7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber - golden pour with a slight haze - quite a lively pour, with a nicely sustained, thick ring of foam - smoke hits the nose first - the beechwood smoke is most evident, and man does it smell nice - this is balanced nicely by a moderate honey sweetness from the malt, and is complimented well by floral and grassy notes from the hops - moderate carbonation - medium body - clean and crisp, with a moderate sweetness and mildly herbal and floral hops (which eventually take on a peppery character in the finish - even doses and beechwood and oak campfire smokiness arrive late and linger in the finish - about as much smoke as you would want in a lighter rauchbier - not too intense, but quite present without covering up the qualities of the lager itself - very well done - I’m looking forward to the others in this series.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2013
at 18:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a black hued body with a lasting, large and creamy tan head of foam. Great lace. Aromas are roasty, flint, earthy, mineral coffee character, earthy, nutty chocolate. Flavors are nutty, molasses, coffee, flint, mineral, fudge, toasty, nutty. Dry with medium carbonation. Warming.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a crystal clear golden hued body with a lasting white head that leaves good lace. Aromas are grainy and floral, bready, toasty and nutty with mild esters. Flavors are toasty, bready, nutty, bready, caramel and clean. Tea, soft and mild mineral character, mild bitterness, creamy carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:44
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a mostly clear orange hued body with a lasting tan ring. Aromas are very sweet, malt forward, bready, nutty, caramel, malty, light pine and herbal hopes. Flavors are nutty, biscuity, bready, caramel, and bitter, spicy and pine. Medium carbonation with a very sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Clear golden hued body with a lasting white head. Aromas are sweet, vanillin, acetaldehyde, honey, caramel, and musty. Flavors are malty, bread,y sweet, lightly toasty, estery and oaky, caramel. Medium carbonation with a sweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a very lightly hazed amber hued body with a lasting off-white head. Aromas are very green, grassy, floral, caramel, sweet and sticky. Flavors are very sweet, malty, caramel, tea, orange and marmalade. Sweet with lower carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a clear, straw yellow hued body with a small white head. Very very smokey aroma, strong, woody, leathery, ham, honey and bready. Flavors are very smokey with almost a mineral character, ham, bready, malty, and maple. Fuller carbonation, malty sweet flavors but a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a clear orange hue with a lasting off-white head. Aromas are malty, bready, honey, light smoke, toasty, nutty and dried fruit. Flavors are smokey, nutty, maple, molasses. Fuller bodied with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a clear, deep brown hued body with a lasting tan head. Aromas are of brown sugar, malty, bready, low roast, nutty, and leathery. Flavors are nutty, roasty, coffee, mild bitter, light umami. Complex dark malt character. Pretty solid Schwarz. Fuller carbonation, light body and dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
GABF week 2012. On tap at the brewery. Pours with a crystal clear golden hued body with a white head that fades. Aromas are of honey, straw, floral, citrusy, pomegranate, perfume, wheat. Flavors are of honey, floral pomegranate, lightly tart, bathroom airfreshener. Medium sweet finish with high carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:24