7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Courtesy of ketchepillar at the Black Friday Tasting, thanks Sam, pouring up deep dark brown with full impressive mocha head. The aroma is modest in strength but still brings up rich chocolate brownie notes as well as some dark fruity esters and a mild level of dark roasted malts. The taste is rich with chocolate brownie, smooth sweet dark fruity esters, toffee notes and some pleasing dark roasted maltiness. Nice but actually a touch over carbonated.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2012
at 08:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden colour; sweet guava and tropical fruit hop aroma; rich mandarin sweetness and slightly pithy bitterness; rich earthy finish but this has pretty good balance. Burps well, too
Tried
on 14 Dec 2011
at 15:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden brown. Not much head on this pour. Aroma is a little toasty. Palate is toasty, maybe a touch of phenols. Finishes a bit toasty, a bit dry.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2011
at 22:33
4/10
Tried
on 04 Dec 2011
at 16:19
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Straw. Slightly appley note. Thin, a bit sulphury and maybe a bit harsh. If aiming for a skunky macro, this is a winner.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 23:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown. Quite toasty...like burnt toast. This character carries through with subtle sweetness. Not sure it comes together because I just keep getting burnt toast. But it does have a lagerish character that is halfway authentic. I would definitely want more sweetness in the end though.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 23:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber with a thin head. Woody, slightly herbal hops. Dry and herbal with light caramel character underneath. Good, dry pale ale. Nice hop for this type of beer.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 23:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I must confess I did not immediately recognize this as an altbier. It has a copper-amber colour. The aroma is faint but a little earthy and with some fruity hop notes. Caramelly, earthy on the palate and again some fruity hop. The finish is a bit thin and harsh, though, and I think it might be too strong for a regular alt.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2011
at 23:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber with a slight haze. Surprisingly little aroma. Toasty, crackery malt with earthy hops. Firm body - lots of minerals in this? Anyway, decent stuff - American style with English ingredients. I remember the first year of Smuttynose Big A IPA was like that - it’s an interesting concept.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2011
at 20:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy and very pale. Thin head. I actually didn’t get much aroma beyond a little wheatiness. The body is both wheaty and creamy, which is a bit paradoxical, but it works just fine. Gentle fruitiness. Mild and easy to drink.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2011
at 20:26