7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden-bronze colour. Thin head. The aroma is cantaloupe and grapefruit with light pine and a lot of chewy crystal sweetness. On the palate it has a fair bit of chewiness but has a sweet candied fruit character, with light alcohol. Good brew, balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2014
at 08:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep amber-brown, aroma has a lot of beech smoke...good stuff...I assume Weyermann but the dose is pure Schlenkerla. A bit thin on the malts, but the smoke is nice. A touch sweet in the finish. That it invites comparison to greatness is impressive. Yum.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2014
at 17:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 650mL bottle. Bourbon, wheat and sour notes, some alcohol. I like it (sour fan), but not great if you’re expecting a barley wine. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 19:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2014-03-20, bottle from Legacy Liquor, Vancouver, 6-4-6-3-12=31
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Mahogany color with small head. The aroma is caramelly and bready. The body is rather thin, off-dry, nutty malt flavor, bready, low bitterness, very light fruity touch in the end. Easy but not bad.
2014-03-18, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-5-6-3-12=32
Dark amber color with creamy persistent head. Some malt and caramel aroma, with minimal fruity impression, but also with a shade of stale water. Soft mouthfeel; caramel flavor with light residual sweetness, and very light nutty and fruity touch; correct bitterness.
Some Irish Ale has too much roastiness or it’s too dry; this beer is not such, luckily (of the Irish), but still it’s a bit simplistic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 14:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear, golden amber with dissipating white head. I’m not so sure about this bottle. Aroma has mild apricot, sweet bready malt, I literally don’t smell hops in this. Taste of mild toffee malt, very very subtle hops, and rubbing alcohol. Medium body. Seemed more like a lackluster double pale ale (the hops are almost hidden completely - where’s the India in DIPA?). Based on the reviews (and the reviewers), I don’t think there’s a lot of consistency with the product.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2014
at 22:57
8/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 18:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2014-06-06, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Hazy golden color. The aroma is delicate and fruity. The mouthfeel is rather weak and too dry; the malt profile is simple, with hints of paper; quite strong bitterness, but less hop quality than expected.
2014-03-06, cask at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy golden color with compact head. Delicate but persistent aroma, crispy malts, and citrusy hops. Lean body, not weak; dry mouthfeel but with a good flavor of caramel, toffee, cereals, malt; good bitterness level, still balanced, and providing plenty of hop qualities, hop resins, some citrus peel.
Very nice offer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2014
at 00:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on the RBWG bus
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and some lacing. Aroma was floral and caramel. Flavors is floral, caramel, grainy and sweet malts
OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2014
at 19:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Vertbaconstrips to Ferris to me to the bus at RBWG in Asheville. Pours golden amber with white head. Nose and taste of light toast, cracker malt and lemon. Medium body. Good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2014
at 22:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the RBWG 2014 bus. Pours a near clear with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of bread and sweet grains with a hint of biscuit. Flavor has has a bread and biscuit note that grows in sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 06:26