7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Bronze beer with a dark cream colored head. Yeast and estery aroma with light spice. Yeast and light caramel flavor with esters. medium bodied. Light caramel and light earth lingers with fruity esters.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2010
at 13:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml. from the Natomas BevMo. Pours a dark ruddy amber with a 4 finger foamy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Flavor is dark roast carmel with yeast/spice and some fruitiness. Touches of bubblegum and banana. It’s in the right style category, but it comes out more roast malt and less spice/fruit than I’d expect. Drinks all right. Finishes with a herby bitterness to offset the malt.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2010
at 17:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from the Natomas BevMo. Pours amber with a 4 finger foamy yellow/white head. Aroma is very grapefruit/citrus (sniffing the bottle - can’t get much from the huge head). Medium body with smooth mild carbonation. The flavor is grapefruit rind over light roast malt, but there’s a lot of florality. A lot. This stuff is very hoppy, but it’s not at all harsh. Let’s call this a UK Imperial ESB. It’s that good. Might kill the average Brit though. Oops. Brits are sturdy. Might kill the average Anglo/Franco/Saxon. Anybody take umbridge at that?
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2010
at 17:44