6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Not huge. Comes together ok. Pours clear mahogany with good head and lacing. Some sweetened malt. Very light roast. Finishes with light bitterness. Tap at DC Beer festival.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2014
at 10:00
7/10
Tried
on 08 Apr 2014
at 21:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Chocolate, hazelnut, and char nose, decent strength. Black, thin beige head. Sweet chocolate with a coffee finish. Smooth soft carbonation, medium body.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2014
at 20:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Bruisin Ales, shared at the WWGT2D? Charlottesville tasting, 4/5/14. Pours a dark brown color with a thin tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, honey, nuts. The taste is sweet roast, chocolate, coffee milk, oats.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 22:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Bruisin. Pours a dark brown color with a large frothy brown head. Good head retention. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, nutty notes, mild tobacco and very faint fruits. The taste is nutty notes, sesame, roasted malts, chocolate, faint brown sugar and even fainter hops. Thin-medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness, low carbonation. Overall pretty solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2014
at 23:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bomber from Bruisin Ales. Pours a clear dark brown color with a thin creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of cocoa and tart fruits. The taste is chocolate, roast, dark fruits, mildly bitter hops Thin-medium bodied.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2014
at 22:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Bruisin. Pours a slightly hazy red color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of spicy, herbal hops, nutty notes and a bit of toffee. The taste is caramel malts, citrus and herbal hops, toasted malts, nuts, raisin, sugared raisin. Medium bodied, slight lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 21:14
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Pours clear gold with white head. Nose and taste of banana, clove, wheat malt, sheet metal and grain. Lighter bodied. Finishes mostly metal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 20:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Barley’s. Pours a clear deep brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of roasted malts and dark grains with a bit of earthy chocolate. Flavor has lots roasted malts with earthy dark grains and bit of must.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2014
at 15:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask shared with Drake. Pours a reddish brown appearance with a light brown head. Fair amount of cocoa, earth, and coffee in the nose. Moderate bitterness. Nice coffee presence. Light sweetness. Well balanced. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2014
at 15:57