9.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
bottle, thanks to wavers1! Pours thick black with a tall light brown head. Toast, roasted barley, and coffee round out the aroma, but there are notes of wood all over the place, and it’s so nice, I keep smelling different things. Nice roasty flavors of coffee, sweet chocolate, and barley, but the finish is where it’s at. Bourbon and oak with the creamiest mouth ever. It’s like a bourbon and chocolate milkshake with coffee thrown in for good measure. I love it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2009
at 15:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the DC Local tasting. Pours an opaque black with a frothy, creamy, slightly beige head. Nose is vanilla, bourbon, wood, a little vinous, earthy. Flavor has lots of vanilla and bourbon, wood, milk chocolate, some toast, coffee with cream. Finish is creamy, sweet with lasting vanilla. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2009
at 15:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours with a deep brown body and a fading tan head. Aroma of bourbon, wood, vanilla, tannins and chocolate. Taste is quite dry for an imperial stout, woody with chocolate, tons of bourbon and light raisin. A little on the thin side. Very bourbony, but looses something along the way compared to some other big barrel aged Firestones.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2009
at 05:58
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Pours pure black with a low tan head. Aroma is smooth, dark toasted malt. Somewhat smokey. Underlying chocolate. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Flavor is heavy, smooth chocolate with a light hint of smoke. It is so smooth. And always the burnt malt. It just gets better & better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2009
at 16:29
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 oz bomber from my great buddies at Country Club Liquors! Thanks for getting this for Jake and I! Just crack the cap and an awesome aroma rolls forth! Nose is sweet flowers, light oaky vanilla, chocolate, licorice, and a whiff of coffee. Pitch black with a one finger cinnamon tan, lightly lacing head. Flavor has a little bourbon up front with vanilla, coffee, and some lightly smokey, roasty nuts! Finish shows some very light bitterness showing up after some light alcohol warmth! Excellent shit! (Sorry I forgot Shit was deleted)
Tried
on 21 Oct 2009
at 18:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to ericandersnavy. Pours a deep amber with a tan head. Aroma of caramel and grain. Taste is lightly smokey, chewy with some caramel. Light bubbles.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2009
at 10:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at California Brewers Festival. Poured light amber with a nice off-white head. Nice resin aroma. Really pine. Excellent IPA.
Earlier Rating: 1/3/2007 Total Score: 4.1
Aroma of flower hop, with some citrus. Amber color with beige head. Starts with a flowery taste, backed up by some citrus hop, and malt sweetly lurking in the background. This is really what an ale should be. The finish has those flowery notes, and the bitterness is just appropriate. As Skinners Horse - still good.
Earlier Rating: 1/3/2007 Total Score: 4.1
Aroma of flower hop, with some citrus. Amber color with beige head. Starts with a flowery taste, backed up by some citrus hop, and malt sweetly lurking in the background. This is really what an ale should be. The finish has those flowery notes, and the bitterness is just appropriate. As Skinners Horse - still good.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2009
at 21:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap at Union Ale. I got a special preview of the line of beers from the owner. Sort of your standard IPA in the vein of Sierra Nevada. Pours a translucent gold with a frothy, lacing white head. Aroma is strong hops, lemons and grapefruits mostly. Flavor has a sharp hop bitterness with a touch of crackery malts. Finish is strongly bitter. Side by side with the APA this was 2nd best but still very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2009
at 01:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Clear warm amber golden with a small off-white head. Fresh, citrusy nose. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel notes, some fruit - peach in particular from the hops, that also leave a dry, hoppy finish. 090709
Earlier Rating: 4/12/2007 Total Score: 3.7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, warm, amber golden with a white head leaving a neat lacework. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Medium body, some lightly sweet caramel malt and then this great, citrusy hopping - more dry than bitter. Very compact flavours considering the low alcohol. 290307
Earlier Rating: 4/12/2007 Total Score: 3.7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, warm, amber golden with a white head leaving a neat lacework. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Medium body, some lightly sweet caramel malt and then this great, citrusy hopping - more dry than bitter. Very compact flavours considering the low alcohol. 290307
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2009
at 14:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 12 oz bottle from Total Wine - Richmond, 7/16/09
Since this beer has a 6.8% ABV listed I'm guessing it's this one not the other Humbolt IPA...
Aroma: Tropical/citrus hops, juicy and sweet, powerful and nice
Appearance: Orange-amber in color, decent amount of lacing on the glass
Flavor: Relatively balanced, nice mix of sweetness and hops, tasty brew
Palate: Medium body, nice carbonation, nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This one is really tasty, huge fruity nose/flavor. Yum! Generally I don't like this much sweetness in an IPA, but they did a great job here, a nicely done brew indeed.
**Just submitted a photo for this one, as it was missing one.
Since this beer has a 6.8% ABV listed I'm guessing it's this one not the other Humbolt IPA...
Aroma: Tropical/citrus hops, juicy and sweet, powerful and nice
Appearance: Orange-amber in color, decent amount of lacing on the glass
Flavor: Relatively balanced, nice mix of sweetness and hops, tasty brew
Palate: Medium body, nice carbonation, nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This one is really tasty, huge fruity nose/flavor. Yum! Generally I don't like this much sweetness in an IPA, but they did a great job here, a nicely done brew indeed.
**Just submitted a photo for this one, as it was missing one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2009
at 22:35