7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Pours fairly crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of caramel, toast, toffee, dark bread, brown sugar, raisin, plum, cherry, pear, apple, light chocolate, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted/bready malt, fruity/earthy yeast, and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, toast, toffee, dark bread, brown sugar, chocolate, raisin, plum, cherry, pear, apple, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Fair amount of earthy herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, toffee, dark bread, chocolate, brown sugar, raisin, plum, cherry, pear, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good old ale style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roasted/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2015
at 21:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Jack Rose. Clear golden yellow color, bright white head with solid lacing. Aroma of lightly spiced citrus. Taste is smooth, sweet, spiced rye bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Feb 2015
at 17:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, from jsquire, poured into a shaker. Translucent orange with small off-white head. Aroma is malty, medium body, medium carbonation, and some thin small-bubble lacing. Taste is caramel, with some nice citrus hops, some herbal hops, and bitter rye finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2015
at 20:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle from jsquire poured into a glass. Hazy light orange with small white head. Aroma is very light orange, medium body, medium carbonation, and good small-bubble lacing. Taste is light orange, some grassy hops, and hints of coriander.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 19:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into an English pint glass. Hazy golden with huge white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and thick medium-bubble lacing. Taste is citrus hops, herbal hops, and pale malts. Quite good pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2015
at 19:57
7/10
Tried
on 16 Jan 2015
at 16:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared bottle. Red-brown, slight head. ABV has some kick but doesn’t burn. Fig and mysterious dark fruits, brown sugar,
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2015
at 19:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into chalice; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy dark ruby red color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Slight spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, prune, fig, date, caramel, toffee, toast, molasses, brown bread, light pepper, light herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Very nice complexity and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, figs, and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big raisin, prune, fig, date, caramel, toffee, toast, molasses, brown bread, light pepper, light herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light yeast spice/herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, prune, fig, date, caramel, toffee, toast, molasses, brown bread, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice robustness and complexity of dark/bready malt, figs, and fruity/earthy yeast flavors; with a great malt/yeast/fig flavor balance and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth and fairly slick/creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent fruited quadrupel style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, figs, and dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2015
at 21:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, via jsquire, poured into a snifter. Dull orange with medium off-white head. Aroma is bitter hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops, bready malt, and some earthy grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2015
at 19:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap Grand Trunk. Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has roasted malts and dark grains with a good amount of acidic cherries. Flavor has more of a dark grain and sour cherry combination with some acidity in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Dec 2014
at 17:57