8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can (trade with Skyview). Sweet orange/tangerine and pine hops aroma. Clear amber color with large head. MIldly sweet orange, barley malt and moderately bitter pine and grapefruit peel hops flavor. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2011
at 20:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can (courtesy of skyview). Toffee malt and lemon peel/pine hops aroma. Hazy amber color with moderate head. Lightly sweet toffee malt and moderately bitter grapefruit peel hops flavor. Different than the average Festbier to say the least.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2011
at 16:56
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can (courtesy of skyview - thanks). Sweet orange, grapefruit peel, pine, and grass aroma - very nice. Clear amber with giant light tan head. Sweet orange initially followed by moderately bitter herbal/grapefruit peel hops flavor). Great.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2011
at 15:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
From notes. Wonderful aroma of pine, tropical fruit, tangerines and grapefruit hoppiness on a background of caramel malt. Pours a coppery color with a good off white head. Taste is nice and bitter but still quite drinkable. Very resinous flavor. Too dry to be called a hop syrup but it’s a hop party. Mouthfeel is round without getting cloying. Hop oiliness abounds. Great beer.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2011
at 16:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
thanks plovamd for sharing, pitch black, smooth brown head.4 roasted malts, coffee, booze, blended, nice. 8 flavor is woody, roasted malty, vanilla, mild, great balance.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2011
at 15:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2010 bottle shared at a tasting. Opaque black with a nice rusty beige head. Interesting, unique bitter cocoa hop aroma. Creamy, thick chocolate body that remains quite drinkable. Underlying soapy bitterness. Really quite mild and drinkable for an Imperial Stout. Some chocolate syrup in the finish. Cocoa richness. World Class, though I remember the 09 being hoppier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2011
at 21:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can from a trade with CLevar. Pours slightly hazy dark golden color with white head. Doughy yeast aroma with peaches and some spices. Bready Belgian yeast flavor with some lemon and tangerine. Spicy yeast also. Medium body with lively carbonation. A nice brew. Thanks Caleb.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2011
at 19:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to secret santa. Nearly brilliant golden to light amber pour with a large, fluffy, slightly off-white head. Toasty and bready malt aroma, lots of fruity esters, berries, currants, tea and marmalade. Citrusy, light husky, stone fruit and candied orange peel (hop) aromas. Light peanutshell huskiness. Flavors are malt forward, toasty, grainy, bready, just slightly husky. Tea and marmalade. A hint of citrus, light tropical fruits from both hops and esters. Medium bitterness, but just enough to balance. A solid mineral character. Medium carbonation, fuller body for such a light beer. No alcohol, very easy. Doesn’t feel very authentic, but it is very sessionable and tasty!
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2011
at 21:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to a very generous trader. Pours dark amber brown. Off white head. Nose of intense hops, caramel malt. pine, resin and grapefruit. Taste is strong grapefruit, hops, pine, resin and a full caramel malt body. Well balanced. Grapefruit rind bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2011
at 22:51
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from a generous trader. Pours dark brown, almost black. Tan head. Nose of smoked malt, freshly brewed coffee and roasted barley. Taste is the same. Lots of freshly brewed coffee. Creamy mouth feel. The closest beer to drinking an ice coffee that I’ve had. Full to medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2011
at 22:34