8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Damn good IPA. Loaded with hops- not much of a flavor outside of the hops- and sometimes it works, somethines it doesn’t- this time it does.
Tried
on 30 May 2004
at 03:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Good IPA!!! This lacked any corn flavor which is characteristic of a cream ale. Nice hoppy IPA with a huge creamy head. Malt and hops in the nose and a well balanced flavor that finishes with a bitter touch. Cream Ale?? Where???
Tried
on 27 May 2004
at 19:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear amber/copper coloured body with a thin off-white head. Aroma of hops, pit fruit, malt and some subtle spices. Medium to Full-bodied; Spicey taste up front with some hops noticeable and a good malt backbone. Aftertaste shows some malt and alcohol, but little else. Overall, a good beer-definately one to try! I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 26-May-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2004
at 22:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 6
Hazy amber,dense beige head.Light malt nose. Malt flavor has an unpleasant bitterness not from hops.
Tried
on 23 May 2004
at 01:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden-bronze colour. Caramel and slight toast aroma. Very malty, but not overly sweet.
Tried
on 17 May 2004
at 19:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sparkling golden, lasting white head.Great bodied pils. Starts malty with crisp,dry hop finish.Good Belgian lace
Tried
on 19 Apr 2004
at 16:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark amber coloured body with a ruby tint and a thin light brown head. Aroma of metal, slight hops, cleaning products and a light sweetness. Tart taste up front, going sweet in the middle and finishing real short. Aftertaste super clean, with some hops and a bit of caramel. Overall, a decent beer-definately wierd-but worth trying! I bought this 65 cL bottle at Norm's in Vienna, Virginia, sampled it on 02-March-2004 and shared it with my good friend Jon!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2004
at 02:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Golden beer with a white head. Grapefruit aroma with a little sweetness coming through. Taste is easy going with a nive balance of biterness with a little earthy grassiness and a tough of malt showing through. Finish is a little more than I want - creamy, bitter, but a little too creamy and a little too much of a resin aftertaste. Good start, lacking in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2004
at 19:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice mahogany color with a good sized beige head. Aroma is a little spicey (a little pine) and has plenty of malt. It drinks easy with a pine resin flavor of hops and a good malt backbone, that gives way to a complex hop/malt/alcohol warming flavor. There's a slight tannic flavor of the roasted malts, but otherwise if you like an intense beer, this is good. Not as good as an Arogant bastard, but this is better than the double bastard that's mentioned below. Seems to be a very intense and hoppy winter beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2004
at 19:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. A dark amber color with a little bit of red and a beige head that quickly falls. Hops make a great flavor thats backed up with a little caramel sweetness finishing with a mild pine hop bitterness. Aroma isn't overly strong, but there's an earthy hopiness to it. At first sip it feels like a heavy body, but its not thick at all. Medium finish that leaves yiou wanting more. Very good beer that hides it's alcohol until about half bottle. and then just adds a warming touch. Very nice all-round balance on a well made beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2004
at 21:34