abv, bottle on date is not marked, poured into a glass. Pours hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is light coriander, medium body, medium carbonation, and pretty good small bubble lacing. Taste is light orange, some coriander, and finishes cardboard. Seems to be an old bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2014
at 18:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Bobby’s tasting. Pours dark brown off white head. Nose/taste of red wine, roast chocolate, black raspberry, oak, vanilla and coconut. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2014
at 12:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours black, with a medium, tan head. The aroma is bitter chocolate, tart raspberries, some earthiness, and a little cinnamon. Mild sweetness, with a significant bitterness and just a hint of tartness. Medium body, lightly acidic, sticky and astringent. Overall, this is a nice attempt, but it is much too bitter. Not really pleasant to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2014
at 17:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Bruce’s Birthday batch @Craft Islington. Thanks to C-Dogg! It pours deep ruby-brown with a medium beige head. The nose is earthy, musty, coffee, dark chocolate and barnyard. The taste is coffee, toasty, earth, mild acidity, chocolate and light tang with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Fairly one-dimensional. OK, but I was hoping for more depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 13:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Scopey 5K tasting. Sourced in NC. Pours dark brown with a creamy, tan head. Burnt bread on the nose, some dry cocoa. Light to medium sweet flavor with torched earth, bitter dark chocolate. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Bitter earth to finish with some charred malts and baking cocoa. Serviceable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2014
at 03:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
15th February 2014
Scopey 5K Tasting in deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Leighton. Almost.opaque dark brown beer, good pale cream - tan coloured head. Light lactose on the snout. Smooth airy palate, dry with mild carbonation. Dry and light dark malt. Little bitter dark chocolate. Tangy fruits underneath. Finishes dry with floral bitterness. Not much pine but good.
Scopey 5K Tasting in deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Leighton. Almost.opaque dark brown beer, good pale cream - tan coloured head. Light lactose on the snout. Smooth airy palate, dry with mild carbonation. Dry and light dark malt. Little bitter dark chocolate. Tangy fruits underneath. Finishes dry with floral bitterness. Not much pine but good.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2014
at 01:08
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
7th February 2014
Craft Islington. Brucie Boys Birthday Bash. Cheers to Mr Bois for this one. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is light and airy. Mellow dark malt, light tang and lactose. Touch of dark chocolate. Semi.dry finish. A bit dull but okay.
Craft Islington. Brucie Boys Birthday Bash. Cheers to Mr Bois for this one. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is light and airy. Mellow dark malt, light tang and lactose. Touch of dark chocolate. Semi.dry finish. A bit dull but okay.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2014
at 01:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Scopey’s 5K Extravaganza of Oompah Band meets doorbell music, big thanks to the CDA finder general, Leighton - 15/02/14. Light black with a big old faded tan covering. Nose is cocoa, earthy, light plastic, smoke, faint tropicals. Taste comprises cocoa, mineral bite, dark fruit, earthy hop presence, touch of pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok CDA, entry level affair, not enough hop presence or tropicana for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 12:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Leighton. It pours near black with a thick light tan head. The nose is roasty, toast, pine, varnish, dark chocolate, light sherbet and blackcurrant jam. The taste is rich-roast, earth, toast, coffee, dark fruit, touch of berry, good deal of bitterness, with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice depth of flavour and good bitterness. Rather nice,
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 07:11