3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 3
Man, been gettin a few bottles from arbor lately. This is a cloudy dirty looking brew. Be-careful, this is not yer typical strawberry blonde, she packs a kick. Heavy alcohol taste bud palate coating impact. Nope, this is not a light alky blond at all. Thicker almost cloying effects from the spices mixed with alky I guess. Different kind of strawberry juice spiced thing, would almost think this feels like a domestic barleywine; you know, sweet higher alky untrained roughness. Perhaps if it aged a bit? Could not drink 2.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2017
at 15:44
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear golden and copper coloured body with a large, four centimetre tall off-white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of fresh grassy and herbal hops with a light grainy and malt note. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavour with a light malt flavour, some subdued hay and assertive bitter flavours and ending with a dry flavour without much complexity. Aftertaste shows a touch of bright hops, some subdued malt and yeast flavours and a dry grassy and hay flavour that doesn’t add much to the finish. Overall, a decent beer at best with not much flavour and a subdued taste that has some noticeable hops and dryness, but that’s about it - fairly pale and bland. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 24-July-2015 for US$1,99 sampled at home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on 15-January-2017; Sampling this in honor of both of my parents, who were students in Ypsilanti (Eastern Michigan) once upon a time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2017
at 23:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Volatile chocolate. Fairly flat. Taste does have some chocolate in there. Now a little sizzle comes thru. More fudgy chocolate in the middle. Seems to have a little more alky than the 5.5% stated here. In the end it seems to grow on you a little. Almost becomes a little cloying towards the finish. Could not drink more than one of these. Rich, yes, satisfying? IDK. I guess I got to try it topped with whipped cream?
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2017
at 13:06
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Undoubtedly one of the most bitter IPA I have ever tasted. From a bottle, this stuff wanders into the imperial IPA territory without apologies. Rude, crude rototilling beer that that is terribly on style. Nothing else can be said. If you like IPA, flip my numbers because you need to try this, whew. My computer didn’t even like it, when I spilled this on the keyboard it gave me a bright screen of death and died.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2017
at 09:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hopcat A2. Pours a clear gold with a copper hue and near white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a combination of citrus and oak with some grapefruit and flora supporting. Flavor has lots of oak and earthy citrus with some hay backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2016
at 20:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy brown coloured body with a thin off-white large bubbled head. Aroma of sour grapes, apples, pears and a very subdued oaky and dry note. Medium-bodied; Assertive funky flavour at first with apples, pears, yeast, grain, alcohol and sour grapes all around, showing some light alcohol and a fresh fruit note. Aftertaste shows a lot of sour funky notes with dry flavours, a bit of hay and grass, a lot of yeast and alcohol flavours and some smooth sweetness that shows a lot of fruity characteristics. Overall, a nice funky beer with a lot of flavour and much less of any hops or an IPA-style than you could imagine, but definitely worth sampling if you like wild beers. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 24-July-2015 for US$15,99 sampled at home in Washington on Christmas Day on 25-December-2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 03:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at ABC Microbrewery. Clear light golden pour with a white head. Light pale malt aroma. Flavor is pale malty, lightly sweet, with some herbal and citrus hops. A decent but unexciting pils.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2016
at 03:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at ABC Microbrewery. Acetic and citric sour aroma. Flavor is mostly a sour fruity berry taste. Dry and mouth drying. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2016
at 03:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at ABC Microbrewery. Pours deep brown to black with a light tan head. Cocoa and molasses in the aroma. Flavor is roasty cocoa and coffee, creamy, raisin, and molasses. A lighter-bodied porter, but pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2016
at 03:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice label on bottle, I’m getting a bollywood looking at it. Not a blonde, don’t be fooled, this is a hazy copper ale of some sort. Big rock craggy head sizzle down to nice lacing. Smell is mildly metallic. First taste impression is sizzling cutting co2, NICE! So creamy smooth, I’ve used creamy to describe other beers but the co2 in this makes it so creamy! This is pretty much the effect I get when I think about a saison; smooth easy drinking brew with lots of co2 and quite an aspect of freshness. Saison it is, so friendly and it hides it’s alky without any negative attributes. So, you better watch out and you better not cry! It will give you a little kick in the ass! Fun, easy, nice, good, yummy, tasty, sizzly, beer drinken experience. Great job AB! My bollywood continues all the way to the end!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2016
at 13:40