8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the release (bottles are nearly as good). Rating 5800. Pours with a pitch black hue with a lasting tan head. Aromas are nutty, oily, vanillin, fudge, bourbon, complex. Alcohol, cola, brown sugar, cotton candy and a woody throughout. Flavors are dry, big, tannic oak, dusty, fudge, and massive amounts of bourbon. Brown sugar. Super dry for how big of a beer it is (sort of reminds me of Older Viscosity in that respect, as well as its bourbon delivery). Big and massive mouthfeel, but finishes dry and tannic with light carbonation. Very warming. Similar to some of the better batches of Older Viscosity. This is a somewhat smooth monster of a bourbon beer. Very, very good!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2011
at 13:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2011 Polycot on tap at the brewery. Pours with a hazed golden hued body and a lasting white head. Aromas are grainy, wheat, a bit acidic, tart apricots, fruit skin, grape tannin. Flavors are tart, grainy, fruity, some acidity, apricots, and mild alcohol. Lively bubbles with a dry finish. Nice tartness to this. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2011
at 11:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours with a clear golden hued body and a lasting white head. Aromas are hop forward, fruit, spicy, dank. Sweet/tropical fruit with a nice grainy/bready maltiness. Flavors are show a sweet bready quality (not actually a sweet beer in the slightest, just the impression of sweet malt), grassy, fruity, tropical fruit. Finishes dry with lively carbonation. Great little beer on tap. Very sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2011
at 11:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2011 version on tap at the brewery. Pours with a hazed amber body with a minimal off-white head. Aromas are of dark fruits, caramel, spices, a bit vinous, bready, and maybe a small hint of butterscotch (diacetyl like). Flavors are fruity (esters), caramel, alcohol, malty, medium spice and dark fruits. Medium carbonation with a slightly fuller body.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2011
at 11:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours with a pitch black hued body and a small tan head (moderate to low retention and lace). Aromas are of roast, iodine, licorice, fudge, dark fruits, baked bread and bakers chocolate. Flavors are quite roasty, yet overall mellow/smooth for the alcohol. Licorice, dark fruits, roast, smooth chocolate and alcohol. Surprisingly dry for what it is. Moderately warming, full bodied with medium to light bubbles. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2011
at 11:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ home. Hazy, golden orange appearance with a pearl white head. Slightly spicy, earthy, lightly citrusy yeasty, mild sweet, toffee, caramel malty aroma. A little watery. Orange citrusy, slightly spicy hoppy, sweet pale/caramel malty flavor. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2011
at 19:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Golden Road’s opening party. Pours with a hazed deep brown hue with a medium sized tan head. Aromas are a bit roasty, nutty, spicy, rye with some light citrus hop characters. Flavors are roasty, nutty, bready, grainy and spicy. Kind of malt forward for my taste in anything with "India ___ Ale" attached to the name. Hop character is resiny, grapefruit and a bit dank. Medium to light bubbles. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2011
at 10:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Beverages4Less in Santee, CA. Order something from Fred. Pours hazy dirty gold with a foamy white head. Aroma of yeasty apricots. Near medium body. The flavor immediately suggests apricot pie. And it still does. So it must be bready/pie crust with some apricot. A bit light on sugar - cause it’s kind of tart. It really makes me recall the pies mom used to make. And those are really old memories. She usually made peach pies. Finishes tart with bready notes, and apricot skin tart. Nice beer.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2011
at 18:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bomber from Beverages4Less in Santee, CA. Pours hazy light amber with a foamy 3 finger off-white head. Aromas of roast caramel and resin. Med body. Flavor is harsh roast malt with some resin, and arguably a bit of citrus. It’s hard to decide: resin or citrus. Seems like both. Definitely bitter, and with time it seems a bit floral. This is an incredibly delicious beer. Just excellent.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2011
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown/black. Smooth chocolate notes with lots of assertive hops, and light woody accents. Light body for a beer of its size. There is lots of woody, herbal hop stuff and faint chocolate notes. Good balance. Tasty beer.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2011
at 20:47