6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Golden orange coloured body with a thin white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of lemons, Northwest hops, astringent alcohol and some malt. Light-bodied; Assertive bitter hoppiness with a mild maltiness and a very strong finish. Aftertaste shows lemon and alcohol with little else. Overall, a nice beer for the style-very potent and strong. Nice to try out here in Virginia! I sampled this 12 ounce bottle purchased at Norms in Vienna, Virginia on 09-August-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Orange/golden coloured body with a very nice white head. Aroma of strong citrus hops with some sugars & floral essences. Medium-bodied; Bitter hop tastes up front with strong flavours of grapefruits. Aftertaste very clean for such a hoppy taste. Overall, a very nice ’light’ beer-definitely worth trying! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from BevMo in Danville, California on 18-July-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pitch black coloured body in glass; See-thru on pour-with a thin tan head. Aroma of coffee, toffee, malt, nutmeg, caramel and STRONG prunes! Medium to Full-bodied; Potent coffee taste with some slight chocolate and prune tastes. Aftertaste bittered from the malt-but plentiful sugars go a long way! Overall, an interesting & rather light imperial stout, but great to try! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 10-July-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2004
at 23:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Hazy golden, firm head. Grassy nose, medium dry. Some chewy malts are there along with hay-like hops. Balanced bitter finish. A solid, very quaffable pilsener.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2004
at 09:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
An unclear orange beer with an orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and grassy. The flavor is sweet hoppy with a dry hoppy end. Quite simple, but nice.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2004
at 17:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Orange-amber, big fluffy head. Orangey nose. Sweet and boldly malty with soft, but syrupy and fatty mouthfeel. Like sweetened, concentrated orange juice, but with very bitter finish. Too sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2004
at 01:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Amber coloured body with a thin tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt and mushrooms. Light to Medium-bodied; Decent mild earthy flavours with some sweetness, but not much. Overall, not as great as expected, but good to try, as this is a rariety. Thanks very much to Phil (haddon90) who gave me this bottle long ago and I kept it for something special. I sampled this 65 cL bottle on 15-May-2004 at the May RB Party in Toronto, Ontario.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2004
at 22:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark amber beer with a big off-white head. Citrus hop aroma with a few other fruits thrown in. Malt/caramel backbone with a grapefruity flavor. Bitterness tingles at the end. Medium body. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2004
at 11:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep Copper with a frothy white head that sticks to the glass. Sweet malt and caramel aroma with the freshness of a new mowed lawn to it. The aroma promised a beer just on the sweet side and this was a total surprise to find it just on the bitter side instead. Nice smooth palate with a bitter finish.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2004
at 13:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is quite a fruity IPA, from the aroma of citrus and berries, to the strawberry color, to the abundant flavors of strawberries, cherries (do I detect a hint of raspberry?) - quite unique and odd - moderate hops and a strong, biscuit-like malt backbone for the fruit flavors to play off of - a unique experience - expect a malty ESB rather than an IPA, though.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2004
at 20:10