Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This beer pours a mostly clear reddish-brown color with a medium thin light beige head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrusy hops and caramel malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character with grapefruit and sweet malt notes. Touches of pine as well. The finish hoppy with a lingering citrus aftertaste. Solid IPA overall.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2011
at 20:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the long sought-after Ohio Brewers Collaboration sampler. The beer is a clear yellow-gold color with a medium white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of sweet malt and lightly spiced hops. Medium, clean body with flavors of mild hops, rye malt and fruit. The finish is mildly hoppy with a short malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2011
at 20:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter. Pours very dark brown color with a dense 1 finger tan head with great retention that reduces to a fairly thick lacing cap. Some decent lacing is left on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dark fruits, and maybe a bit of smoke as well. Nice aromas here, with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, caramel, and some dark fruits. A small amount of bitterness noticed on the finish that lingers with some spiciness. Big chocolate and roasted flavors linger on the finish as well. Light to medium carbonation and very full bodied. No alcohol on the taste and a decent warming on the finish. Very well hidden for the alcohol level. Very creamy and viscous body. All around great imperial stout! Very well put together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2011
at 17:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at the brewpub, served in a snifter. The beer pours a murky orange-amber color with a thin light beige head that diminishes to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of sour cherries and malt. Medium body with a funky character and flavors of tart fruit, malt and some insecticide. The finish is fruity with a short mildly sour aftertaste. Decent aside from the off flavor, which detracts from the experience substantially.
Tried
on 27 May 2011
at 08:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours slightly hazy bright amber color with a fairly foamy 2 finger white head with great retention that reduces to a lacing cap. Some decent lacing on the glass. Aromas of rye, citrus, and spices with a bit of caramel. Some nice and balanced aromas, but a tad weak. Taste of caramel, citrus, rye, and spiciness. Mostly sweetness on the front, with a fairly strong bitterness on the finish that lingers with citrus and rye flavors. A nice balance of flavors as well, and a good amount of flavor. Medium-light bodied with medium carbonation. Very crisp and drinkable brew. Overall, a very nice beer with good flavor and mouthfeel. Good stuff, I have never had a Kolsch before, but this is quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2011
at 21:14
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Big bomber bottle from vintage estates. Cheap, just $5. Color is like pale lager, maybe a tad darker, like yuengling er sumthin. Initially comes across rather strong like a IPA. However, the hop bite fades a little after the swig and then it just rides as a stronger IPA flavored APA. Pretty good CO2 but that hop bite just keeps kicking, slug after slug. A little much for this lager lover. Rips my taste buds like multi-floral rose. Stronger medicinal feel and linger on the finish, definately you can tell this is 6%, no foolery here. Now I know why this stuff rates so high here, it should be in the IPA style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2011
at 11:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Vintage Estate in Boardman. The beer is a clear orange-gold color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrusy hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, hops and sweet malt. The finish is citrusy with a lingering hoppy aftertaste. Pretty good IPA overall.
Tried
from Draft
from
Vintage Estate Wine and Beer
on 12 Apr 2011
at 14:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask version at Winking Lizard’s 3rd Annual Real Ale Fest (03/26/11): The beer pours black with a thin tan head that disappears quickly. Short strings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is roasty with notes of malt and nuts. Rich, smooth body with flavors of roasted nuts, malt and chocolate. The coconut seems to be more in the texture than the flavor. The finish is sweet and malty. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2011
at 08:47
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
HEY PORTER, Johnny said. Nice large and in charge pour. Big and black, good looking porter. Decently clean roasty flavors with a gentlemanlike bitterness. Smells like its OK. Flavorfull yet not too much CO2. Stronger alky sensations begin to build. Lovely large bomber bottle. I always said you need a bomber to have a good sample, heheh. Sizzly at times in the cheak during the session. Creamy thin head, fades only to a thick around the edge pound scum thing which makes me want to stick my tongue in it. Certainly some choco thing hidden in the background. Brew kettle is on par with the best of them. Not as good as wild bills or bells or even EE pink clouds, but OK overall for a porter; not as offensive as the ABV would indicate. This is really a dark beer experience fer sure and I’m glad to have had it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2011
at 16:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle via a trade. Rating is from a practice BJCP Scoresheet. Scored as a 14B. The numbers in this rating reflect ratebeer’s hedonistic scale and not my judging numbers.
Aroma: Initial impressions are pine sap, molasses, rotten orange and caramel. Light notes of tropical fruit and tangerine. Some fruity esters. Malt aroma is a bit too prominent and ranges from a nutty astringent note to a sticky sweet syrupy caramel. Too sweet. Hops are a bit faded or otherwise overshadowed.
Appearance: Deep bronze hue with a persistent off-white head. Hazy appearance. More than a few shades too dark for the style. Less caramel (or other dark malts) would be to style.
Flavor: Bitter, tangerine and citrus notes from the hops. Hops appear a bit faded. Rotten oranges. Very malt forward at this point. Hop flavors are low or have faded. Light esters. Lingering bitterness and an astringency in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Some astringency from the grain that is a bit harsh. Lingering bitterness. Not quite dry enough (unfermentables are a bit too prevalent). Carbonation is medium to high and supports the body well.
Overall impressions: I feel that this beer is not quite as fresh as I could hope, but I still see problems that would appear in a fresh sample. The beer is too sweet, and is too malt forward for the style. Cutting back on the caramel malts would yield a better beer stylistically and address the problems of sweetness, color and body. The hop aromas and flavors are not as strong as I would like, but the bitterness is spot on.
Aroma: Initial impressions are pine sap, molasses, rotten orange and caramel. Light notes of tropical fruit and tangerine. Some fruity esters. Malt aroma is a bit too prominent and ranges from a nutty astringent note to a sticky sweet syrupy caramel. Too sweet. Hops are a bit faded or otherwise overshadowed.
Appearance: Deep bronze hue with a persistent off-white head. Hazy appearance. More than a few shades too dark for the style. Less caramel (or other dark malts) would be to style.
Flavor: Bitter, tangerine and citrus notes from the hops. Hops appear a bit faded. Rotten oranges. Very malt forward at this point. Hop flavors are low or have faded. Light esters. Lingering bitterness and an astringency in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Some astringency from the grain that is a bit harsh. Lingering bitterness. Not quite dry enough (unfermentables are a bit too prevalent). Carbonation is medium to high and supports the body well.
Overall impressions: I feel that this beer is not quite as fresh as I could hope, but I still see problems that would appear in a fresh sample. The beer is too sweet, and is too malt forward for the style. Cutting back on the caramel malts would yield a better beer stylistically and address the problems of sweetness, color and body. The hop aromas and flavors are not as strong as I would like, but the bitterness is spot on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2011
at 18:36