7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nice colour--an opaque dark brown/black. Good burnt/roasted/caramely scents come from the top. Good overall taste, a good mouthfull for palating....but a decent all around beer!
Tried
on 11 Mar 2003
at 11:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Rerate 03/28/03: I tried a different bottle of this from a different trade and it did taste better, but it is still not a great beer. There was still a faint vinegar presence in the aroma, but the flavor was noticeably better with some chocolate and coffee. 12/02/02 (1.1):Thanks to Trappist for this brew. As with the Black Bear Ale the vinegar presence in this beer ruins it. I even made sure to get a new glass in case the vinegar from the last beer was not completely washed out. No luck though. It's a shame because you can tell there is a good beer under all that vinegar. I will try to track this one down again some day because this can't be on purpose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2002
at 08:46
2.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Rerate 03/26/03: I tried a different bottle of this from a different trade and it was just as bad. This brewery either has ongoing issues or the beer is really supposed to taste this way. I am guessing it is the former. 12/02/02 (1.0):Thanks to Trappist for sending this beer along. This may be a good beer and I may have gotten a bad bottle but the vinegar aroma ruined this beer. I was given pause before I even had a chance to take a sip because the vinegar aroma is so potent. Plugging my nose and drinking did not help much as the vinegar was prevalent in the flavor as well. I will give this one another shot down the road but I had to pour this one out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2002
at 08:42