7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tons of roasted coffee on the nose, with a little bit of chocolate thrown in. The looks are good, even if the head seems a little too boisterous for comfort. I dig the flavor, mainly dark chocolate with a sweet dried fruit undercurrent, and a modestly bitter fade. Seems like this bottle could be just as easily labeled "stout," but the contents inside are delicious either way. (2008)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2011
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a murky ruby-brown into a tulip. Off-white micro head with good retention recedes to hug rim. Cherry and oak aromas. Sweet marshmallow and tart cranberry upfront turning to rye and sour summer berry in the lasting finish. Becomes a little cloying as it sits and warms.
Tried
on 04 May 2011
at 16:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle via a trade. Pours with a hazed ruby-red hue and a small off-white head. Aromas are lightly acetic, balsamic vinegar, vinous, red wine, lacto, oak, funk, pie cherries, cherry pits, with a little bit of sweetness imparted by the cherries. Flavors are sour, strongly lactic, some acetic, dry puckering and quite sour. Light sweetness, pie cherries. The funk is nice, but tastes a bit unrefined next to a Lost Abbey or Russian River sour. Light oak. Finishes bone dry. Easy to drink, puckering, tannins. lively bubbles. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2011
at 13:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle via a trade, also a bottle at Oakquinox. Pours with a hazed yellow body and a huge white head. Aromas are big, perfumey, potpourri, lacto, brett, white wine and oak. Flavors are sour, tart, dry, vanilla, coconut, floral, perfume, pina colada. Dry mouthfeel, lively bubbles, top.
Oakquinox: Numbers are exactly the same. Hazed golden body with a small white head. Aromas of honey, funk, honeysuckle, lemon like acidity and light spice. Flavors are acidic, lacto, lactic, and some strange spices. Dry with lively carbonation.
Oakquinox: Numbers are exactly the same. Hazed golden body with a small white head. Aromas of honey, funk, honeysuckle, lemon like acidity and light spice. Flavors are acidic, lacto, lactic, and some strange spices. Dry with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2011
at 21:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a clearish lightly tarnished copper color with a thin head and pungent hops aromas of citrus and cat pee… Must be Cascade? Flavor is very nicely balanced between a pleasant caramel malt ticket and a hops edge that is pretty biting. Mostly citrus peels and herbs. Good mix of the two elements, but I think the hops selection could give a slightly less abrasive final product.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2011
at 18:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml Bottle thanks to JohnGalt1. Pours out a red topped with a sand head. Aroma was of funk, maraschino cherry, vanilla, oak, and some vinegar. Taste was as the aroma lead by the sweet cherries, next you have some of that barrel showing up vanilla, oak, and tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2011
at 19:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured an amber color with a small-sized white head. Aroma was yeast and fruit notes, malt backing. Flavor was a sweet malt one, with a decent hop balance. Crisp, refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2011
at 23:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured a clear, pale golden color with a medium-small sized white head. Aroma was grassy notes, earthy hops. Flavor was mellow, drinkable, not offensive in the least, but nothing particularly special about it. A session-able beer to be sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2011
at 23:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and weak coffee aroma with some hoppy hints. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor with hoppy hints. Has a roasted malty bitter chocolate finish with hints of coffee in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2011
at 08:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. A dark brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of wood, brettanomyces, and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, wood, and brettanomyces, leading to a tart woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2011
at 13:07