6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours copper/amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma is mild citrus/floral. Med body. Flavor is cooked caramel, spicy hop, citrus and floral hop. The cooked aspect doesn’t appeal. That’s two beers tonight I’ve had that as an issue with. Maybe I am just needing more hops than some brewers choose to use. I agree this is hoppy for an amber, and as a very little bitter builds the ale becomes more agreeable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2013
at 17:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured a slightly cloudy yellow-orange color with a small mostly wispy head. Aroma was a touch of seawater, barley, grains, sour notes. Flavor is a touch barley, grains. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2013
at 13:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Murky pale yellow color. Taste is belly button close up, and feet. Taste is earthy and tart citrus and sea water. Interesing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2013
at 13:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark copper with a slight yellow/beige head. Aroma of toasted malt and fruity hop. Full bodied. Frothy carb. Flavor is pine/citrus/earth with a roast malt backdrop. This is a very nicely done ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2013
at 19:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours translucent copperwith a foamy off-white head. Aroma of resin and roast malt. Medium body, or nearly. Flavor is floral/fruity with a roast malt backbone. Fits the style. Finishes nicely bitter. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2013
at 17:37
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours with a near black hued body and a large brown head. Aromas are of molasses, milk chocolate, burnt candy, very estery. Dark fruit, floral hops and bakers chocolate. Flavors are quite metallic and burnt. Molasses, rough roast, acrid. Very harsh. Burnt and astringent, ashy. Over use of dark molasses (I have done it at home). Bitter. Very messy. Fuller carbonation, off-dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2013
at 18:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with an off-white head that slowly fades. Aromas are of big tropical fruits, citrus, mango, pine and resin along side way too much sticky caramel and nutty/astringent tannic extracted malt. I am a bit torn. I love the super fresh hop profile, but despise the amount of sweet crystal malt that I am smelling. Flavors are tropical fruit, but a near cloying sweetness with massive body. This beer (about 2 weeks old at the max) is saved purely by how fresh it is. Grass, mango, papaya, low bitterness. Huge body with massive amounts of caramel. Lively carbonation, full bodied. Great hop profile, but WHY would you add so much dextrin malt?
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2013
at 17:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ Naja’s Place, Redondo Beach, CA. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor. has a fruity malty hoppy biter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2013
at 06:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Rich amber/copper beer with a cream head. Indian spice aroma. Vanilla and spice flavor. Medium bodied. Vanilla and spice lingers with light earthiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2013
at 10:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours with a crystal clear yellow hued body with minimal head formation or retention. Aromas are very estery, apple, lactic, floral honey, greek yogurt. Flavors are tart, lightly herbal, floral, honey, lactic, wheat, damp earth. Very lively and bright carbonation. Dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2012
at 13:19