6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a decent sized bubbly white head. Aroma was grass, mild citrus, floral, and light malt. Flavor was similar to the aroma. Fresh with some spice thrown in. Medium body and well carbonated. Pretty solid, though nothing outstanding.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2007
at 21:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hay straw golden color with a similar nose profile. Big frothy white head too. Corn also showing it presence in the nose, bujt I will skip what Marc said about that. Malty and refreshing but not overly complex. Some buscuit and flower notes at the end. Thing I did appreciate is it wasn’t as sweet as many Japanese beers.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2007
at 10:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dark brown color, light brown creamy head. Looks marvelous. Puffed wheat, molasses and caramel notes in the nose, but somewhat subdued. Then the mouth..... molasses, brown sugar, dark chocolate, dark cherries, burnt raisins. Very malty and very rich. This is a dark bock lovers paradise. Very malty. Full caccoa, molasses, dark cherry finish. Yum. Had just before Avery 13 and that looked pretty average compared to this.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2007
at 10:00