6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a ruddy amber burnt color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head. Messy lace.
The aroma had some sweet Belgian sugars, light banana, some bubblegum, touch of earthiness, slight wood, low amount of citrus pulp and ended with a little bit of a herbal and cereal sort of features.
The flavor leaned towards the Belgian sweet side. Light spices entered in here. Slight Belgian sweet aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sipping quality about it. Carbonation and ABV felt good.
Overall, pretty good Belgian strong ale, but I have to admit, spices didn’t really show enough pizazz in the aroma. I think I could come back to this.
The appearance was a ruddy amber burnt color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head. Messy lace.
The aroma had some sweet Belgian sugars, light banana, some bubblegum, touch of earthiness, slight wood, low amount of citrus pulp and ended with a little bit of a herbal and cereal sort of features.
The flavor leaned towards the Belgian sweet side. Light spices entered in here. Slight Belgian sweet aftertaste and finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sipping quality about it. Carbonation and ABV felt good.
Overall, pretty good Belgian strong ale, but I have to admit, spices didn’t really show enough pizazz in the aroma. I think I could come back to this.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 09:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a black color with a thin tan semi-foamy head. No lace.
The aroma had some roast, light smoke, chili pepper heat, fair amount of lime, light milk chocolate and some ash.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together fairly nice. No aftertaste but a semi-lime sweet to tart and ash-like finish.
The feel was just a tad underneath of medium bodied with a decent sipping quality about it due to the chili burn which wasn’t overbearing, just noticeable. ABV felt fine. Carbonation felt good.
Overall, quite interesting and pretty much a palate wrecker. I could see myself coming back to this.
The appearance was a black color with a thin tan semi-foamy head. No lace.
The aroma had some roast, light smoke, chili pepper heat, fair amount of lime, light milk chocolate and some ash.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together fairly nice. No aftertaste but a semi-lime sweet to tart and ash-like finish.
The feel was just a tad underneath of medium bodied with a decent sipping quality about it due to the chili burn which wasn’t overbearing, just noticeable. ABV felt fine. Carbonation felt good.
Overall, quite interesting and pretty much a palate wrecker. I could see myself coming back to this.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 09:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a light amber color with a finger’s worth of off white semi-foamy head. No lace.
The aroma had some floral hop sweetness, gentle floral bitterness, light grassiness, slight hop spice, bright citrus pulp. Ended with a little bit of vanilla.
The flavor blended the floral hop sweetness along with the vanilla to the slow bitterness component. Barely any aftertaste, but had a nice vanilla sweet sort of slight floral finish.
The feel was between light and medium on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine along with the ABV.
Overall, an APA with a sturdy bitterness yet smooth enough from the vanilla portions. Quite nuanced and worthy of coming back to.
The appearance was a light amber color with a finger’s worth of off white semi-foamy head. No lace.
The aroma had some floral hop sweetness, gentle floral bitterness, light grassiness, slight hop spice, bright citrus pulp. Ended with a little bit of vanilla.
The flavor blended the floral hop sweetness along with the vanilla to the slow bitterness component. Barely any aftertaste, but had a nice vanilla sweet sort of slight floral finish.
The feel was between light and medium on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine along with the ABV.
Overall, an APA with a sturdy bitterness yet smooth enough from the vanilla portions. Quite nuanced and worthy of coming back to.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 09:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a hazy burnt orange / copper color with a thin white foamy/fizzy white head. No lace.
The aroma had a sweet to sour floral to earthy, sweet honey-ed, woody, citrusy, grassy, and herbal qualities melding together
The flavor gently leaned towards the sour side with the honey pulling back some of the sour fairly nice. Well blended aftertaste of the wood, Brett, and honey following into the finish.
The feel was about a light to medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it due to the sour level. It wasn’t too acidic, but noticeable. ABV and carbonation felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty good sour ale worthy of coming back to.
The aroma had a sweet to sour floral to earthy, sweet honey-ed, woody, citrusy, grassy, and herbal qualities melding together
The flavor gently leaned towards the sour side with the honey pulling back some of the sour fairly nice. Well blended aftertaste of the wood, Brett, and honey following into the finish.
The feel was about a light to medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it due to the sour level. It wasn’t too acidic, but noticeable. ABV and carbonation felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty good sour ale worthy of coming back to.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 08:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark black color with a thin tan semi-foamy head. Not much lace.
