7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled draft at the brewery. Poured a nearly pitch black color, with some dark ruby notes around the edges. Aroma was a lot of roasted malt notes, some chocolate notes. Flavor had dark chocolates, bitterness, roasted character. Was a touch thin on the palate, but there were no harsh booze notes on the flip side, making this a lot more tolerable in the 90 degree almost 100% humid weather.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 12:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled draft at the brewery. Poured a clear golden color, small white head. Aroma was grass, some grain notes. Light, sweet malts, grains. Not much to this, but for nearly 90 degrees out, this was refreshing and broke up the other brews I sampled here a bit.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft sample at the brewery. Poured a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma was floral notes, sweet malts. Flavor was some earthy notes, citrus hop character surrounded by crisp caramel malts. Hop blend produces a more complex pale than I otherwise expected.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 12:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft sample at the brewery. Poured a pretty dark color, tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, chocolate notes, light citrus character. Flavor was slightly herbal, earthy hops, citrus hops. Roasted malts and a touch of coffee were in there too. Favorite of the trip. Alcohol hidden, surprisingly refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 12:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft sample at the brewery. Poured a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Aroma was some light citrus notes, caramel. Flavor was light floral hops, caramel, citrus. Very light, drinkable, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 11:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Had this at the Summer NOVA BrewFest. Poured a hazy yellow color with a small mostly white head. Aroma was bready, yeast, sweet malts, touch of hops. Flavor was bready and yeasty. Pretty easy to drink, refreshing.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2013
at 23:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Had this at the Summer NOVA BrewFest. Poured a relatively clear orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was notes of grapefruit, pine, sweet malts. Flavor was a very vibrant pine hop aroma, with plenty of citrus notes. A touch zest in there - pretty darn good, refreshing. Certainly the best I’ve had from them.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2013
at 22:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on tap at the brewery. Pours a watery, translucent, deep brown with some frothy, beige head. Nose is bursting with milk chocolate and vanilla. Not much else. Flavor is the same, some malt, but mostly just chocolate milk and vanilla extract. Crazy. My wife swore she was drinking a Yoohoo. Sweet finish. Total gimmick beer, but interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2013
at 06:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at the brewery. Pours a watery, translucent mahogany brown with some cloudy white head. Nice nose, toast, coffee, malt, nuts. Flavor is lightly sweet, nutty, light coffee, cola, toast. Dry finish. Well crafted.
Tried
on 28 May 2013
at 06:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber with some very frothy, white head. Nose of a barleywine, raisin, orange, caramel, light brown sugar, pine tar. Flavor is the same, overly sweet, heavy brown sugar, caramel, orange, pine, grapefruit. Needs 30% less caramel malt to be a DIPA. Sticky finish. A little messy.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2013
at 06:22