7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
i gave high marks for my surprise, I wasnt thinking this was going to be all that remarkable, but it really is, a great IPA, not on the same tier as some Cali IPA’s but a worthy contender.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2009
at 18:06
5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cisco Sucks! Cisco Sucks! Well, at least their quality control does. Once again, I get an explosion of foam and have to wait 20 minutes until the beer is at least remotely drinkable. Pours all foam into a shaker. Meringue head fills glass and seafoams as it recedes. Lemon joy aromas. Crisp lemon muffin upfront turning to a sharp metallic hop finish. Not a bad beer once the negative pour experience recedes.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2009
at 19:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours pale gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving slight spots to skim surface. Sour malt and marshmallow aromas. Thin and bready with upfront caramel and a mild hop finish.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2009
at 19:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle with a ton of sediment at the bottom. Coca-cola brown body with rock head with large bubbles. Good retention. Aroma of cocoa dust, dirt and leather, with a nice mocha quality. Also a little roasty and metallic finish to the nose. Taste is very roasty with low residual sugars. Earthy, leathery and dry components. Slight metal. Bitter chocolate and a bit of dark fruits. A bit thin and dry on the mouth. Alcohol isn’t really detectable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2009
at 17:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a very large and rocky off-white head that slowly diminishes over a clear penny colored body. Good, maybe even great lace. Aroma of orange, caramel, citrus, zest, herbal, light yeast and a spicy malt profile. Softer notes of honey, plastic, apricot, and various florals. Taste is nutty and woody with notes of earth, pine and plastic. Lively carbonation with a dry and light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 23:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours deep gold into a shaker. Bright white micro head tophats rim and does not recede. Sharp resin aromas. Crisp with underlying band-aid, biscuit, crackers and bread upfront. Resinous hop finish.
Tried
on 13 May 2009
at 19:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a hazy golden orange body with a fluffy off-white head a top. Apricot, honey biscuit, hops, citrus, tangerine, mango, and various exotic fruits on the nose. Taste is bitter (extremely so for a blond), and fruity, with hints of lemon and earth. A touch of malty cracker on the finish. Over carbonated, dry. Very nice blond. Alcohol is well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2009
at 18:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a small khaki head over an extremely dark brown body. Aroma of chocolate, leather, plums, soil, earthy hops, and a bit of smoke. Reminds me a bit of Great Divide’s Yeti in the aroma. Taste is smokey, earthy, hoppy and full of very bitter chocolate, coffee and roast. Water like mouthfeel, medium to light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2009
at 13:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a large off-white head with good lacing over a hazed honey-amber body. Aroma of pine and apricot hops, nice caramel and some herbal, marijuana, like notes. Taste is bitter, herbal and overall quite hoppy. Light bubbles with a water like mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2009
at 12:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, Great Wit! Pours with a hazed golden body and a small white head. Aroma of spice, honey, tropical fruits, grain, orange, mango, kumquat, coriander, chamomile, light berries, mace and herbal notes. Taste is clove honey, tea, spice, jasmine, citrus, mango and a lot of earth. Cinnamon bread and coconut flesh come across in the finish. Lively, bubbles with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2009
at 19:00