7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from New Seasons Market. Dark amber, small foamy head. Big meaty malty aroma. Taste too goes straight for the malts, huge leathery, musty pipe tobacco. Dry, gentle bitterness finishes this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2017
at 16:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Belmont Station, Portland, Oregon. The colour is slightly hazy dark brown with a creamy compact beige head. Roasted aroma of nuts, chocolate, rye bread and subtle coffee and smoke. Nicely roasted flavour as well with smoke, ash, dark chocolate, coffee and rye bread. Has a soft mouth feel, medium body and a light to medium bitterness. A smooth ale with a nice touch of smoke. Well balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2017
at 12:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ PDX Taproom, Shibuya. Pours pitch-black, brown foam on top. Nice sweet, lightly lactic toasted aroma. Some blackberries, also dried dark plums. Tastes smooth and creamy, sweet and with very light roast character. Finish gets dry, somewhat sweetish-fruity dryness there. Feels like a decent Baltic Porter, would meet most of the style guidelines I think. Well made and throughly enjoyable. Feels fresh.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2017
at 20:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Tap sold by Yellow Ape at the Beer Zen Event. It has an opaque copper color with a light beige head and the aroma is of old hops (past it’s best , ie a bit stale/oxidized). The flavor is sweet caramel and pine with some woodsy fruit. Meh, ok I guess. Ijust wish the importer treated the beer better... I love the name and concept though.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2017
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Belmont Station. Pours hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma of malt, rye, wood. Med body. Flavor is very rye, wood, malt that seems a bit oxidized (which I like), and something suggesting heat. A whiskey aspect. The label says 5.6 and the web agrees, but ... Might be a hint of chocolate. I am wondering if the beer brewed up at 5.6, but the Angels’ Share and the barrels may have upped the ABV. It is quite alcohol per my mouth and throat. This was bottled in Feb 2016 and it’s good. Another indicator of ABV strength? As we go into the finish, it’s wood, heat, rye. Hop? I think so, but the whiskey aspect is strong enough to prevent me from figuring out hop. It’s not the best rye aged beer I’ve ever had, but it’s a pretty tasty one. Recommended for fun and flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 19:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft - Dark caramel malts. De p Amber with a decent beige head. Caramel and some bready bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 21:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft - Nice grains. Clear gold with a decent white head. Light skumky grains with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 20:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Dark and some toasty malts. Mahogany with a rich beige head. Dark and toasty with a long dry finish. Dark and nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 20:51
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Sweet caramel and candy hops. Clear a,beer with a decent white head. Sweet rich caramel and leafy hops with a dry light bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 20:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Caramel and some fruity notes. Clear gold with a rich beige head. Bitter, weedy and mores bitterness with some caramel and even more bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 20:40