5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Light fruity aroma.Cloudy amber, taned layer. Light body, fruity base with fruity hops, a bit wood, light pine finish. Sparkly mouthfeel. Not world shattering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2008
at 06:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled as Mackinac Summer Ale (5.0 %)
Pours clear dark amber with a firm head. Aroma is sweet with malty notes of toffee and chocolate. Flavour is malty toffee follow by a hoppy bitter almonds bitterness. Drinkable but not outstanding.
Pours clear dark amber with a firm head. Aroma is sweet with malty notes of toffee and chocolate. Flavour is malty toffee follow by a hoppy bitter almonds bitterness. Drinkable but not outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2008
at 16:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear pale amber color with a longlasting white head. Fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a sweetish fruity malty hoppy finish.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2008
at 10:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
[i](355 ml bottle from Systembolaget, thanks to deft to getting it!)[/i]BB 08.09.27Labeled 5.0% ABVOn June 14, 2008Clear copper color, tan head. Sweet, cheeze, malty scent. Malty cheeze taste. Moussy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.All in all a rather good beer to my surprise, since I had the feeling it wouldn’t be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2008
at 03:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Hazy medium orange body, medium buff head. Sharp citrusy, piney aroma with potent boozy alcohol. Over-the-top, sharp, syrupy-sweet body with slick, resiny grapefruity and piney hops backed by thick, caramely, sugary malt. Prominent alcohol. Long bitter finish with lingering residual sugars. I found this hard to drink. Definitely one of the most potent, brash Double IPAs.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2008
at 12:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle without label that I personally picked up at the brewery. Body is dark, dark with a miminal head that dies to a film within a couple of minutes. Aromas are very smokey... burnt coffee, burnt brownies, peat, etc., and could be a little more full. First sip reveals that this is a very silky and thick drink... almost a bit too much so... flavors are less smoke domiated than I expected, there is almost a bit of a bourbon character to things and a lot of warmth from the ABV. Flavor has a touch of molasses and soy, which didn’t really manifest themselves in the nose. Overall, this is fairly nice and has some good things going, but lacks a bit of refinement and a finish that pulls it all together. I’ll be itnerested to see how bottle #2 treats me in a couple of years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2008
at 21:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled (as Mackinac Summer Ale, 5.0%). Clearpale copper colour, rich firm head. Fresh hoppy nose with orange and canteloupe. Medium sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel and notes of caramel. Medium bodied with with simple malt character. Finishes with balanced resiny bitterness. Lacks depth in the malt department.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2008
at 13:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Hasa malty hoppy citrus aroma. Sweet malty hoppy bitter flavor with citrus hints. Sweetish malty finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2008
at 06:03
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty caramel aroma with some weak hints of hops. Sweet malty grainy and slightly grassy hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel. Sweet malty finish wit hsome bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2008
at 06:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nice aroma of banana with a little citrus. Hazy orange color with a runaway head. Near medium body with mild carbonation. HIts a bit sour, then the banana comes up. Finishes up rather dry with clove and possibly coriander. The spice is pretty strong. Seems a bit thin in the end, but it still tastes good.
Tried
on 19 May 2008
at 17:55