5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle pours a lightly hazy caramel amber with some sudsy, lacing white head. Nose is ok, citrus peel, blood orange, a little hay, a little dusty, grapefruit zest. Flavor is the same, something a bit like Orval which makes me think this is either an old bottle or slightly infected, heavy blood orange, dried lemon peel, a little ginger. Medium bodied, dry finish. Something a bit off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2012
at 15:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. Pours golden yellow with big white head. Nose and taste of fresh pineapple, grapefruit, citrus, rye and tropical fruits. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2012
at 15:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle and draft. Pours dark amber with cream white head. Nose and taste of pineapple, biscuit malt, grassy hops, toasted caramel and light resin. Finishes dry with some resin. Medium body. - I thought the flavors came out better on draft and would rate slightly higher if I took notes on the draft version. This is from the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2012
at 13:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle in NYC. Pours clear, copper-gold with a creamy, off-white head. Nse is all piney hops, toasty malts and subtle caramel, along with rich melon and soft grapefruit. Light to medium sweet flavor with strong, earthy and grassy bitterness, some toast, nips of burnt caramel, dried citrus, some tangy grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Somewhat dry, somewhat resinous and sticky to finish, with tangy citrus and assertive grass. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2012
at 23:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap a the Ginger Man, Manhattan - 01/03/12. Pours a murky dark amber hue with almost a finger of tan head. Resiny hops and citrus dominate the nose. Grapefruit comes to the fore in the flavours allied to orange peel and pine a pretty good hop assault on this one. Medium plus in body with a fairly bitter finish - I enjoyed this one a lot!
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2012
at 02:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing - pour is inky black - thin tan lace - nose has quite a bit of bittersweet chocolate, roast, anise, hints of smoke, light woodiness and spice - low carbonation, slick mouthfeel - flavor is fairly sweet up front - chocolate and vanilla - this is followed by deep (but not astringent) roast, warming, spicy alcohol, anise, woodsmoke, leather - some dark fruit on the finish, with a light tartness - very tasty - well done, Larry!
Tried
on 14 Jul 2012
at 18:55
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Really black color, I got to say that this may be the blackest pour I have ever seen. Has a halo lacing. I think my soul is being sucked into this beer. Aroma is sweet molasses, dark ash, fumy, just a little bit of bacon. There is like an alcoholic Bon Bon thing going on. Flavor is chocolate bacon (not smoke) with a bitter hop bite and a rich tobacco and just a light hop sweetness. The beer is not thick and easier to drink than expected from the aroma. An overall pleasure to drink. I wish I could get more of this. One of the best imperial stouts I have ever had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2012
at 18:51
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Swingtop bottle. First of all, just a delicious beer. Pours with a brown body and small head. Aroma is earthy sweetness, perfect mix. Flavor is similar, just the right dry earthy and nutty caramel. Perfectly medium-light body yet felt on the cheeks. IT almost sounds too simple but try to do it, I dare you.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2012
at 19:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Swing top growler shared by beastiefan2k - thanks, Eugene! - hazy purple - thick off white head that settles to a soapy lace - lovely nose of caramelized sugars, toffee, plum, a light bit of smoke, leather - soft carbonation, moderately creamy in the mouth - not as sweet as expected - opens with leafy bitterness and a light tartness - this is followed by complex earthy notes, light peat - some sweet notes of toffee and dark fruits follow - finishes with a touch of chocolate - a very well-executed wee heavy.
Tried
from Growler
on 12 Jul 2012
at 19:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample, draught, at TAP NY, savoured on April 28 2012; eye: mahogany, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, light smoke, slight fruity; mouth: malt, caramel, light smoke, slight fruity, slight hops, finale in toffee with light acridness, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, slick texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue au TAP NY, savourée le 28 avril 2012; œil : acajou, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger fumé, très léger fruité; bouche : malt, caramel, léger fumé, très léger fruité, très léger houblon, finale en caramel écossais avec légère âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : bon
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2012
at 05:15