Subsidiaries
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at TRB. pours inky black, medium brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, decent lacing. Bourbon vanilla and chocolate nose, touch of coconut. Flavor is fairly sweet, medium bitter, rich and yummy. Lots of barrel, vanilla, coconut, mocha, some cherry. Fairly full body, creamy mouthfeel. A bit hot, but not bad. Lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 19:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Brewpub. Black with a minimal tan head. Roasted malt, toffee, some oak, dark chocolate and warming alcohol. The body was full and the aftertaste long. A nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Brewpub. Black with a small tan head. A lot of bourbon in this one. Also vanilla, some dark chocolate and roasted malt. Fairly low carbonation and with a long aftertaste. A nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 07:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Brewpub. Black with a small tan head. Aroma and taste of coffee, light smoke, some ash and dark chocolate. Low carbonation and with an almost full body. A pleasant one to sip.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 07:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Brewpub. Black with a small tan head. Sweetish with roasted malt, licorice, vanilla, dried dark fruit and some cocoa. Not that heavy. A descent one.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 07:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Brewpub. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma and taste of hops, citrus, some orange and light malt. The finish was dry and quite bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 07:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Brewpub. A bit hazy golden/orange with a small white. Very fresh aroma of pineapple, mango and light hay. Similar taste, also some cookies. Refreshing and nicely drinkable. The finish was medium bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2015
at 07:39
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a growler courtesy of popery. Aroma is very hop forward with a light, pale malt background note. Aroma has a bit of a grapefruit note with some melon and tropical fruit, but also a spicy note similar to a hot pepper but without the green bell pepper character. A unique hop profile. Pours a fairly clear, yellow gold with a large, rocky, slightly off-white head that exhibits decent retention as it recedes to a thin film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with medium light, pale malt and cracker notes. Medium high bitterness with quite a bit of hop flavor. Lots of grapefruit and hop resin with lighter melon and tropical fruit notes. Hints of the spicy character that was rpeaent in the aroma. Some orange and peach present as well. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice IPA with a really unique hop character. Tons of hops with a nice background malt flavor. This beer is delicious and I am not picking up any diacetyl.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Feb 2015
at 22:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
The beer is a dull fairly pale orange amber color with a smallish white head. Very cloudy. The aroma is berries, grapes, pineapple and a little spicy grass-pine mix. Very dank. Really just a ton of hops. Very pleasant. Hugely juicy hop flavor. Moderate bitterness. Really, really good. Big gentle mineral flavor. Soft feel. Lowish carbonation. Whatever minerals are knocking around in the water softens the feel perfectly. I also tried the Vinnie Special hop cask version. Sweeter hop presence. More of a honey-ish presence. Very tasty twist on the beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2015
at 03:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
The beer is black, wall to wall. Small brown head. Some nice dark lacing on the glass. The aroma has light coconut, sweet cream and fudgy chocolate. Some piney hops show through the stout flavors. Roast is mild. Just a touch of booze. Taste starts sweet and ends with a moderately bitter finish. Chocolate and caramel dominant in the taste. Booze is a bit more present here and gets in the way of things a bit. Mild tannic oak quality. Mouthfeel is smooth but a little thin. Just gets a little bitter and thin with a bit too much booze. Doesn’t quite live up to the aroma. Still, this is an excellent effort for their first really big stout.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2015
at 03:06