8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2012-12-11, at least 3 years old, 9.7% ABV, 7-5-7-3-14=36
Beautiful dark amber, red, mahogany color, with medium sized creamy head. Nice aroma, malt, caramel, fudge, light vanilla. Medium body strength; the mouthfeel is quite smooth; very moderate sweetness, nutty caramel flavor, a bit fruity; the bitterness is higher in the end, with also light oxidization. It’s not aging very well.
2005-12-17, 9.7% ABV, 9-4-8-4-17=42
Hazy dark amber color, thin head, thin bubbles. Aroma of malt, apricot, vanilla, caramel, phenol. Malty, good structure, not too mellow, with a good hoppiness. The final (powerful) is balanced with good quantities of malt, caramel, hop; warming. Very good.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2005
at 11:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear brown colour. Thin offwhite head. Sweet caramel aroma and malty. Sweet brown sugar flavour, some spices. Weak hints of yeast in the aftertaste. Not that bad, but it feels more like a brown ale.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2005
at 06:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to Darkelf for this one. Crisp like an authentic Bohemian pils. Looks good. Small white head on top of the darkest and most hazy pilsner I have had. There is much more malt aroma than I expected, along with a light, fruity aroma as well. The hops are mild in the aroma and the flavor. Low carbonation, and a light, bitter hop aftertaste. This is the most ale like pils I have had.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2005
at 13:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fine lacing replaces a large head as the striking visual feature of this murky dark amber Barleywine. Brown sugar and dates play in the aroma that comes easily from the cold surface as this has just been poured. As it warms, a spicy element of nutmeg and cinnamon are added. Sweet yet not cloying and just the right hop bitterness at the very end. Very nicely done and well balanced.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2005
at 16:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Paid $4.49 for a 22-oz single. Pours murky brown with some ruby in there. Has an anch head, frothy and tan. Sweet fruity aroma, light, but it’s there and quite pleasant. Mmm, very sweet fruitiness in the mouth- passionfruit & grapefruit. Very tasty.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2005
at 20:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 65 cl) Beautiful, clear amber with a creamy, thick head leaving some lacework. Distinct aroma hops in the nose. Flavour of sweet caramel malt with a very solid, hoppy finish. A very typical Double IPA with a routinely touch. 221005
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2005
at 14:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Dark brown with frothy, mostly white head - aroma of lactose, minerals, some roasted malt - no evident coffee until the flavor - medium sweet, with slight coffee, more lactose, bittering hops and much more coffee come out in the finish - pretty well-balanced, but kind of a run of the mill stout.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2005
at 19:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Sweet candy aroma. Dark brown. Lightly carbonated with a thin head. Several flavors; not as sweet as the aroma promises. Some bitter hops, but more malt flavor. A good, but odd interpretation of the style. Flavors become stronger at room temperature, and the palate gets heavier, and the beer almost changes styles into a dry barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2005
at 18:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Deep brown color with a bit of red and a mocha colored head. Sweet malt and roast aroma - less coffee than I thought there’d be. Sweet, roasty flavor. The sweetness helps to balance the coffee flavor. A bit of chocolate. Full bodied. Roasty, grainy lingering. Better than I had thought going in. Nicely balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2005
at 14:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to Darkelf for this one. Very good. Cloudy brown like a dunkelweizen, no head. Aroma of malt and herbal hops. Complex flavor; sweet malt with medium bodied, herbal hops. No alcohol in the flavor. Good.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2005
at 15:08