5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Easy drinking and decently balanced for what it is. Pours golden without much head. Nice malt profile. Tap at Jackpot.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2015
at 20:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hay, honey, pineapple nose. Clear copper, thick yellow head, little retention. Malt forward, hay almost exclusively. Light body, soft carbonation, smooth. Pleasantly neutral, neither sweet nor sour, bitter nor savory. Not enough hop character to be considered a pilsner. Rather kolsch-like. Very easy drinking and clean. Pretty solid helles.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2015
at 19:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle. Poured a slightly hazy ruby color with a small, long lasting ruby head. Aroma was light spices, some nutmeg, some ginger spice. Flavor was about the same, very similar. Mild roast, some cocoa powder notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2015
at 23:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rich deep brown coloured body with a nice tan head - dense haze of brown as well, about 80% opaque. Aroma of rich malt, molasses, sugars and even bit of light fruit - very nice for the style. Medium-bodied; Rich roasted malt flavours show through with hints of earth, but a lot of sugars, caramel, toffee and especially molasses - very nice with the sweet and complex flavours at the end. Aftertaste shows some subdued complexity of malts along with a touch of alcohol notes, but the real flavour is in the sugar - nice! Overall, a much better beer than I was expecting and rich in flavours and in texture - a good beer for the style for sure. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 16-July-2014 for US$3,59 sampled after a hockey game in Washington.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2015
at 15:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Biltmore, Charlottesville. Pours a slightly murky brown, no head. Aroma of spices: cinnamon, nutmug, ginger. Taste is the same. Very tasty. Good balance of spices added to a brown ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2014
at 16:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Starr Hill, 11/15/14. Pours a dark copper with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel, toffee, mild buttery notes. The taste is toffee, molasses, toasted malt, mild roastiness. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness, low carbonation.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 15:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Beer Run, opened 10/4/14. Pours a clear dark reddish amber with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee, earthy hops with a bit of pine. The taste is earthy, herbal, pine hops, caramel and a strong herbal note. Medium bodied, moderate lingering bitterness, good balance.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2014
at 19:08
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber from Beer Run. Pours a clear brown color with a thin fizzy tan head that quickly fades. Aroma of mild bourbon, caramel, tea, mild tart fruit. The taste is bourbon, caramel, chocolate, apples. Thin bodied, high carbonation. Could be a lot better if dialed in more.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2014
at 18:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Ilya! Pours a clear amber brown with a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of bourbon and sweet grains with a hint of bread underlying. Flavor has lots of sweet grains with some bourbon, nuttiness and a hint of cookie backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2014
at 17:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a clear amber orange with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of woodsy grains and leather with a bit of earthy grass and must backing. Flavor has lots of earthy grains and leather with a bit if underlying bitter pine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2014
at 23:10