7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
GABF 2012. Pours with a black hued body and tan head. Massive peanut butter aroma, very creamy, chocolate, toasted malt, fudge. Flavors are peanut butter, lightly metallic, dusty, chocolate,decadent cocoa with a fuller body.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 18:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
GABF 2012. Pours with a near black hued body and a large tan head. Aromas are of heat, chocolate, brown sugar, spice, cocoa and leather. Flavors are decently spicy, alcoholic, chocolate, cinnamon, caramel. Low carbonation, warming.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2013
at 18:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very nice crisp amber coloured body with a copper glow and a perfect three centimetre tall off-white and tan head - this looks great. Aroma of bright grapefruity, pine and slightly resinous hops, some pineapple and a bit of caramel malt, some light cleanser and a touch of bubble gum and lemons. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong initial hop flavour with some grass, pine and herbal notes coming through and then fading to a smooth and crisp wheatie flavour, all with a lot of floral and grassy hop notes throughout. Aftertaste shows some hop bitterness, a hint of caramel malt and a light alcohol overtone. Overall, a very nice wheat based IPA with quite a lot of grassy and herbal bitterness throughout, but leaving the palate dry and clean and a relatively smooth showing. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 02-August-2013 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 24-September-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2013
at 20:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, toast, cinnamon, nuttiness, cream, light pepper, and roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt with coffee and spice notes; with great strength. Taste of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, toffee, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream, light pepper, and roasted earthiness. Light coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, toast, toffee, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream, light pepper, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt flavors with coffee and spices; with great robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Some light pepper heat builds up on the finish near the end of the glass, but it is pleasant. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and smooth mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice spiced stout! All around good balance, robustness, and complexity of malt, coffee, and spice flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2013
at 19:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to FlandersNed. Pours dirty blonde amber with white head. Nose and taste of wheat malt, grain, grapefruit, creamed oranges and citrus peel. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2013
at 18:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4th March 2013
Opaque dark brown beer, few tan bubbles for a head. Smooth and viscous palate. Slightly tangy dark malts with fruity coffee. Sweetish vanilla brings up the rear. Smooth finish. Nicely joined up.
Opaque dark brown beer, few tan bubbles for a head. Smooth and viscous palate. Slightly tangy dark malts with fruity coffee. Sweetish vanilla brings up the rear. Smooth finish. Nicely joined up.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2013
at 04:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours orange gold with white head. Nose and taste of pineapple husk, citrus, lemon, grapefruit, tropical fruit, malt and touch of white sugar. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2013
at 18:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but was released recently. Pours lightly hazy and cloudy golden amber color with a 2 finger foamy and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a lot of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big nutty coffee, vanilla, cream, light bread, floral, and light grass. Awesome aromas with big presence of coffee and malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big nutty coffee, cream, vanilla, bread, floral, and light grass. Light coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of nutty coffee, vanilla, cream, light bread, grass, and floral earthiness on the finish for a bit. Awesome robustness of coffee/cream flavor with a fair amount of malt balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is great. Hardly any alcohol presence after the finish as expected for 4.5%. Overall this is an outstanding coffee blonde ale. Great robustness of authentic coffee/cream flavor; and extremely smooth and crisp to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2013
at 19:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tasted sample from a bottle. Wow, they aren’t kidding when they say "with coffee." It just tastes like coffee poured in a beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2013
at 16:55
8/10
Wow. Hidden gem. Big coffee with a nice mild blonde
Tried
on 14 Aug 2013
at 17:07