6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with orange highlights and a dense off-white head. Aroma of nice high alpha-acid hops with some grapefruit tartness and a plentiful malt background. Medium-bodied; Good strong hoppiness in the taste with a strong alcohol kick with a strong malt backbone. Aftertaste shows the hop character lasting long with a good hop bitterness. Malt & alcoholic character goes a long was as well in extending the taste. Overall, a nice beer to be able to sample and a fine example of an APA! I sampled this pint on draught at the Beer Sellar in Knoxville, Tennessee on 02-October-2004.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2004
at 21:12
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
GABF 2002: Light coffeeish aroma?! Pale straw color. Strong coffeeish bitter finish, not much else.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2002
at 07:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A little lactic. Interesting woody, vanilla flavours, but this cask was clearly past its prime.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2000
at 14:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Medicinal aroma; very woody palate - like walking through a lumber yard. Good beer if you like that sort of thing, but I could see a lot of people having problems with this.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2000
at 14:35