6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[draught] Not the most stand out barleywine - cloudy copper, minimal head - syrupy sweet, almost cloying - dark fruits and toffee that seem more to be fighting for control, rather than working together - a little out of balance, and there is this doughy flavor that could just as easily pass for play dough as it could for cookie dough - not recommended.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2004
at 16:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[draught] I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what style this sucker was when I tried it - it’s unique indeed - the best way to describe the flavor would be some kind of pumped-up combination of a saison, american wheat and belgian strong ale - quite thick for any of these styles, but good - grainy, with hints of light fruits (grapes, skins and all) - citrus, cloves - quite good, but a little too heavy in comparison to the light flavors it offers.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2004
at 16:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[draught] An odd ale indeed - red colorwith tiny head - aroma is mildly tart, with a little hint of hops, not really doing justice to the maltiness in the flavor - as others have noted, there is a surprising bitterness to this, that works shockingly well with the malty flavors of brown sugar (caramelized?), raisins, dough - bitter/tart finish -interesting.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2004
at 16:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark amber color with a big off-white head. Some malts and citrus hops in the aroma, but not altogether string. AT first there’s a big malty flavor that then gets backed by some northwest hops. Some fruit flavors as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2004
at 11:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This had a creamy eggshell white head that rode on an amber beer that was hazy and showed some yeast sediment from the disturbance of it’s bottle conditioned yeast cake. Caramel aroma sets the stage for the big grapefruit hop that is up front. Creamy sticky smoothness with a long bitter finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2004
at 19:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden amber beer with a decent white head. Citrus and pine aroma. Big pine/grapefruit flavor. Lingering bitterness. Malt is there, but the bodu is slightly lighter that many other beers of this type. Nice hop tingling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2004
at 00:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium amber with a nice-sized head. Smells more malty than hoppy, but it’s clean and crisp. Taste is super-hoppy with only a slight grapefruit and pine flavor. Great mouthfeel!
Tried
on 12 Jun 2004
at 15:42
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 5.5
Deep gold large lasting white head.Grainy malt nose.Slightly sweet malt start, turning into an odd bitter rather unpleasant finish with noticeable alcohol heat. Unbalanced. Great lace. A brewery I like, but a beer I don’t
Tried
on 10 Jun 2004
at 20:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Rich amber colored ale with a light beige head. Aroma of pine tar and a bit of grapefruit. Smooth pine tar flavor with some sweetness. Easy to drink and well balanced. There’s a lingering bitterness, but part way through the bottle it just ends. Hides alcohol - would not have guessed it was 7.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2004
at 17:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
03-04 bottle (not sure). Good deep mahogany brown color, very dark, which shows ruby/garnet when held to the light. Big foamy light mocha colored head. Unfortunately it’s quite filtered, lightly transluscent, bordering on transparent. Aroma has lots of chocolate, some light alcohol, a bit of dry nuttiness, dry roast coffee and some mustiness. Flavor is smooth and chocolatey, with only moderate amounts of coffee, and a dry roast that is not heavily bitter. No oiliness, mostly creamy and soft, though not rich. Finish has some dry nuttiness on it, along with a nice lightly spicy hops flavor, that is quite apparent. Pretty good flavors overall, but as it warms, it gets quite thin (and it only starts off with a medium body). Wateriness and thinning flavor are its biggest problems, to be expected from the heavy filtration. Still, a good enough flavor, just on the lighter side. Reminds me of Bert Grants Imp. Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2004
at 09:56