6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light, hazy bodied wheat ale, smells and tastes like orange juice. Thirst quenching and refreshing, light and enjoyable.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2014
at 21:36
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle with mega-thanks to Alen! Shared in the early stages of the Homer "welcome to California tasting. Pours opaque black with a tiny tan head. Aroma has lots of bourbon, brandy I guess as well. chocolate, molasses, roasty malts, dark sugars. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, strong bourbon, lots of vanilla here as well. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. This is a darn nice beer, but it is not surprising given how good Cobra is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 13:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle received in trade. Thank you StefanSD! Pours very dark ruby reddish brown with a surprisingly big frothy mocha head that leaves some spotty trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet and malty with sweet dark rye bread, caramel, toffee, charred wood, caramelized almonds, toasted coconut, roasted hazelnuts, coconut milk, hay, vanilla fudge, hay, raisins and hints of prunes. Taste is sweet, bitter and malty with caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, dry wood, toasted coconut, cocoa powder, caramelized nuts, hay, orange zest, alcohol, black pepper corns and raisins. Mouthfeel is soft, round, velvety, tiny astringent and near full bodied. Finish is sweet, slightly bitter and malty with caramel, toffee, charred wood, vanilla fudge, toasted coconut, sweet dark bread, raisins, prunes and lemon zest. High quality BA barley wine!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 15:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Golden orange with 1.5 fingers of off-white head. Nice lacing. Aromas of citrus, tropical, caramel, floral and piney notes. Tastes of grapefruit citrus, tropical fruit, mangoes, sweet fruit, piney and floral hops. Medium body with a semi-dry finish. Juicy mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Hides the ABV well. Nicely done DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 23:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2014 vintage 750mL bottle. Aroma is fairly caramel and toffee forward with lighter notes of toasted bread with notes of treacle and burnt sugar. Moderate fig and prune notes with lighter plum and raisin. Light alcohol spice and light bourbon character. Pours a dark brown with lighter brown and auburn highlights. Moderately thick, light tan head that slowly, but steadily recedes to the edges. Low lacing and medium length legs. Flavor is fairly malty with a nice caramel and toffee note. Light roast notes with some toasted bread. Moderately strong bitterness with a medium light hop note. Medium alcohol spice with medium light bourbon and oak notes. Medium light prune, fig and raisin character. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and somewhat thin with moderate carbonation. Medium astringency with medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty underwhelming beer with a nice aroma but the flavor is a muddles, unenjoyable mess. The finish is very rough as well. I wonder if age would help this, but I’m not willing to spend the money to experiment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2014
at 22:08
8/10
Tried
on 25 Jun 2014
at 23:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Imbibe Wine (16.5%ABV). Nose is chocolate, rye whiskey, oaky vanilla, and a hint of coffee. Black with a small tan head. Flavor is chocolate, light sweetness, and of course the woody vanilla notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2014
at 10:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2012 (13.8%) draft at Imbibe Wine. Nose is raisins, candisugar, oaky vanilla extract, and light bourbon. Clear rusty cherry with a small lightly lacing beige head. Flavor is lightly bitter, lightly sweet with only a light bourbon note. So good on draft I bought their last 3 bottles.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2014
at 10:34
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
75 cl bottle (#3014/5360), 2012 edition (15.8%!), bought at Whole Foods Pasadena. Shared with Borresteijn. Black color. No head to speak of. Aroma’s: bourbon, chocolate, oak/vanilla. Sweet malts, chocolate, bourbon, alcohol vanilla and a touch of red fruit retronasal. Flavor is sweet, alcoholic, chocolate, bourbon. Alcohol is warming. Full bodied. Long finish. Fuck yeah...
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2014
at 12:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
75cl Bottle, generously shared by PotjeBier, thanks Potje! 15.8% version, 2012. Black, no head. Aroma of lots of bourbon, sweet booze, toasted coconut, roasted malts, chocolate, some ash. Flavour is sweet, bourbon, lots of oak, vanilla, toasted coconut, some chocolate, liquorice, coffee, quite hot and boozy, roasted malts, firm roast bitterness in the finish. Lush, tasty beer. A bit hot, but really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 13:19