Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Red Rock on cask (6.0%) at the brewpub. Nice hop aroma. Dark reddish color with a good beige head. Medium bodied with mild carbonation. Caramel malt with a hint of vanilla and a good amount of floral hop. Finish is dry with roast malt, tinge of vanilla, and a decent amount of bitter. Quite good. My rating may seem high, but this was real ale - has to be better than the dead stuff on tap.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Nov 2007
at 10:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Triple Rock in Berkeley, CA. This beer is being called “IPEX.” It pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Nice lacing. There is a sweet malt aroma punctuated by mild grapefruit hops. Delicious. The taste has a quick burst of sweet maltiness that gets consumed by both sweet grapefruit hop flavor and grapefruit hop bitterness. Nice balance creating a refreshing IPA brew.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2007
at 09:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at The Bistro’s IPA Fest; Nose of piney hops; clear gold with a huge light yellow head; flavor and finish of hop bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2007
at 23:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Rich mahogony beer with a nice off-white head. Spice and malt aroma. Xmas spice flavor with caramel malt backing. Spice lingers. Medium body. Standard Xmas spice beer. 2009 version is different and much better (an 8% imperial red with big hops)
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2007
at 19:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(On tap) Completely opaque black with a beige head. Burned and somewhat smoked aroma. Has a fairly full body with notes of salty licorice. A dry and bitter finish from the malts. Quite decent. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2007
at 00:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(On tap) Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Very fruity aroma with some yeastiness. Nice, full body with lightly sweet malts, notes of fruit, marzipan and yeast. The finish contains warming alcohol and some bitterness. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2007
at 00:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(On tap) Claimed to be 5.3% ABV. A black beer with an orange glow and a beige, lacing head. Lightly burned aroma. Medium body with very burned and toasted malt. Has some underlying, sweet licorice flavours. The finish is both burned and bitter. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2007
at 00:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(On tap) Slightly hazy, dark orangey brown with a creamy, off-white head leaving laces. Slightly perfumy hop aroma with notes of nuts. Rather full-bodied, again a very soft mouthfeel. Flavours of roasted malt and nuts. The finish is dry with some bitterness. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2007
at 00:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(On tap) Claimed to be 7.6% ABV. Clear, orangey brown with an off-white head. Nutty aroma. Fairly full-bodied with an extremely soft mouthfeel. Malty, nutty character with some alcohol. The finish is dry. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2007
at 18:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(On tap) Claimed to be 6.0% ABV. Hazy, orangey brown with an off-white head leaving laces. Lightly nutty aroma. Medium-bodied with roasted, toasted malts. Fairly dry with some bitterness in the finish. 200307
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2007
at 18:33