The aroma had some roast, lemon tang, light vinegar, cocoa powder, some saltiness and ended with a little bit of earthiness.
The flavor was sour with a sturdy roastiness backing. Subtle cocoa sweet with the acidic vinegar. Slight grapefruit. Seemed to follow into the aftertaste with a touch of ash. Finished dry with the ash and some acidity.
The feel was between light and medium bodied, some sessionability about it. Seemed like the acidity wanted to get in the way, but what followed through was the sweet smoothness from that cocoa portion allowing it to pull down the ash and roast.
Overall, a little bit of a palate wrecker, this one was pretty enjoyable. I’m guessing this is their version of the infamous \"Polish gose.\"
The appearance was a dark black color with a thin tan semi-foamy head. Not much lace.
The aroma had some roast, lemon tang, light vinegar, cocoa powder, some saltiness and ended with a little bit of earthiness.
The flavor was sour with a sturdy roastiness backing. Subtle cocoa sweet with the acidic vinegar. Slight grapefruit. Seemed to follow into the aftertaste with a touch of ash. Finished dry with the ash and some acidity.
The feel was between light and medium bodied, some sessionability about it. Seemed like the acidity wanted to get in the way, but what followed through was the sweet smoothness from that cocoa portion allowing it to pull down the ash and roast.
Overall, a little bit of a palate wrecker, this one was pretty enjoyable. I’m guessing this is their version of the infamous \"Polish gose.\"
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 08:50
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a fairly dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Sly messy lace.
The aroma carried some caramel/toffee malts over some nuts, somewhat roasty. Light tones of vanilla and wood trace the edges. Sly dark chocolate and a little bit of earthiness round out the bits. Light cinnamon.
The flavor moderately leans sweet and develops a slight roastiness coming through dryly. Wonderful aftertaste of cinnamon, earthiness and dark chocolate. Dry sweet and earthy finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it as the spice does end up touching a little bit of noticeable harshness, still, it’s acceptable to me. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, that’s a really good brown ale that I would love to have again.
The aroma carried some caramel/toffee malts over some nuts, somewhat roasty. Light tones of vanilla and wood trace the edges. Sly dark chocolate and a little bit of earthiness round out the bits. Light cinnamon.
The flavor moderately leans sweet and develops a slight roastiness coming through dryly. Wonderful aftertaste of cinnamon, earthiness and dark chocolate. Dry sweet and earthy finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it as the spice does end up touching a little bit of noticeable harshness, still, it’s acceptable to me. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, that’s a really good brown ale that I would love to have again.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 00:55
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a murky brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a mild pace. Slight messy sliding lace.
The aroma had a nice dose of sweet and roasted nuts, somewhat chestnut-like with a nice caramel/toffee backbone. Ended with a little bit of earthy/grassy hops, a bit more bitter and spicy than other times I’ve had this style.
The flavor embraces all of the previously mentioned aromas pretty nice and sweet with a nicely flowing aftertaste strolling right on into the finish just as I wanted it to (that’s really nice!).
The feel was medium bodied with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt as appropriate as directed by the brewer. Just the smoothness I wanted in a brown ale.
The aroma had a nice dose of sweet and roasted nuts, somewhat chestnut-like with a nice caramel/toffee backbone. Ended with a little bit of earthy/grassy hops, a bit more bitter and spicy than other times I’ve had this style.
The flavor embraces all of the previously mentioned aromas pretty nice and sweet with a nicely flowing aftertaste strolling right on into the finish just as I wanted it to (that’s really nice!).
The feel was medium bodied with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt as appropriate as directed by the brewer. Just the smoothness I wanted in a brown ale.
Tried
on 07 May 2017
at 21:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Shepherd and Knucklehead, Hoboken, 4/20/17. Clean, lightly tart, lightly funky aroma. Bit of an acetic / vinegary type thing, but subtle enought that it doesn't feel overdone. Pours a murky, yellowish color with a ring of frothy white head that dissipates down to a ring and leaves some lighter streaks of lacework. Funky, vingery finish. Clean mouthfeel, tingly carbonation. It is a really nice one for a one glass offering, but I'd have heartburn for days if I drank three or more.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2017
at 14:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Jay - pours dark brown - nose/taste of watered down whiskey with a little caramel toffee - lighter medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2017
at 17:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught. Hazy pale yellow with off-white foamy head, citrus aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter citrusy taste, thin body, medium finish Mellow and easy to drink.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2017
at 11:15