6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Got this on tap at Sunset Grille. Beer menu lied to me with promise that it was going to have 6.8 percent alcohol. Bastards. Anyway, it looks perfectly nice, with a proper copper/amber body and a nice off-white head, especially when poured into one of those tulip glasses that they like serving beers in. You get a bunch of bready malts in the nose along with some mild hopping. Taste is pretty well-balanced, making for a proper session ale. Moderate enough grassy hops with bready malts in taste obviously as well. Also got some citrus in there as well, but that is not one of the main flavors it seems.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2010
at 12:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Relentless Thirst Tasting on 08/29/2009. Clear caramel body with a small off-white head. Big caramel and hop aroma. Sweet sugar, caramel, rum soaked fruit and molasses flavor with a smooth bitter finish. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2009
at 09:38
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Slightly pale hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is barnyard, citrus, some spices and mild notes of spruce. Flavour is rather much the same. Quite funky and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2009
at 18:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle, thanks to SHIG, pours hazy carmel with a tall frothy off white head. Aroma is floral with nice hop notes and a pale malt and hay background. Flavor is toasted malt and a nice sour note that are balanced with a decent hop bitterness, reminds me of an ESB. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2009
at 14:26
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
courtesy of markwise. pours amber, white head aroma bandaid nose and some lingering hops and sweet doughy malts. flavor, hoppy, some soapy/citrus like notes followed by interesting bready malts giving the beer a mild cocoa nibs mouthfeel and finishing with a tad of bitter hops. flavor definitely makes up for the weak aroma.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2009
at 11:50
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Big thanks to Andrew at the Pgh RB gathering 12/09. Somewhat tart aroma. Pale yellow and clear. Winelike to a certain extent. Spicy and unique with very little carbonation. Weirdly sweet in its own sugar substitute way. Woody and slightly sour on the finish. Nice beer tasting experience.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2009
at 14:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
For a winter season ale from a brewer that I usually enjoy, this one was a little dissapointing. Smells and tastes like cough syrup, way too many spices or something added to make it enjoyable. little head that dissapeared quickly, other tastes of cinnamon, some peppermint?, im not sure what they were thinking with this one, but ill avoid it next time.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2009
at 06:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle @Pauls Gathering-pours an off white ring for a head and hazy copper color. The bottle foamed over for 30 minutes. Aroma is sweet medium malt-toffee, medium fruit, some herbal hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-toffee/molasses, medium fruit, some herbal hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2009
at 12:07
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: This beer poured a orange amber with an off white head. The aroma is light sweet caramel malt. The taste is malty, light caramel, and balanced bitter hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2009
at 16:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A very average pale ale. Had some on tap at Rattle n Hum. Pours a light amber with a soft white head. Nose of mild hops. Flavor is not complex but nicely balanced. Good, crisp finish and pleasant aftertaste. Definitely for sessioning or food accompaniment.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Nov 2009
at 10:03