7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a dark amber color ale with a large off-white foamy head with good retention but minimal lacing. Aroma of fruity ester with some sweet Belgian style malt and some light alcohol. Taste is a nice enough mix between some fruity ester some candi sugar and nice Belgian malt. Body is about average with good carbonation but light alcohol burn was slightly disappointing. Not bad overall but I have seen better form this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2009
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle courtesy of Alraomon. Thanks! Pours a dark ruby tinted brown color with a thin head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma is very bitter and lightly sweet espresso with light chocolate notes. Taste is chocolate, bitter coffee and a light fruity finish. Medium-full bodied with strong carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2009
at 22:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a golden amber color with a small white head. The aroma was sweet, sugary and had a candied fruit element. The flavor was sweet, tangy, sugary, yeasty and had notes of candied fruit and pepper. The finish was long with tangy candied fruits. The mouthfeel was rather thick. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2009
at 18:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy orange-amber color with a small orange-white head. The aroma was tart, fruity, hoppy and had a touch of caramel. The flavor was sour, nutty, bitter and had a fruity hops presence and a rich malty undertone. The finish was long sour fruity hops and sweet malts. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2009
at 03:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy golden-amber color with a small white head that faded quickly. The aroma was sour, tangy, tarty and had a note of Sweettart candies. The flavor was tangy, tart and had a touch of citrus. There was a light yeasty undertone and a short, crisp and tart finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2009
at 16:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed golden orange with a two inch off white head. Nice streaked lacing left behind as the head falls. Aroma of toasted malt, some light biscuit sweetness. A bit of earthy hops present as well. Taste is the toasted slightly sweet maltiness from the nose. The earthy hops are a bit grassier in the taste. Nice mineral finish. The palate is unfiltered yet smooth, though perhaps a bit watery. Overall, a nice session beer. Thanks Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2008
at 12:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle courtesy of eaglefan538. Pour is hazed orange golden with a one inch light tan head. Audible carbonation crackling on the pour. Aroma of soft bakers cocoa and fruity maltiness. Taste is the sweet maltiness, with a bit of a sharp acidity in the middle, leading to some hay and dirt in the finish. Decent complexity. After taste is dry and lingering, perhaps a bit too lingering. Palate is medium to thin, perhaps a bit heavier than a traditional Oktoberfest, though still nicely drinkable. Overall a decent Oktoberfest. Thanks for sending this my way, Brian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2008
at 12:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle courtesy of Thaichile. Pour is hazed straw golden with a pretty two inch white head. Fine carbonation bubbles streaming their way to the top. Aroma of earthy herbal maltiness and some soft citrus notes. Taste is grainy earthiness, melding into a light sweetness in the middle, and a crisp citric bitterness to the dry finish. Floral notes are present. Palate feels unfiltered, drinkable and satisfying. Quite a bit of character in this one, I enjoyed it. Thanks Mark!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2008
at 17:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle courtesy of Thaichile. Pour is golden orange with a nice settling 3 inch off white head. Head falls slowly to reveal pretty lacing. Quite a few visible carbonation bubbles. Aroma of sweet malt and orange citrus hop. Nice inter play between malt and hop on the nose. Nice grassy earthiness present underneath the initial smell. Taste is more earthly sweet biscuit than orange citrus hops, but they are both there. The finish is long, grassy, with minerals and bitterness. Palate is medium body, with not much carbonation. Nice IPA. Thanks Mark.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2008
at 09:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At Oregon Brewers Festival 2008 Pours out a nice brown topped with a off white head. A nice aroma of light cherries and spice. A little sweetness on it. A nice mix with the cherries and spice.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2008
at 23:13