5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear mahogany with a medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and rye bread. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel and rye bread. Finished sweet.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2010
at 12:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft at VABF10: Barley rich nose, with subtle nuttiness. Clear mahogany, thin yellow head. Roasted malt and chestnut flavor. Sessionable, yet lacking in flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2010
at 09:14
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Sample at the "Beer Tasting on the Front Porch". Pours dark brown with reddish highlights. Medium light tan head that recedes to a film eventually, and spotty lacing. Aroma of sour fruit and malt. Medium body with a tart mouth-puckering fruit flavor along with some earthy malt. The finish is fruity with a yeast and sour fruit aftertaste. Not sure what is going on with this one but it is not enjoyable.
Tried
on 21 May 2010
at 13:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very good looking beer. Nice amber color. Taste is a bit on the sweet side, which was unexpected. Rated 8/29/02
Tried
on 10 May 2010
at 00:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Big Bottle, 3.99, Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville. Pours brown with a light tan frothy rootbeer-float head. Smells nutty, light grassiness, light leafiness. Tasty - nut brown flavor. Lighty sweet up front with a light bitter finish. Session beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2010
at 16:23
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Supposedly retired, bottles and draft have been appearing everywhere in my area. Perhaps the beer has been revived. Draft: Clear amber, no head. Ever so slight DMS and otherwise non-aromatic. Hay, cereal grain flavor with a touch of vanilla. Tinny at midpalate. Pleasantly bitter on the palate, good mouthfeel. Not a bad beer and much better than I remember when I had it pre-RB years ago.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 15:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
22 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear golden color with a thin head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of grassy hops and caramel. Taste is hay, bready notes and a grassy hop finish. Fairly crisp and clean. Medium bodied. I was a little afraid of this bottle as these guys used to have horrible quality control issues, but thankfully they seemed to have moved passed them, if this bottle is any indication. Good news.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2010
at 17:18
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ home.Clear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted, paper notes, light hoppy, citrus notes, light yeast, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091125]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2010
at 11:09
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
1L label on 0.5L/16.9oz bottle-pours a dissipating white head and yellow color. Aroma is lemon-some tart, light malt, yeast. Towards a Berlinerweiss. Taste is lemon-some tart/sour, light malt, yeast, diactyl. Thanks decaturstevo for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2009
at 08:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16.9 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small head. Aroma is caramel malts and slight notes of chocolate I detected. Flavor is roasted, with coca and malts. Overall I thought this was a relatively superb beverage and I’m quite glad one of my co-workers picked this up for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2008
at 00:58