8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Dickinsonbeer’s Hoboken gathering - really hazy dark amber beer, with a dark tan head - aroma of oak, vanilla, dough, some bright fruity character, a little acidity - really chewy, with an oily mouthfeel - very heavy - flavors of caramel, toffee, treacle - a lot of fig and other dark fruit - a little sticky, but with a balancing alcohol warmth and herbal character in the finish - nice brew.
Tried
on 13 May 2008
at 21:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught. Dark, deep brown with thin tan head. Powerful malt actually MALT aroma, Notes of chocolate, coffee and roast. Full mouthed lingering finish.
Tried
on 05 May 2008
at 22:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
This is the most pure hops bomb ever. Cloudy golden color, liquid grapefruit, citrus, piney nose. Massive hop bombs. Excellent malt backbone upfront, then the biggest hop bomb, no a hop nuclear explosions take place, with liquid hops sucking on the finish.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2008
at 09:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ KLCC Microbrew Festival: Pours a dark brown color with a smaller off-white head. Aroma is sweet with malts, caramel, and kind of sugary. A little hoppiness in the flavor is coved by the brown sugar and caramel sweetness. Some dark fruitiness too. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2008
at 17:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to Illinismitty for sharing this one from my wants list at our recent tasting. Bold black body, with a tall mocha head. Coffee, dark chocolate, roasty malt, and smoke aromas all swirl up from the glass Rich, full, complex flavor with some dryness and tang in the palate.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2008
at 12:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Styles. Sanguine red-brown body, medium tan head. Sherry aroma, oxidized, with faded dusty hops, raisins, prune, and alcohol. Body features toffee and toast, warming alcohol, and hints of dark fruit, including prune and raisin. Oxidized sherry tones abundant. Bitter around the edges. Nice crisp sweetness of residual sugars towards the finish. A quite interesting mix of old ale characteristics and bitter, rindy hops that have faded over time. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2007
at 14:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a delicious looking black with a modest tan head. Wonderful appearance. Aroma of roasty tones with coffee and a little bittersweet cocoa. Flavor is similar; lots of roasty notes and coffee. Just a slight hint of mocha and bitters in the tail. The flavor gave me more of the feel of a dry stout... still tasty though. Thanks BuckeyeBoy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2007
at 00:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
05 from Skyview. An aroma of very mild hops. Malt in the flavor and lots of spice, some barnyard character but not sour, at least not yet, but it definitely has a farmhouse quality to it. Cloudy yellow appearance that is right on for the style.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2007
at 14:41
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle; packaged 01/07. Aroma of sweet dark fruits, roasted malt, and a little yeast/spice. In strong light the color is deep ruby, with enticing bubbles, and a beige head that flattened rather soon. Arguably more than medium bodied, crudely creamy carbonation, and a hit of dark sugars and dark fruits that is nigh overwhelming. Some of it is plummy, some is caramel. The finish is dryer than might be expected, and there is a strong impression on the top of the tongue. Seems spicey or peppery. Not finding a lot of bitter, but this is complex enough that it is not really missed. Most excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2007
at 19:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly ruby accented brown body. Chewy dark cherries and brown sugar with a hint of pear. Wow - this is BIG - bigger than the others I had with Per at the brewpub a couple of years ago one fine Tuesday morning. Loads of brown sugar, alcohol, cherry, wood. Rich dark sugars in the burly, warming finish. Winter is surely the time to visit Pacific City.
Earlier Rating: 3/1/2006 Total Score: 3.8
Very deep mahogany colour. Abundant molasses, alcohol, a�ejo rum, brown sugar, burnt cherries in the nose. The body is creamy almost to the point of being flat, enlivened only by a surge of late alcoholic dryness. The flavour is sweet with brown sugar, rich toffee malts and subtle alcoholic splashes.
Earlier Rating: 3/1/2006 Total Score: 3.8
Very deep mahogany colour. Abundant molasses, alcohol, a�ejo rum, brown sugar, burnt cherries in the nose. The body is creamy almost to the point of being flat, enlivened only by a surge of late alcoholic dryness. The flavour is sweet with brown sugar, rich toffee malts and subtle alcoholic splashes.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2007
at 18:38