Subsidiaries
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
This is a very rich and good beer. Fortunately it is also very cheap from Trader Joe’s. The oatmeal taste is strong, but not overpowering. Tis a dark beer and goes down smoother than do most stouts. It also has the delightful advantage of leaving the taste in your mouth and making all ensuing beers taste the same way. It made the Bud Light I drank after this a little bit more enjoyable.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2006
at 02:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Trader Joes, Bakersfield; Nose is grainy with caramel; dark gold with a medium off-white head and lots of bubbles; malty flavor in a light-medium body with a nice little hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2006
at 18:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle; nose of grain, malt and horseblanket; dark burnt orange with a tall light orange head; Decent body with a caramel malt flavor and a small hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2006
at 22:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Trader Joes; lagerish grainy aroma; dark gold with a small white head; flavor is spicy malt with a small amount of hops which linger into the finish. Mendocino beers are all better than this is rated! It’s not a 1.9 beer! Not super hoppy but a decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2006
at 21:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle; Nose of citrus and malt with some pine; Amber with a medium off-white head and lots of fizz! Flavor shows some caramel and citrus with a little hops showing in the finish!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2006
at 20:07
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle dated 8/28/06. Another Trader Joe’s store brand. I go at it with reduced expectations, and could end up surprised. Smell is a tad oxydized and tinny. Pours a good Vienna/Okto color in a tall tumbler, with a short, clingy head. Taste is only slightly more malty than a standard pale lager Pasteurized and force carbonated to remove some of its character. I’m just not impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2006
at 21:28
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pour is a copper with a huge white head. Aroma is small amount of caramel and malts. Flavor is totaly weak. some malts are there but nothing else is there. A cheap beer and it taste like it.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2006
at 20:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Light amber color, much more lighter than I had thought it would end up being. As another user said, it is best when cool, not cold. Malty flavor is powerful, and nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2006
at 12:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Rich amber beer with an off-white head. Low spicy/earthy/sweet malt aroma. Light caramel flavor with some spice. Medium body. Lingering sweetness. Not bad, but a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2006
at 14:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is red with a white fizzy head. Aroma is quite hoppy for an irish red, also some rye shows up. Flavor is a burnt malt with a touch of zesty hops. To bad the hops are pretty much hidden. Amping them up would make this a better brew. Overall this is just so-so and nothing special.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2006
at 19:31