6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery. Pours golden. Aroma is musty, white wine, earth. Flavor is musty cardboard, cracker, earth. Dry. Not overly exciting.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jan 2018
at 13:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Imperial stout from this Virginian craft brewery, at BeerTemple in Amsterdam, shared by craftmember. Irregularly lacing, moussy, medium thick, pale greyish beige head, jet black robe with thin mahogany edge. Aroma of bitter black chocolate, a lot of beef stock cube, fried mushrooms, cold coffee grounds, walnuts, burnt toast, vegetable soup (!), pipe tobacco, minerals, fennel, fried black olives. Dried fruity onset, very restrained in sweetness but with a lot of meaty umami, smooth mouthfeel but overcarbonated for the style. Toasty and walnutty middle, lots of vaguely coffeeish roasted 'burnt' bitterness, with that strange soupy thing showing up again retronasally, even something distantly reminiscent of green raw vegetables; peppercorn-like hop bite in the end, lingering toasted nuttiness. Way too 'soupy' and vegetable-coloured for the style (and for some strange reason), lacking in body and lushness and overcarbonated - not a success I'm afraid, especially considering the greatness achieved by American style imperial stouts by so many other craft breweries these days.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2018
at 07:30
7.5/10
Plenty of coffee, as expected, without overpowering the rest. Nicely bitter and roasted. Good body, maybe just a tad thin. Solid, not great.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2018
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Wine Warehouse. Out of date (bought last week) so I'll keep that in mind with the score. Hazy orange, thin foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of citrus and coffee. The taste is leafy hops, citrus, mild chocolate. Medium bodied. Seems the chocolate and coffee has faded. Good though.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2018
at 18:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF’17, day one, 08/08/17. Hazed golden with a well presented off white cap. Nose is orange pith, pineapple, citric tinged straw, soft breads. Taste comprises mango, light pine, candied fruits, orange squash, melon, bubblegum. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness. Decent IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2017
at 07:55
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Strong orange nose. Clear medium golden colour, small loose soapy head, mostly diminishing, light lacing. Aroma pale wheat, orange, lemon, exotic fruits, lemon grass. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, wheat, fruity, citrusy. Medium bittersweet aftertaste, orange peel, light herbal notes. Light to medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, nice fruity and mild bitter wheat ale.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2017
at 20:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Clear golden, large creamy offwhite head, good retention. Aroma of resin, dank, pale malt. Taste is resin, lime, citrus, pine, pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2017
at 16:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Champion. Clear pale golden, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of earthy hops, corn, meat. Taste is corn, lime, pale malt, resin. Thin. Interesting. 50th malt likka!
Tried
on 28 Dec 2017
at 16:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery. Clear copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, piney hops. Taste is anise, toffee, caramel, piney hops. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2017
at 16:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Muddy purplish brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of plum, berry, vanilla, oak, funk. Taste is bright berries, vanilla, oak, tart finish. Medium bodied, a little muddled but tasty.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2017
at 15:52