7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft sample at VA Beer & Cheer Festival, 12/8/12. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium sized creamy brown head. Good head retention. Aroma of big roasted malts and chocolate. The taste is bitter herbal, resin hops, some citrus, as well as roasted malts and coffee. Medium-full bodied, chewy. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2012
at 17:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Had this at the NOVA Fall Brewfest. Poured a slightly hazy/straw golden yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was light hops, some floral, some earthy, some citrus in there. Balanced malt leaves this one a bit less overtly hoppy. Refreshing.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2012
at 23:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Had this at the NOVA Fall Brewfest. Poured a, well, there seemed to be something wrong with this particular beer - it was a real muddy color when it was poured out of the keg. Aroma was some herbal, earthy hops, sweet malts, and a lot of yeasty notes. A little grainy, with some nice hop character to it. I’ll need to try this one again.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2012
at 19:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a growler. Pours a hazy straw color with a thin creamy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bread, corn and faint hops. The taste is grassy hops, bread, apples and a spicy finish. Thin-medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Growler
on 26 Aug 2012
at 15:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Served on draft at the Virginia Craft Brewers Festival, Devils Backbone, 8/25/12. Pours a hazy copper color with a medium sized frothy head. Good head retention. Aroma of toasted malts with minty, earthy hops. The taste is bitter herbal, earthy hops with a faint bit of mint, and decently balanced with toffee malts. Medium bodied. Quite good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2012
at 13:45
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a bottle in the tasting room. Pours a clear pale yellow color. No legs. Earth and apple aromas, tart finish and something a bit off. The taste is pear, apples and light tannins. Thin bodied. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2012
at 18:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours dark brown with a large fizzy brown head. Below-average head retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and faint fruity notes. The taste is roasted malts, earthy notes, coffee. A bit on the watery side.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2011
at 19:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours an almost murky brown color with a large creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee, earthy notes and floral hops. The taste is toffee, earthy notes, faint fruits and faint hops in the finish. Soft carbonation, thin-medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2011
at 19:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy copper color with medium creamy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of floral hops. The taste is bitter hops and caramel malts. Medium bodied. Well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2011
at 19:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy copper color with a medium creamy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of floral and citrus hops and caramel. The taste is earthy, floral hops with a caramel malt finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Sep 2011
at 19:32