7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A deep dark reddish brown ale with a thick receding light moka head. A sweet nutty aroma with vanilla, vinous notes, a bit of mashed peas. In mouth, a good nutty malt, with wooded notes, molasses, and some lactic notes. Rich, earthy and warming. Bought at Half-Time, Summer 2008, tasted Sept. 2008.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2008
at 17:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Skyview. Completely opaque black with a light brown head. Aroma of burned malt and bitter dark chocolate. Medium body with hard roasted malts and some bitter chocolate and a whiff of vanilla. Dry malt bitter finish. 221108
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2008
at 16:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a diminished tan head. Smooth and roasted malty aroma with a nice chocolate note. Medium sweet and roasted malty with a light chocolate malty flavour. Smooth chocolate malty finish. Light bitter and slight acidic flavoured into a mild malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2008
at 07:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle purchased at Lukas in Overland Park, Kansas. Pour is clear golden burgundy with a very minimal off white head. Aroma of sweet biscuit maltiness, some honey notes. Taste is the sweet maltiness initially, moving to an almost soda water mineral in the middle, finishing with a smoky roastiness that kind of came out of nowhere. Palate is thinnish, drinkable with a dry ashy finish. Not unpleasant, just a bit disjointed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2008
at 22:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Tan head, frothy, mostly diminishing. The body is black, but not opaque. The aroma is is full of dark chocolate and roasted malts with notes of grain, grapefruit and coffee. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. The finish is lightly bitter and moderately sweet. Strong taste of chocolate syrup. Medium to full body with a watery texture that turns sticky at the end. Medium carbonation. The alcohol comes through in the finish. This is an OK stout, but it’s overly sweet even for a sweet stout. At first, this is quite enjoyable, but it gets cloying after awhile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 20:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Dark color, short head. Aroma of dark chocolat. Also taste of dark chocolat. Slight bitter. I like sirupy chocolat!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 09:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Clear amber color, short head. Hoppy and malty aroma. Decent bitter taste. Nothing spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2008
at 09:50
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 oz. bottle from Sam’s Quik Shop on clearance. Pours a hazy orange with a frothy one-finger head. Earthy aroma has citrus and tropical notes. Taste is earthy and spicy with some caramel and citrus notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2008
at 01:29
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 oz bottle-pours a foamy white head and yellow color. Aroma is sweetish, grain/wheat, chamomile?, slightly off. Taste is musty/sweet grain/wheat, some fruit/chamomile? Is it pomegranate juice concentrate or real pomegranate, read the label-its both. Mild carbonation. Not my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2008
at 22:11
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Crystal clear orange tinted golden body with a nice sized, fast-fading white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, coriander seed, curacao and a bit of cherries - no pomegranate noticeable. Medium-bodied; Sharp hop flavour and alcohol noticeable up front with malt and yeast following soon afterwards with a bit of fruit, not much. Aftetaste shows metal, malt, alcohol and a tiny bit of hops - no freshness or fruit. Overall, not such a great beer - this one really should be avoided. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 12-July-2008, sampled18-September-2008 at home in Washington.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2008
at 00:31