8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap, at Lawson’s. Mostly clear, deep orange gold. Fine, dense swirl of leggy, white head. Nose is big on the stewed citrus hop. Marmalade. Minty herb. Candied peel. All that sweet stuff. Taste has plenty of sweetness, predictably, but a slightly alcoholic, oily bitterness balances things out. Medium body. Plenty oily. Fine carbonation. Lingering stewed fruit bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 22:41
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2015 bottling, at Lawson’s. Dirty, deep amber. No head. Nose has booze soaked raisins. Barrel aged maple. Some notes of well oxidised sherry or port. Some maraschino cherry. Some fruity, cocoa heavy chocolate. Taste is full on sweet, with some boozy, vinous bitterness. Silky mouthfeel. Pretty warming. Low carbonation. Boozy warmth lingers at the end. Delicious.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2019
at 21:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap, at the brewery. Mostly clear, medium gold. Fine white head is semi lacing. Nose has bright citrus. Notes of dried peel. Some sappy pine. Sweet grain. Taste has clean and punchy bitterness. Lip sticking sweetness. Medium body. Fairly oily. Fine carbonation. Lingering citrus and pine resin bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2019
at 18:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap, at the brewery. Vivid yellow. Light haze. Skim of white. Nose has creamy malt. Hint of coffee. Hint of the vanilla. Taste is vanilla sweet. A little dry. Medium body. Nicely smooth. Fine carbonation. Dries out as it goes along. Clean, dry finish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2019
at 17:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap. Nitro pour. At Lawson’s. Nearly black. Dense and creamy, fully lacing, dark beige head. Nose has savoury smoke. Some wood smoke. Fruit and nut chocolate. Taste is sweet and chocolatey. Some dryness. Super smooth and creamy mouthfeel. A tart and vinous bitterness comes through at the end. Really nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2019
at 17:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap, at the brewery. Pale gold. Medium to full haze. Fine white head. Nose has clean mineral grain. Lemon rind. Sherbet. Some peach stone. Taste is pretty dry, with moderate, mineral bitterness. Light to medium body. Short bitter finish. Drinks easy.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2019
at 17:33
Maple coffee, a tad too sweet in the end.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2019
at 18:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap. Blue Stone, Montpellier, VT. Glowing gold. Light haze. Super sturdy, fully lacing, lasting, white foam. Great looking beer. Nose has candied peel and sappy pine. Clean malts. Some minty herb. Taste has a sticky sweetness, followed up with a nicely bitter, resinous goo. Medium body. Lip sticking. Soft carbonation. Lingering, moderate bitterness to finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2019
at 21:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a black brown with a tan head. Aroma is maple with a hint of chocolate and roasted malt. Taste is complex, maple, molasses, roasted malts, dark chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2019
at 23:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A touch hazy golden and peach coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of resin, grapefruit, pine and a lot of alpha acids with some good bitterness, but a solid malt backbone and even more pungent alcohol bite and astringency at the end. Medium-bodied; Strong rich piney and grapefruit flavours at first with a lot of the hop notes coming through and a good bitterness throughout, with some resin and honey sweetness towards the end, but all with a respectable and balanced malt backbone and alcohol complexity. Aftertaste shows mostly the hop bitterness and profiles, with the grapefruit and pine the strongest by far, but some balanced sweetness and a strong, but enjoyable alcohol and astringent bite at the very end make this feel like an Imperial IPA. Overall, a nice and balanced Imperial IPA with a lot of hop bitterness, but character (more importantly), and a balanced and smooth malt profile, all with a long-lasting and nice finish. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from The Beer Store in Franklin Mills (Philadelphia), Pennslyavania on 05-October-2019 for US$5,99 sampled at home in Washington on 07-November-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2019
at 08:46