7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
dark amber color. Very smooth. Nice malty backbone. Tried this against several other IPAs at a beer fest and this was second highest favorite.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2014
at 06:30
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Cloudy, murky brown with a few bubbles. Chocolaty, fudge-like nose, spices, fruits, slightly tropical. Coconut maybe? Sweet, chocolate flavor, fruity and spicy, though these are not overdone. Slightly bitter finish, some from spice, a bit from hop. More of a spiced brown and a porter, really, as it is not very roasty at all. Tangy fruits, come citrus spice. Nice, though not quite as solid as the regular porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2013
at 03:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Dark brown, cloudy, almost murkey, with not much of a head—a low, bubbly one. Nice cocoa aroma, some wood, light caramel and milk chocolate, cream. Sweet, creamy, chocolaty flavor. Rich and creamy, nice roast, café au lait. Light fruitiness too. Hoppy, bitter finish. Very well done, best of their beers so far. Nicely hoppy. A little better head and a bit more body and you’re there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2013
at 02:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from the brewery. Very yeasty aroma, wheat, spices, citrus, minerals and a bit of dusty funk. Super cloudy orange-gold, bubbles. Looks under-carbonated. Fruity, minerally flavor. Again very yeasty and some dust. I taste coriander, though the hop profile is more like an American wheat ale. Citrus hop flavor, then ok bitterness. Seems like a Belgian-American hybrid of sort. Appears to be a good recipe, but that the yeast just went a bit funky this time. Not as well made as their IPA and PA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2013
at 01:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Michikusa, Jan 2016. Spicy, citrus nose, lightly tropical. Crisp and clean flavor, great hops and excellent balance. Spicy, peppery finish. This has become excellent. Bottle from the brewery: March 2013 6/3/6/3/13. Medium brown. Deep caramel malt nose, light earthy hops. Soft and yeasty, caramel and fruit flavors. Decent stuff. A bit yeasty and full.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2013
at 17:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Rerate. Up to 6% from 5. Nice hop nose, lots of grapefruit, tropical fruit, huge citrus. Touch of caramel and chocolate. Cloudy orange-brown with a low head. Great fruit flavors, citrus, tropical, and stone. Malt comes out as chocolate and a bit of caramel, plus biscuits. Great balance. Big flavor. Light in body, crisp. clean bitterness in the finish, and dry as well. Damn good beer. Not the Skywalker, but much better than 3 years ago (as expected!). Bottle, gift from Chuwy. March, 2013: 6/3/7/3/14. Fragrant hop and caramel nose, light chocolate too. Nice citrus, grapefruit. Lots of caramel. Medium-dark brown, cloudy; low head. Chocolaty, caramel flavor, lots of rich malt, with grassy, citrus, American hops. Very much malt centered, and really more of a PA than an IPA, but big bitter finish, and very good for such a new, small brewery. No off flavors. Good start for these guys. Enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2013
at 01:34