7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
From a 330ml bottle on 29/5/2013 (2011 vintage bottle 0209 of 2500), Pours mahogany with a big tan head. Has a rather unusual aroma of chocolate and orange. Take a sip and it starts out with lots of milk chocolate, some hints of vanilla, and irish whiskey liqueur. It finishes off with a medium roasty bitterness and a touch of soy. The palate is creamy and it’s a little over carbonated (very high for an impy). The carbonation issue aside, this is very nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 04:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Slightly hazy amber gold with slight white head. Nice aroma with spicey pepper notes balanced with sweeter notes including white chocolate and stone fruit. Nice palate with plentiful fine carbonation giving a velvety mouthfeel. Flavour is a little disappointing after this build up, but still good. It starts of with a rich and nicely balanced combination of smooth sweetness, spice, banana esters and hints of stone fruit, but the taste then loses complexity leaving a rather harsh aftertaste. Overall a pretty good beer, but not quite right in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2013
at 05:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a 330ml bottle on 26/11/2012. Pours an almost clear light golden with a biggish head. Has a quite pleasant floral, citrus fruit aroma. The flavour features a dash of sweet and tart citrus, followed by a relatively pronounced bitterness. A pretty good APA, And I like the bottles they use.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2012
at 01:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 13C. Black with a tan head that fades to a coat. Aroma of oak, dark berries, grapes, mocha. Very silky mouthfeel. Alcohol sticks out more than expected. Taste has mocha flavours and hints of berries. Not much sweetness at all. Firm bitterness, quite salty. And lots of oak droning on through the lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2012
at 06:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours amber with a large, fading head.Nose shows phenolic and estery Belgian yeast, along with the typical doughy notes. Also present is some soft fruity hops with hints of grapefruit, but mainly its the apple/pear notes from the yeast. A little faint.The flavours are also more Belgian than American, with more light fruit, alcohol and doughy notes showing. Underneath is some sweet bready malt and caramel, followed by a bold, sharp bitterness, showing the American influences.Body could be a little lighter.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2012
at 18:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
22nd November 2009
ChrisOs Kook Tasting. Cloudy brown beer. Light toffee malt. A little bit of mellow hop. Not much else.
ChrisOs Kook Tasting. Cloudy brown beer. Light toffee malt. A little bit of mellow hop. Not much else.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2012
at 14:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 26/5/2012. Pours a very dark brown, with a biggish head which disappears slowly. The aroma is primarily chocolate and toffee malts. Flavour wise there is lots of dark chocolate, a touch of coffee, some quite distinct roasty notes, and a herbal backdrop. Finishes off with some nice hoppy notes. All up, a very solid brown ale with some classy packaging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2012
at 01:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - a particularly attractive one, even considering the brewery is an offshoot of an art museum. Also tried on tap at GABS. Clear gold with a white head that fades to a coat but can be coaxed back with a swirl. Aroma of lemons, oranges, apples, coriander, white pepper, a little dough, vanilla. Slightly sweet but not very fruity, then tartish, then modestly bitter and spicy. Dry finish with lingering spices. Nice balance but not terribly involving. Pleasant aperitif.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2012
at 05:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap. Hazy straw with a thick white that fades quite quickly. Aroma of lemon syllabub , white pepper, cardamon, cloves, a little Sichaun pepper. Slightly creamy mouthfeel, but it’s a little on the thin side. Sweetish dough, lemony sourness, vibrant spices in a finish that’s quite dry and bitter. Could do with a little more body, but there’s plenty of character.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2012
at 05:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a golden yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy grassy flavor. Has a fruity malty grassy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2011
at 02:11