7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of tpd975, 2007 bottle pours amber with no head. Aroma had plenty of caramel, malts, bready nose. Taste, caramel, malts, grassy hops, sweet with a butter like palate, cloves, coriander. Some subtle notes of wood ?
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2009
at 21:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of tpd975 who was sitting on this for some time (that must hurt). Pours clear copper with thin off white head. The aroma is sugary, caramel, apples and a bit of musty fruit. The taste is much the same with sweet crystal malts, some caramel and then moving into more sweetness from dark fruity esters. It ends a bit sweet and caramely.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2009
at 22:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
22oz bottle @Noogfest4.0-thanks kp–pours no head and copper color. Aroma is bourbon, medium malt-sweet. Taste is biting bourbon, medium malt-sweet, some hops. Fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2008
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Mini Keg courtesy of Degarth. Pours up dark darkness with nice frothy – creamy mocha head. The aroma is of roasted to burnt malts then into ashy-ness. The taste is much the same with highly roasted malts that head toward burnt malts and some hints of coffee. Really roasty brew but far from an Imperial Stout in style.
Tried
on 14 May 2008
at 20:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Mini Keg courtesy of Degarth. Pours crystal clear light copper with mildly frothy tan head and some cobweb lacing. Nice malty aroma with layers of bread and butter, light roasted malts and some vague hoppiness. The taste is just as malty as the nose with up front roasty caramel and crystal malts. It quickly moves into the butterscotch and buttered bread arena as pine and citrus hop bitterness well up and make a solid appearance. Very tasty.
Tried
on 14 May 2008
at 05:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught Pours black although the light was too dim to deteremine opacity. Average sized creamy head, that suited a Stout. Aroma when cold was of dark roast malts and some chocolate. Intensified as it warmed. The flavor was full and roasty with minimal amounts of sweetness and a long dry finish. As I drank this I thought it must be a Dry Stout. I don’t know if I would consider it an Imperial. If the alcohol was there it was completely hidden. Very drinkable and solidly brewed.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2005
at 07:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice and deep, true to the name, with some dark auburn highlights and a good sized off-white head. Aroma of toasted malts, crisp lager yeast, honey and light notes of chocolate. Flavor is rich and sweet, with light toasted malt sweetness, some hints of caramel and a clean, crisp lager finish, which didnt water down. The texture is smooth, bordering on creamy. Medium body, moderate carbonation. One of the better beers I tried while down in Knoxville and it’s impressive to see this style (sort of a Vienna/American Dark hybrid) being produced fairly well down here.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2005
at 12:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Union Jack’s Knoxville. Deep amber color with a creamy head. Clean floral aroma. This starts with a nice bitter hop note which is fully backed by a rich maltiness. Very well balanced and very satisfying IPA. Good mouthfeel and finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2004
at 19:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pale golden colour with a thinnish frothy white head. Aroma of cardboard, pale malt, caster sugar and a bit of an unfinished wortiness. Light-bodied; Pale malt flavour with no signs of caramel at all. Some sweet flavours roaming, but full of caster sugar and a slight fruityness. Aftertaste shows some english hops, but not much at all. Overall, a lacking beer in almost all dimensions...nothing really going on at all. I sampled this pint on draught at Barley’s in Knoxville, Tennessee on 03-October-2004.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2004
at 21:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy orange tinted golden colour with a nice dense white head. Aroma of blueberries, malt, wheat, coriander seed and some fruity freshness. Medium-bodied; Sweet flavour with a good malt backbone lasting long. Aftertaste shows some more of the fruit and accentuates the style of beer. Overall, a great beer to try and I’m happy to be able to sample this one. I sampled this pint on draught at the Beer Sellar in Knoxville, Tennessee on 02-October-2004.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2004
at 21:13