5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a thin tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of toasted malt, apple, floral hops. The taste is toasted caramel malt, floral hops. Medium bodied, low carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2014
at 15:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Nice crisp deep brown coloured body with a thin, half a centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of toffee, clay, alcohol and bunches of nuts - not much else - fairly muted. Medium-bodied; Strong nutty flavour with some toasted malt, toffee and a little earthy flavour tucked in. Aftertaste is fairly one-dimensional with caramel and earth the primary players. Overall, a decent beer with a rather simple flavour and no real surprises throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia on 22-December-2013 for US$2.39 sampled at home in Washington on 27-March-2014. My can also lists the ABV at 5.7%.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2014
at 00:20
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can: Weak lemony nose. Clear yellow, thick head. Corn initially, quite grassy at midpalate and beyond. Metallic throughout. My initial impression was this was fairly macroish, but it turned out to be fairly well hopped, its saving grace.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2014
at 16:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice crisp amber coloured body with a thin tan head. Aroma of bright grapefruit, piney and resinous hops - a lot of them and a touch of malt. Medium-bodied; Strong herbaceous hop flavour at first with some perceived metallic and earthy notes along with a lot of caramel and sweet notes at the end. Aftertaste shows a lot of hop bitterness with grapefruit and piney notes clearly winning out. Overall, a very potent hop presence with a good malt backbone and some nice complex flavours - much more hops than I was expecting and definitely one of the best ’ambers’ I’ve had in a while. I feel like this is an APA, but if it stays in this category - find one, because it is a great beer for the style. I sampled this twelve ounce can after a hockey game in Arlington, Virginia on 19-March-2014 - Thanks JP!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2014
at 10:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Whole lemon nose, mild spice. Cloudy golden, no head. Fruity lemon with orange underneath. Finishes decidedly maltier. Cotton c.andy hints throughout. Neat.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2013
at 14:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from obguthr in a locals trade
Cloudy amber with a small white, no lacing. Aroma of raspberries and plastic. Flavors of raspberries
OK
Cloudy amber with a small white, no lacing. Aroma of raspberries and plastic. Flavors of raspberries
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2013
at 11:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Faint strawberry nose, sort of artificial, with toast. Fizzy mahogany, thick tan head, good retention and lacing. Medium body, easy carbonation, astringent. Little strawberry presence, much to my relief. Drinks more like a standard schwarzbier, toasted barley. Respectable and fun.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 19:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy yellow color with a large creamy off-white head. Good head retention. Mild aroma of dry peaches, pale malts and a bit of caramel and butter. The taste is strong peach notes and pale biscuit malt. Medium bodied, average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2013
at 16:17
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
Draft. Hazy brown color, medium white head. Aroma and taste are both very boozy, which dominate all else.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2013
at 18:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Hopefully this is the same beer. I had a cabernet sauvignon BA quad of this same abv at Snallygaster in DC. It was very boozy, with intense fruit and wine, lots of alcohol in the aroma and flavor.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2013
at 12:55