8.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of bard, thanks! Muddy brown, huge beige head with good retention. Aroma of Christmas trees! Bitter edge with decent caramel, balanced and interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2010
at 15:48
7.2/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a mostly transparent, deep, ruby, copper amber with a very frothy, creamy, soft white head. Looks awesome. Nose is fairly mild, lightly floral, crisp maltiness, some fall fruits. Flavor is sweet, malty, the kind of amber malts in a good Marzen that make you think of dried leaves. Some mild, well balanced, earthy bitterness too. Nothing bracing, just enough to cut the sweetness and round things out. Medium bodied, dry finish. While no one is going to jump out of their chair for this and while it may not be highly sought after, but you can tell it is exceptionally crafted. Easy to drink with good flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2010
at 17:42
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a hazy orange with a frothy, white head. Nice, spicy aroma, cloves, orange peel, yeast, perfume. Flavor is where the rye really shines through, sweet, spicy, yeast, a little clove, honey. Medium bodied, lightly dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2010
at 18:03
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22oz bottle pours a transparent, orange amber with a thin, creamy white head. Aroma is great, like Hopslam but not boozy, earthy, zesty citrus, pine. Flavor is zesty hops, hoppy, pine, soap, earthy. Medium bodied, lightly bitter, lightly soapy finish. Great hop aroma and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2010
at 18:01
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Wash. DC tasting. hazy golden, white head. aroma, full on rye goodness, sweet and some spices, strawberry like nose, pureed fruit like apricot. flavors, plenty of rye, light spicy mouthfeel is thick with the Saison yeast being a tad drown in the whole rye aspect of the beer. Mouthfeel is grainy with some mild caramel malts for a dry finish.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 13:59
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Wash. DC tasting. golden, white head. aroma, nice use of the hop, adding a nice aromatic herball touch, lots of pine needle/forest goodness with underlying citrus. flavors, great use of the chinook bringing out a solid serving of pine/citrus with lingering herbs, touch of spices, and malts. Even at 6.5% this one has a nice lasting warming mouthfeel. Lots on the citrus side with enough herbal elements.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 13:49
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber at DC local tasting. Nice aroma of pumpernickel and rye bread. Taste is sour with a bit of orange peel. Very tasty stuff.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2010
at 06:18
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle #89, batch #139 at DC local tasting. Golden color. Aroma of wet grass and fresh hops. Very bitter throughout and profoundly dry. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2010
at 06:15
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed amber ale with a thin creamy moka head. In aroma, light maple malt with notes of pineapple pulp, creamy. In mouth, a light sweet malt with light smokey maple, not bad, but a bit light. On tap at American Flatbread, July 17 2010.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2010
at 17:27
7.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
An amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a light chalky sweet malt with light pinhey hops. In mouth, a sweetish oily malt with British pinhey hops, alcohol, nice and smooth. Medium bodied. On tap at VT Brewers Fest, July 17 2010.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2010
at 17:25