7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy dark copper orange ale with a thick frothy creamy light moka head. A wonderful hops aroma, resinous, with citrus and marmelade notes, some caramel. Wow! In mouth, a light malt with good citrusy c-hops, a bit lighter than expected from aroma. An excellent IPA. Gift from Piscator. Tasted with Probstk, May 26 2007.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2009
at 18:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of markwise. Pours clear amber with tan head. Not much to be said about the aroma except it is full on coffee grounds and little else. The taste is similar with loads of coffee mixing with mild notes of maltiness in the background. Solid coffee brew but I think CCB’s coffee stout has ruined me on all others at this point.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2009
at 22:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle Pours out a ink black topped with a brown head. Aroma of milk chocolate sweetness along with a nice rich roast malt. Tast was of more sweet chocolate and a nice blend of coffee. A nice little bitter hop on the end. This brew almost lived up to the hipe. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2009
at 22:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
copurtesy of markwise. Pours black with beige head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Taste is easy to drink, light and plenty of nice coffee as well as caramel. Overall palate is thin. Goes down easy.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2009
at 14:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Muddy dark brown. Lightly smokey nose with some chocolatey/fudgey overtones. Soft body. Fudgey on the palate, with a slight smoke finish.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2009
at 16:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can courtesy mgumby. Ruby-garnet color. Very nice coffee flavor, with a tight central american bean tone. Nice iced coffee flavor, too, with touches of cream. Dry palate. I really like the coffee elements but on the whole it lacks depth and oomph.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2009
at 23:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint can my Dad brought down to me from Minneapolis. Pour is mostly clear mahogany dark brown with pretty settling that builds up a thick and lasting 3 inch light tan head. Aroma of somewhat stale coffee, pine hoppiness and roasted malt. Nice enough, though this was a pretty blah coffee nose. Taste is very much the coffee aromatics and taste at the beginning, middle is the brown ale of Bender with a pine hop bitterness to the finish. The hops are pretty understated, and the coffee dominates throughout. I didn’t mind the concept of this beer, but it really suffered from a flat, dull coffee profile. Not sure what technique they used to extract the coffee, but it ended up tasting almost like instant coffee. Palate is creamy medium, coats the mouth nicely. The finish is quite long, and features even more of the coffee. Having said all of this, it is still a clean beer that is easy to sip, just a little dull.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2009
at 09:02
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
I didn’t care for One that much, and usually I don’t like bourbon in my beer, but Bourbon One is a great success. Sweet and thick, and very low carbonation. Lots of sweet malt, some fruit. No perceivable hops, but there is a significant amount of bourbon, and it tastes and smells great. One of the highlights of Winterfest 2009.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2009
at 19:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Winterfest 2009. Well carbonated, even for a bracket. Some honey aroma. Clearly recognizable as not a pure mead. I don’t get the bourbon, but I do get some white wine. Medium palate.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2009
at 19:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pretty close to black. Aroma of milk chocolate, light hazelnut and really smooth espresso (think Epic pulled from a Synesso). Sweet, sugary with a rich Turkish coffee accent. The body is heavy but silky. Nice brew.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2009
at 12:08