6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark mohogany color with a frothy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Sweet chocolate taste with hints of coffee.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2006
at 23:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This beer is nothing like it was when they were an independent company. Golden with a large foamy head that left great lacing. Sweetish and bitter with leather, tobacco, pine and citrus. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2006
at 16:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 65 cl) Very dark brown - close to black - with a reddish hue and a rather crude, off-white head. Sweetish, roasted malt aroma. Medium body with hard roasted malt that doesn’t leave the usual bitterness. On the contrary this is quite sweet. Nothing wrong with this beer, but it’s just not very complex. 160106
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2006
at 12:52
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Beautiful, clear ruby red beer with a small, off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a touch of yeast. Fairly full-bodied with lots of roasted malt and plenty of sweet caramel. Somewhat odd notes of overripe fruit make this unbalanced and flakey. Almost no bitterness. 160106
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2006
at 12:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Red amber ale with a thin white head. Light cherry malt aroma, faint and short, with more of a c-hop background. Sweet caramel malt in mouth, nutty notes, but not very Belgian....Russian River Beer Revival & Barbecue Cook-Off, August 20, 2005.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2006
at 13:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange amber ale with light moka head. Sweet malt aroma with rich pinhey hops, and citrus. Good hops and malts with nice grapefruit in mouth, vanilla notes, some fruity esters. Very nice. May 2005, Capflu’s BW tasting.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2006
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Red orange copper ale with a light moka head. Aroma of brown sugar, light hops and citrus. Sweet candi sugar with lots of c-hops and citrus, and alcohol warmth. rich and lightly oily. May 2005, Capflu’s BW tasting.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2006
at 20:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a copper colour with a tan head that disappears quickly. Malty aroma with lots of hops in the background. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of caramel and alcohol. A little sweet hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2006
at 13:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden yellow colour with white head. Floral hoppy aroma. Dry hoppy flavor with some spiciness. Dry bitterness in the finish. An okay pilsener.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2006
at 07:30
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to Darkelf for this great barleywine. It has a pleasant combination of sweet malt, candy, and both bitter and fruity hops. Flavor reminds me of Old Boardhead, but not quite as good, and the dark brown, cloudy appearance makes it one of the best looking barleywines around. Crisp and a little sour; full flavored and full-bodied, a slow sipper. The sweet sugar is almost too much until the sourness shows itself and cuts down on the sugar.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2006
at 02:00