6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Very dark brown color with a decent beige head. Aroma is caramel malt with some hop. Near medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is lightly fruity, citrusy floral hop, followed by nutty, roasted dark caramel. The finish resembles a dry stout - but roasted rather than burntly toasted. Very smooth for a brown ale. A truly good drink. May be some differences in batches, or mayhap it improves with a little settling. I didn’t get anything very harsh. Much less harsh than many brown ales.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2007
at 17:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Aroma of caramel malt and something spicey. Nice amber color with a very decent white head. Thin to medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor? It’s got ginger. Zingy! Completely hides the noble hop (got a sample of the Helles, which the barstaffer said was the same recipe, except for the ginger and that had hop). Seems the ginger darkens the color a bit, and it certainly adds Zing! The finish is pretty dry, and the ginger hangs on. Maybe a little hop finally is detectable. Great refresher.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2007
at 17:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light banana aroma. How hefe. Cloudy gold color with a white head that does a bit of lacing. Starts with banana and yeast, and wheat. Medium bodied, tends to thin as the carbonation effervesces, but it becomes creamy. There is clove development, but not overly much. The ale develops a bitter quality, that battles with the yeast and banana. It’s really very good.
Tried
on 20 May 2007
at 20:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Aroma of malt, maybe backed by hop; alcohol seems present. Orangy gold color (not my idea of copper) with a white head that leaves. Medium mouthfeel. Definite start of sweet malt, and it is malt with character. Moves on with a bit of spice, leaves the mouth a bit atingle. The malt tends to stay on into the finish, and there is not really enough hop to balance this. Pretty good. One of the better lagers I’ve had in some time.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2007
at 16:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from aspidites; Thanks Mike! Nose of caramel, a little chocolate, and roastiness; clear brown with a medium tan head; medium body, thick with flavors: chocolate; molasses; caramel, and a little friutiness thrown in. Good complexity. Finishes with a little hops!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2006
at 23:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to droopy49 for this one! Starts out with a large, long lasting tan head over a clear, ruby tinted brown body. In the aroma is a mix of light breadiness with toasted malt and caramel. Moderately sweet with a subtle hop bitterness. Nice long smooth finish. Creamy and soft on the palate.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2006
at 06:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle pours a light golden with a large white head that had amazing lasting power. Spotty lacing. Light malts that are a bit paler than I expectedfrom a Bock. Flavor was light and a bit sweet, lacking some of the darker notes I expected. Body was medium, softly carbonated and a pleasant finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2006
at 23:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Slighty hazy gold with a small white head, i didn’t swirl the bottle. Grainy wheaty, yeasty aroma with only a tiny hint of banana; Malty, banana, flavor, but not the best hefe, flavor better than the aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2006
at 14:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle from World Market Sampler) Nose is caramel malts, with a little sweetness; Copper colored with a tiny off-white head; Caramelly malt flavor with a tiny bit of tartness (very slight) and a nice hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2006
at 16:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to droopy49 for sending this one! Large, long lasting, off white head over a medium gold colored body. Good malt aroma with some spicy honey notes. Smooth, malty and well balanced as it should be. Nice beer!
Tried
on 07 Apr 2006
at 08:45