7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft sample at the brewery. Pours a golden amber color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is apple, pear, caramel and other fruity notes. Taste is caramel, bread, pear, apple, strawberry, pepper and pineapple. Medium bodied with assertive carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2009
at 22:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft sample at the brewery. Pours a light copper color with a slight haze. Large head with excellent head retention and lacing. Malty aroma with nutty notes and light floral, citrus hops. Taste is leafy, vegetal hop notes with a bitterness that grows over time. Some like berry-like fruit notes as well. Thin-medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2009
at 22:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Growler from the brewery. Pours a very dark brown color with a thin head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted malts and chocolate. Light charred wood notes. Taste is chocolate, coffee, leafy, spicy hops and light smokiness. Medium bodied. Not much influence from the wood, sadly.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Jul 2009
at 22:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color with not much of a head. Aroma is bread and yeast with faint fruity notes. Taste is pale wheat malts, yeast, spice and faint banana and other fruit notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Jul 2009
at 22:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy golden color with a one-finger white head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma is nutty and grainy with light citrus and other fruity notes. Taste is citrus, apple, pineapple, and lots of other fruit notes. Just a tad bit of bread and butterscotch. Medium bodied,
Tried
from Growler
on 19 Jun 2009
at 22:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a dark, hazy ruby red color with a medium tan head Average head retention and lacing. Aroma is caramel, chocolate, bitter resin and citrus hop notes. Taste is more hop assertive than the aroma, with bitter pine and resin hop notes followed by light roast and chocolate. Thin-medium bodied. The beers don’t quite meld together that well, but this is interesting nonetheless.
Tried
from Growler
on 19 Jun 2009
at 19:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub on 07/31/2010. Dark black body with a creamy light brown head. Sweet roast, caramel, molasses and chocolate aroma. Big chocolate and molasses flavor with a dry roast bitter note. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 8/4/7/3/14 - 3.6 Handbottle from growler courtesy of dkachur at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Black body with ruby highlights and a small foamy light brown head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma with a touch of pepper. Sweet chocolate, roast and light pepper flavor with a bit of light bitterness lingering behind. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 6/4/7/3/13 - 3.3
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2009
at 14:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handbottle from growler courtesy of dkachur at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Slightly hazy pale golden body with a very small frothy off-white head. Big apple fruity aroma (jolly rancher) with some spicy notes. Sweet apple flavor, some floral and spicy notes, with a bit of a wheat background. Light body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2009
at 14:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy pale lemon yellow color with a medium head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma is bread, tart green apple, spice and something a bit soapy. Taste is bread, spice and green apple. Medium bodied. Refreshing but the flavors are a bit muddled. Otherwise a decent effort.
Tried
from Growler
on 12 May 2009
at 21:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium tan head. Fair head retention and good lacing. Aroma is chocolate, roast, slight coffee and a leafy hop note. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate and a leafy hop finish. Thin-medium bodied.
Tried
from Growler
on 12 May 2009
at 20:20