Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled on 5/30/08. From the label I gather that it is an Orval clone. Pours with a massive (so large, one would think it was a gusher), creamy, off-white head. Good retention and foamy lace. Hazed golden-orange body underneath. Aroma of apricots, dry fruits, light bread, alcohol, chardonnay, coriander, spice, belgian yeast (and associated esters. Well hopped with a hint of apple. Taste is earthy and slightly metallic up front with an ultra fruity, nearly juicy middle with dried apricot, followed by a bitter hop finish. Light bubbles with a water like mouthfeel and a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2009
at 04:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, a pleasant caramel and sweet candy, with notes of cinnamon and alcohol warmth. In mouth, a nice sweet candy malt with notes of licorice and coriander. Medium bodied. Tasted at Mondiale 2007.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2009
at 17:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A golden ale with a thin creamy white head and floaties. In aroma, a pleasant floral perfumey malt with coriander and warming alcohol. In mouth, a nice devil’s blonde with orange peels, coriander and warming alcohol, with light bubble gum sweetness. Tasted at Mondiale 2007.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2009
at 17:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle, past it’s best by date. Orange-tan color. The aroma is sweet and full of crystal malt. Has a full mouthfeel and a pretty solid ESB taste. Interesting hop finish, pretty bitter and a tad syrupy. Well balanced toasty malt body balances it out. Pretty good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2009
at 04:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle secured on Great Lakes road trip early November 08. Pours a deep amber-brown color with a big frothy head. Sweet and malty, with a touch of amber malt. Bottle says flavor will continue to develop over five years, but I find it to have already deteriorated a little after a few months. Not so great, smooth body but a little below par.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2009
at 01:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours slight cloudy orange with a small,dense and white head. Aroma is dry hoppy, a bit like wet wood. Mild fruity and subdued malty flavoured. Dry and malty finish with a minor sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2009
at 20:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle. A hazy, golden-orange beer with a small, beige head. Slightly oxidized on the nose, sweetish, with dried fruits, mostly raisins, chocolate notes, some alcohol and a touch of beef-stock. Sugar-sweet on the palate, slightly warming and full-bodied, with raisins, some alcohol and a little oxidation. Lasting finish with sweetness, some dried fruits and alchol warmth. A quite nice one, but sort of strange. Can’t really pin it. (081215)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2009
at 16:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pour is a murky looking brown with a average tan head. Aroma is some rye and grain but nothing really stands out. Flavor is again some rye and spice but overall kinda watery and bland. I didn’t get a lot of what others got off this beer. A watery brown ale more or less.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2009
at 21:17
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2006 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye, this is some great beer! Pours with a huge, foamy, light brown head that stays for ever and leaves great lacing. Dark brown body underneath. This beer is over the top bourbon, but I like that. Aroma of smoked, charred barrels, bourbon, splinters of wood, Maker’s Mark bottles, dirt, banana, brown sugar, vanilla, nuts and cigarette. Taste is woody with brown sugar, nuts, more splinters, cardboard and of course, bourbon. Light carbonation. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2009
at 12:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle.Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Peachy and grapefruit hops aorma, mild wooden tone. Flavour is sweet, smooth mouthfeel and with a light peachy and grapefruity note following. Bitterness into the finish holds a light pinewood note. Lasting sweet caramel malt impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2009
at 16:36