Subsidiaries
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
I have had this beer a couple of times. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy orange color with a medium sized orange-white head. The aroma is hot and spicy with a tangy citrus undertone. The flavor is strong hot candied ginger. The ginger overwhelms any actual "beer" like flavor. The finish is hot and spicy. Not terrible but quite one sided.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2006
at 20:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep dark brown ale with thin moka head. Deep chocolate in aroma, with berry notes and light floral hops. Sweet chocolate in taste, with lactic points, light bodied. Pleasant and light. Enjoyed at YEHa!05 Christmas Party on Dec. 17th, 2005.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2005
at 09:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
I am not much of a porter fan so that may color my impressions here a bit. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a black color with a medium sized brown head. The aroma is grainy roasted malts with a some sharp floral hops underneath. The mouthfeel is a bit watery. The flavor is smoky roasted malts with a hint of coffee. There are bitter floral hops on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2005
at 15:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy orange body, thin off-white/buff head. Aroma of ginger, spicy, earthy, and bready. Ginger definitely defines the palate but it is not overpowering. Unfortunately, the rather light, earthy, bready body does not do much to offset or even enhance the ginger spicing. That said, this beer is certainly tolerable, but distinctively average.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2005
at 12:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber-brown body, medium off-white head. Tangy cerealy, bready, toasty aroma with earthy hops notes. Nutty, toasty body, cerealy, with earthy hops and a long, slightly bitter finish. A pretty solid brown ale, a bit light for the style, but still quaffable and appropriate.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2005
at 22:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Sweet blueberry muffin malt aroma. Reddish brown with next to no head. Lightly sweet with strong blueberry flavor and moderate malt. Gives you a strong blueberry flavor without being cloying. Quite nice for a fruit beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 20:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Okay - I first had this beer in 2000 - at that time, it was the hoppiest beer I had ever had - essentially a mouthful of hops and my uneducated palate could not handle it. So now, fast-forward 6 1/2 years and many, many beers later, what will I think now? Okay, it has a nice caramel malt and mild hops aroma - very pleasant. Cloudy orange-brown color with moderate beige head with attractive lacing. Now for the big test, the taste. Acidity hits the tip of my tongue right off the bat followed by a light caramel malt flavor and finishes with a strong pine hops finish - nicely blended without any aspect being overwhelming as I experienced with the hops in 2000. Hard to say what changed more, the quality of the blending of the beer over the past 6 years or my palate becoming more accepting to hops. I’m guessing a little bit of the former and a great deal of the latter. This beer is definitely the hoppiest ESB I’ve ever had but is still enjoyable - IPA/I2PA lovers would definitely appreciate this beer.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2005
at 19:33
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
I have had this beer a couple of times. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a ruby-mahogany color with a very large tan head. The aroma is sweet and tangy with a hint of orange. The flavor is tangy and has a decent dark malty presence and a chocolate undertone. The finish is a bit on the bitter side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2005
at 20:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at NEBF 10/29/2005. Pours a deep caramel-auburn colored body with deep earthy brown tones. Head is small and beige, rapidly disappearing, with light lacing left behind. Clarity is quite murky. Aroma has lots of earthy malt tones, with a dry roastedness and plenty of toffee. Not too sweet, in all, with a fair amount of yeast apparency of the brewery found in most of their beers. Light hops, but not citrusy or off-style. Gives a dry floral note. Some dry fruits (cherries, raisins and dates), but very faint. Lots of dry brown bread notes. Flavor is somewhat more malty sweet than the aroma would indicate, with a fair sweet caramel presence. Moderate roastiness dries it out, while there is an easygoing but noticeable hoppiness. Dry and bready on the end, with some dirty or earthy yeast notes that are pleasant. A real nice example of the style. No alcohol apparency. Mouthfeel is bready but has enough malt body to keep my interest all the way through. Not immensely complex, but well-done.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2005
at 10:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
[At RBSG 2005] An opaque brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is sweet chocolaty with slight hints of alcohol. While the flavor is sweet roasted with notes of chocolate and coffee, leading to a very dry end.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2005
at 19:17