6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Sweetwater Tavern - Centreville on 05/16/2009. Clear deep amber body with ruby highlights and a small frothy off-white head. Sweet toasty and bready aroma with some chocolate and light molassas. Sweet roast and chocolate flavor with a bit of toasty and bready malt. Medium body with mdoerately high carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2009
at 09:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Merrifield location. Pours a coper color with a medium white head. Aroma of light hops, citrus, caramel, malts. Not very hoppy. Flavor is citrus, medium hops, malt, toffee. Not awful, but certainly would not impress an extreme hop head as it appears to be more in keeping with it’s European counterparts as opposed to "American IPA"
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2009
at 02:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Merrifield location. Pours a coper color with a medium white head. Aroma of caramel, malts. Flavor is malt, toasted, nuts, toffee. A pretty good one of it’s style. Easy to consume.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2009
at 02:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Served on draft at the Merrifield location. Pours a very dark mahogany color appearing black in the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, smoke and oats. Very dry taste with notes of nuts, lactose, slight roast and very slight fruitiness. Bitter hop finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2009
at 21:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Served on draft at the Merrifield location. Pours a clear dark amber color with a medium head. Good head retention and fair lacing. Aroma of toasted malts, nuts, toffee. Taste is nuts, toasted malts, caramel, plum, raisin and other light fruity notes. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2009
at 21:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at the Centreville location. Pours a copper color with a clear, large head, good retention and lacing. Aroma of faint citrus hops and not much else. Taste is bitter leafy hops with some citrus and grainy notes. Slight cardboard in the finish. Medium bodied. 5/4/5/3/11
Rerated at the Merrifield location. Hazy bronze color, decent head retention and lacing. Sweet and malty aroma with light hoppiness. Bitter citrus hop taste with light resin notes. Medium bodied. 5/4/7/4/13
Rerated at the Merrifield location. Hazy bronze color, decent head retention and lacing. Sweet and malty aroma with light hoppiness. Bitter citrus hop taste with light resin notes. Medium bodied. 5/4/7/4/13
Tried
on 10 Mar 2009
at 20:36
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at the Centreville location. Pours a medium reddish amber with a medium head. Average retention and lacing.. Aroma of caramel and a light peaty smokiness. Taste is fruity in the beginning with green apple predominantly. Caramel and bitter hops in the finish. Thin-medium bodied.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2009
at 20:32
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on tap at the Centreville location. Pours a light golden color with a medium head. Poor retention and lacing. Aroma of pale malts, grain and subtle grassy notes. Taste is light grain and a generic grassy finish. Watery and bland. Thin bodied. No skunk or anything off. One for the BMC crowd for sure.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2009
at 19:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Deep amber coloured body with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of pumpkin pie spice, malt and a bit of spice. Light to Medium-bodied; Lightish spicey flavour with some pumpkin tastes and more malt. Aftertaste has some caramel sweetness and a bit more spice, but nothing outlandish. Overall, a nice marzen beer with some good spices and a bit of a malty kick - even stronger than usual. I sampled this beer on draught as a sampler at the Shirlington Oktoberfest in Arlington, Virginia on 07 October 2006.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2009
at 22:41
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear deep amber coloured body with a thin off-white head. Aroma of malt, nuts and a bit of spice. Light to Medium-bodied; Malty flavour up front with some light hops and subtle spices and nuts noticeable as well. Aftertaste shows more of the same, nothing great noticeable throughout the beer. Overall, not really worth trying unless you’ve had everything else at the brewpub - there are too many other beer offerings here. I sampled this beer on draught as a sampler at the Shirlington Oktoberfest in Arlington, Virginia on 07 October 2006.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2009
at 22:32