Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2000 beers and no end in sight. This porter is a mostly clear dark brown-black color with a medium thick and rocky light tan head that diminishes steadily. Patchy lacing on the glass. Strong hazelnut and peanut brittle aroma with a touch of malt. Medium-bodied and chewy at times with flavors of hazelnut, malt and chocolate, with lightly bitter hops in the background. The finish is more hazelnut with a nutty and cocoa-flavored aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2008
at 21:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beer pours a dark brownish-amber color with medium foamy beige head that has decent staying power. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet malt and nuts, as well as a touch of hops. Medium-bodied and smooth with a sweet malty character and flavors of caramel and maple offset by some moderately bitter hops. The finish is somewhat dry and sweet with a roasted nut and malt aftertaste. I like my Scotch Ales to have more teeth than this one. Not a bad brew, but kind of a letdown overall.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2008
at 20:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours black with dark brown around the edges. Medium thin beige head that has good retention. Thin sheet of lacing on the glass. Roasty aroma of malt and coffee. Medium-bodied with a rich coffee character, with sweet malt and mild hops flavors supporting it. The finish is equal parts hoppy and malty with a lingering espresso aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2008
at 16:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a clear dark amber color with a minimal off-white head that dissipates quickly. Slick, spotty lacing on the glass. The aroma is mainly sweet toasted malt with some caramel and hops. Medium-bodied with a smokey toasted malt character. Lightly spiced hops are present as well. The finish is sweet and roasty with a malty aftertaste. Decent all around.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2008
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber-orange color with a thin off-white head that dissipates steadily. Top ring of lacing with a few patches underneath. Citrus and spice aroma with a touch of hops. Light, clean body with fruit and spice flavors, along with mild hops. The finish is citrusy and sweet with a lightly bitter aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2008
at 15:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer is a hazy amber color with a medium thin and foamy light beige head that has decent retention. Sheets of lacing on the glass. Toasted malt and caramel in the nose with a bit of dark fruit. Rich body with a woody character. Sweet brown sugar and malt flavors along with a moderate level of hops, plus a bit of alcohol burn. The finish is chewy and sweet with a lingering malt aftertaste. Very good all around.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Brew Kettle - Strongsville
on 28 Jan 2008
at 13:18
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Big thanks to crizay for offering this up in a trade. Pours a clear deep gold with white head. The aroma is sticky chewy malt sweetness interestingly with even large notes of sweet pine and citrus hard candy like hops. The taste starts with smooth sweetness that quickly gets over-run by sweet pine and grapefruit hop flavor. Then toward midway the pine hop bitterness grows to overwhelm the flavor. Just as the finish approaches I get a pleasing sweet malt and pale malt mix of flavors that cut into the hops and provides some balance. As the last bit of this beer leaves the palate the taste is dominated by pine hop bitterness and slight malt sweetness. Nice IIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2007
at 22:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Rich O’s Publick House when I stopped on the way to Dark Lord Day. Left over from Gravity Head. Slightly hazy, deep amber in color, with a frim off-white head. Light malt aroma that lacks complexity for a Barleywine. Sweet malt flavor (but not overly so)with some bitterness in the finish. A bit one-dimensional, this would be a good candidate to age a bit more.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2007
at 11:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gold color. Flavor has abundant grapefruit and citrus, as well as malt. Flavor is nicely balanced with the malt and more hops, but not especially bitter.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2007
at 16:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Clear ruby body, little head. Lots of aromas: toffee, doough, cherries, sweat, flowers, sweet malts. The flavor, though, is only moderately sweet compared to the heavy bitterness. Full bodied and low carbonation. Astringent, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2007
at 20:46