7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at the DC Ratebeer Gathering. 750ml bottle pours a translucent, copper amber with one ring of white head. Big apple cider aroma, a little vinegar, sweet, fruity, pears. Flavor is tart, apples, pears, vinegar, light crystal malt, light caramel. Full bodied, vinegar finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2011
at 15:58
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared by MrChopin. Pours a clear copper color with a thin head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee, plum, spice, earthy notes and berries. The taste is toffee, anise, wood, vanilla, brown sugar and a peppery note. Full bodied. Nice beer right up my alley.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2011
at 14:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by MrChopin. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a thin head that fades quickly. Aroma of bourbon, wood, glue, toasted notes and an earthy, vegetal finish. The taste is bourbon, caramel, sweet sugar, apples, stone fruits and bubblegum. Medium-full bodied. Decent but the bourbon aging didn’t do this one any favors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2011
at 19:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by MrChopin. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin creamy offwhite head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bread, spice, citrus, stone fruits, toasted malts and an earthy finish. The taste is plum, tart berry notes, citrus, bread, spice and earthy notes. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2011
at 14:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared by MrChopin. End of the bottle so the pour was a bit of a murky brown. Tart earthy aroma, berries, stone fruits, toasted malts, must and grapes. Also smelled a pour from earlier in the bottle which was more caramel and raisin forward. The taste is cranberries, earthy notes, caramel and a bitter finish. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2011
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Dan’s house. Thanks Armin! Hazy pane appearance with a cream colored head. Lightly tangy, lemon, yeasty, bready, bretty aroma. Yeasty, somewhat sour, very funky, citrusy flavor. Pretty interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2011
at 20:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. An amber beer iwth a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of straw, vinegar, and terpentine. The flavor is sweet and sour with notes of malt, caramel, vinegar, and terpentine, leading to a tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2011
at 13:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle number 438/467 thanks to errantnight. Pours with a massive, just off-white head with a clear golden hued body. Aromas are big time phenolic, punchy brett. Grape skins, dry, crisp, estery. Caramel and light waxy honey. Some coriander and citrus, pineapple, funk. Flavors of mellow strawberry, pungent brett phenolics, light wine notes, tartaric acid. Quite bitter and tannic in the finish with notes of ginger. Very lively bubbles, dry and light bodied. Elegant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2011
at 18:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit aroma. Sweetish malty bitter hoppy piney grapefruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter piney finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2011
at 06:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with weak smokey hints. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with weak smokey hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2011
at 06:38