8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Orange peel and caramel nose, rich but muddled. Clear deep amber, thick yellow head. Doughy sweet malt with a grapefruit accent. Medium body, oily, and smooth. Not a lot of complexity, but super tasty. Wonderful balance. Sort of what I would envision IPAs should be.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2014
at 17:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample during "Ellen's Blue Hair Birthday Bonanza!" on 12/12/2014. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, yeast and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of herbal yeast, fruit and biscuit malt. Slight hops in the background. The finish is fruity with a grassy yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2014
at 10:25
5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Poured from bottle with thin lacey head color is rich amber. Aroma of caramel and taste is like sweet tea. Looks better than it tastes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2014
at 19:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Spacebar. Poured a near pitch black, maybe dark cola color with a small creamy tan head. Roasted malts, light dark chocolate, touch of bitter coffee. Light roasted sweetness. Medium mouthfeel. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2014
at 14:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
At a tasting, thanks Tom, small bubbly off white head, hazy deep orange color, aroma of jam and rye with some citrusy hints, herbal flavor with some sourdough and dark bread wit a citrusy bitterness. mellow bitterness, Nice though not too complex
Tried
on 04 Dec 2014
at 06:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, compliments of shrubber85, poured into a shaker. Black with small dark brown highlights and medium/small light brown head. Aroma is light lactose, medium body, medium carbonation, slightly creamy texture, and good medium-bubble lacing. Taste is roasted malt, some sweet potato, and hints of lactose. Not overly sweet, pretty good, shrubber85 with a state tick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2014
at 19:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Nice friendly somewhat tart aroma from a bottle. Lots of visible carbonation in this slight hazy yellow brew. tremendous amount of precipitants floating around with the bubbly action. Big rocky head, overall a nice visible presentation. From the start a quite easy going brew on the palate. Tho it does have a few of those negative ale attributes it comes across rather friendly. It also hides the alky content very well, its mild mannered for 9% fer sure. Better be careful of this one! Goes down way too easy. Could not really be 9%! Aroma goes slightly metallic near the finish. Very little medicinal feel in this one. Good overall balanced saisy. Better than expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2014
at 10:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run, opened 10/31/14. Pours a slightly hazy copper with a medium sized frothy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, mild stone fruits. The taste is caramel malt, toffee, stone fruits, mild bits of citrus. Medium bodied, decent balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 19:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Filtered orange-tan body. Fluffy, steady white head. Kind of standard antiquated aroma. A decent enough IPA, some earthy APA characteristics as well. Pine, mild citrus, Its OK, but not cutting it for 2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2014
at 19:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Spacebar in Falls Church. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of toasted hazelnuts. Flavors of tobacco and mixed nuts. Bitter roast finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2014
at 18:09