6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
at yespr tasting, clear brown, small light brown head. aroma is roasted malty, dry, bitter hoppy. flavor is roasted malts, somewhat euro hoppy.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 13:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle@Yespr’s - black pour with off white head. Aroma and taste is medium roasted malty, some caramel, chocolate, dark fruits, roasty light finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2015
at 13:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and breadish. Light liqourice. Bitter, roasted and dark malty. Dark roasted and light breadish finish.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 12:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Sweetwater Tavern Rode Hard Ale ].Clear medium yellow - amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, perfume, fruity, moderate yeasty, nectar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, earthy hops, floral, flowers, fruity, nectar. IMO. not harmonious. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130815]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2015
at 03:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the Centreville location. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin head. Poor head retention. Aroma of wheat, clove, toasted malt, banana, caramel. The taste is stone fruit, cherry, wheat, banana, spice. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mild lingering spice.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2015
at 19:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
At the Sweetwater Tavern, Sterling, VA 21/9/2014. Pale lager with a touch of grassy hop, some fruitiness and a decent, bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 13:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Merrifield location. Poured a dark, dark, dark brown color, almost pitch black, creamy off-white head. Aroma was notes of roasted malts, fruity and earthy hop notes, nice balance in aroma between malt and hop that seems to be lost with many black IPAs. Flavor was nice balanced fresh hop notes along side a decent hop character.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2014
at 16:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Merrifield location. Poured a dark copper-ruby red color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was notes of light malts, some caramel notes. Flavor was light, clean sweet caramel malts, touch toast at the end. Light, easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Mar 2014
at 16:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft (tapped 2/7/14) at Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield poured into a standard pint glass. According to the board, this batch/year is 8% ABV. Pours black with just over a finger of nice frothy light tan head. Little brown hues around the edges of the glass. Head sticks around for a good bit. Very sparse lacing. Aromas of roast, dark chocolate, light dark fruit, coffee. Hard to get a good smell with the pint glass. Tasting notes of dark fruit including cherries, dark chocolate, caramel, roast. Medium body with a dry and slightly bitter finish. Light creamy mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Pretty good beer and definitely one of GAR’s better brews, probably the best I’ve had from them so far. Wonder how this would compare to the original 10.8% version.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2014
at 14:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2013. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity peachy hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty peachy hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy biter peachy grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2013
at 06:25