7/10
Yep....awhile ago
Tried
on 14 Jun 2008
at 10:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with some retention and good lacing. Aroma is a ix between some chocolates and caramel notes with some distinctive star anises notes. Taste is also a nice mix between some robust caramel malt notes with some light touch of black chocolate and some easily distinctive notes of star anises. Full body with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I really enjoyed the spicy take on the scotch ale style and I did not think it was too dominant as other prior reviews.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2008
at 13:51
7.5/10
From way before
Tried
on 08 Jun 2008
at 10:25
6.5/10
From awhile...
Tried
on 10 May 2008
at 10:23
8/10
From back in the day
Tried
on 27 Apr 2008
at 10:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown bottle, 341 ml, brewed at Microbrasserie St-Arnould, purchased at Jovi on March 1 2008, savoured on April 25 2008; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny creamy coffee head that disappears completely; nose: roasted malt, roasting, vanilla, chocolate, molasses, soy sauce; mouth: dense, lots of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, ink, molasses, soy sauce, bitterness appears in the middle of the sip to end strongly, finale in roasted malt with a good presence of hops, lightly lactic, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, medium body, oily texture, not much carbonation, light astringency; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, brassée chez Microbrasserie St-Arnould, achetée chez Jovi le 1er mars 2008, savourée le 25 avril 2008; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse crémeuse café qui disparaît complètement; nez : malt rôti, torréfaction, vanille, chocolat, mélasse, sauce soya; bouche : dense, beaucoup de malt torréfié, chocolat, vanille, encre, mélasse, sauce soya, amertume apparaît en milieu de gorgée pour terminer en force, finale en malt torréfié avec une bonne présence de houblon, légèrement lactique, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture huileuse, peu carbonatée, légère astringence; en résumé : pas mal bon
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2008
at 16:09
7.5/10
From back in the day...
Tried
on 14 Apr 2008
at 10:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
341 ml bottle from HogtownHarry! Nose of cherrywood smoke with some chocolate notes; very dark clear brown with a medium tan head; flavor has some medium smokiness, burnt toast, and some chocolate. Smokier than I usually like smokeds, but not overpowering and gross as some are. As you drink more the smoke flavor fades and more chocolate appears; finish has smoke and a light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2008
at 23:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep clear copper color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of sweet malt with some toffee notes and caramel. Taste is also dominated by some sweet malt with distinctive notes of caramel and toffee. Fairly low hops presence which does fit the beer properly as accent should be put toward malt. Medium body with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. I very much appreciated that one and it reminds me of Youngs Old Nick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2008
at 11:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
341ml bottle from Harry! Nose of light berry fruitiness, caramel, and grassy hops; rusty red with a medium straw head; flavor is sweetness, berry, caramel, and light alcohol; a small amount of hops shows in the finish. Unusual!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2008
at 21:21