6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at You Pick Six Tap Room, Erie, PA. Pint showed dark black cool with thin tan head, light retention. Nose is sweet chocolate and burnt sugar. The flavor is all sweet malts, roasted grain, cold coffee without any hop character. All roasted malt. Medium body leaning on the thin side. This stout is a tad on the lean side but if you are looking for a session stout this could be a good idea if you are in the Western PA area since I’m sure this is not a largely distributed beer. It is worth a try.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2013
at 17:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
The best beer of the evening at the brewpub. Good friendly presentation tot he olfactory. Very little initial bitterness but that just hides the moderate finish. Yes, a bitter personality builds during the session. Decent co2 throughout. Slightly hazy pale yellow in color. Medium length bitter finish but it never goes over the top, tend to remain civilized thru till the end. Yes, good overall impressions for this well behaved beer.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 15:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Surprizingly better than expected, better than yer average fruit beer. Yes, has a mild apricot perfumy aroma. First taste is hints of sulfer, weew, then that wears off. I think to myself, isn’t that what I think when I bite into a fresh ripe apricot? Yes! Although better than most fruit beers, that typical dull, unsweetened fruit thing kicks in. Dull apricots, please bring in some sugar? No, not there. Good sizzle during its presentation and this finishes with the taste of unsweetened apricot Kool-Aid powder.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 15:38
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
I was hoping for a well refined lager friend but no, its a somewhat rude ale... Very friendly on the intro taste and goes down easy, then its the second wave that gets ya. Soon the astringent bitterness kicks in, like an old country pilsner wannah bee. Astringent BS really sets into the taste bucket. Gets close to IPA territory in nastiness near the end.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 15:33
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Apparently the 2013 version. Called Oak Aged Double Vision IPA at the brewpub. Smell is aged double dull hops. Lighter iced tea appearance. ooooo, boy. This stuff starts off with a slightly fruity backbone and then it gets down to business. Fresh hops kick you in the pie hole. Almost cloying sweet at times, this must be an unrefined barley wine. Nasty tellie terrible on style. Quite difficult may I say. Better age this some more, like 10 years. Does not hide alky well. Mouth coating unimpressive finish. A little co2 saves this.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 15:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Slightly cloudy with a scummy looking head. Clean fresh aroma. A tad tart on the onset with a mildly bitter background; never becomes hop offensive yet retains the fact that it does contain hops. Very mild co2 on the palate. Yez, it is a bit bitter but it never gets in yer face. The hop effect fades quickly after each slug. In this age of big beers this is a refershing alternative. I’ve had other North Country beers that have a low alky content and they are always pretty decent. Goes down easy and this was a good beer tasting experience; good job NC!
Tried
on 08 Jul 2012
at 11:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Nice creamy head. Somewhat hazey yellow brown. Very little aroma, just a clean olfactory. really nice lacing in the glass. Very little co2 present on the palate, but what is there is rather creamy. Yez, on of the better ESB I have lately, good manners and goes down easy. Nice gentleman this is. A pretty good esb experience. Clean and fresh for the whole mug.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2012
at 11:27
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Very little if any aroma, just simple friendly olfactory. Looks a little like a lslightly hazy iced tea. First taste is as expected; a slight alky wallop. Medicinal flavors prevail. Barely any co2 and if there is any its covered by the alky forfront. Bitter medicinal back of throat feeling. Some slight burn on the way down and when it hits bottom. For a 9% however, it is well controlled. Not over the top like so many other beers in this alky range, has a few manners.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2012
at 11:22
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Looks like a cloudy hefe. Does have a mild beldgy yeast aroma, can’t smell any lavender in there. Weird yeasty effect on the palate initially. YEs, that beldgy yeast thing I think is a little overdone. Not quite as refined as the real belgian abbeys but a good try. Some mild sizzle. Finish is a little less than expected.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2012
at 04:42
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
On cask at the brewpub. Reddish murky brown with a thick creamy alabaster head. Aroma is a little floral and hoppy perfume. Completely flat and warm. There is some citrusy mild hops in there that makes it interesting. Bitterness begins to build as the session continues. Goes down fairly easy considering the amount of bitterness inthere. The citrus thing keeps it friendly. Not a fan of cask, but this stuff was OK!
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2012
at 04:36