 jasonp (1510), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 3, 2007 Bottle, thanks mj. Clear strong copper color with a white head. Floral, grassy, piney citrusy hop nose with plenty of biscuity caramel too. Has a bold caramel/toffee, maris otter malty base. Next comes notes of brown sugar, wood, grapefruit, pine and citrusy hops. The taste is nice but too sweet for my personal tastes - I find the overabundance of caramel/crystal malt detracts from the hop character. Full, round and creamy with subtle carbonation.
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 12oz bottle, thanks to fly. Rusty honey colored body. Sticky and heavy old fruity hops, heavy malt presence and some moderate oxidation noticed in the nose, but otherwise it’s a fairly clean and crisp aroma. Coarse on the tongue, with biting caramel malts, some age noticed up front as well. Sweet and warming honey, caramel and sweet whiskey flavors. I get more of a boozy Irish whiskey flavor at a warmer temperature. A bit of a strange double IPA, a little too malty and coarse for me, but otherwise I like it.
kmweaver (2465), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 12oz bottle, courtesy of mj. Thanks, Mike! Pours a hazy, honey-orange color; minimal off-white head. Diminished piney hops and earthy candy sugar malt character in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: tastes like an aged IIPA or Barleywine with the hops fallen off; viscous, honey and brown sugar; mildly astringent presence in the mouth; orange, grapefruit hops still lingering. Lengthy, earthy and sugary finish.
kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 08/26/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Fest of 26
opaque amber, whispy white head, big spicy malt aroma, creamy body, sweet spiced malt flavor, touch of honey character, long bitter spicy finish,
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Date: 04/14/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 3.2 to 3.4
lots of sweet orange and tangerine in the aroma along with the spicyness, lots of earthy bitterness combined with the spicy hop flavor, nice sweetness almost adds balance but falls short
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 31, 2007 (12oz bottle, thanks mj) Minimal off-white head with clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, pineapple/grapefruit, peach, some caramel. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, pine, some peach. Fairly dry finish. Medium-full body, somewhat acidic.
Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Aug 31, 2007 A thick sunshine orange pour. Primary aroma of oceanic scotch malts, cedar and brown sugar. Powdered sugar and pastry provide a little soft touch, finishing on a strange linty hint of clean diapers. Very woody and alcoholic with quite a lot of soapy astringency. Mild grains in honey, peat. Generic whiskey qualities in the mouth. Simple, slick, and boring. Absolutely nothing notable or enjoyable here. Thanks for sharing, Mike!
Indra (2029), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 12oz. bottle. Aroma is fruity and lightly musty, with suggestions of blueberry, bubblegum, tangerine and a faint grapefruit character. Hazy light-medium amber color with swirls of sediment and a slight head. Flavor is malty and sweet, surprisingly so in fact, honeyish and sugary with an influx of gently citric and bitter hops. Gives a leafy, lightly spicy impression moving toward the midpoint, some juicy orange noted, finish is fairly well balanced, showing a blend of the sweet malts and hop flavors along with a touch of alcohol heat. Smooth on the palate with a low level of effervescence and a medium-full body. Good but would likely have been better a little closer to the bottling date (July 2006). Thanks to theisti for the sample.
theisti (1671), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2007 12 oz bottle from Zinister, brewed July 17, 2006. Enjoyed at the csbosox tasting 7/3. Pour is cloudy orange-amber with just a trail of a white head. Aroma is muted hops and some malt. Taste is grapefruit peel, and a little bit of aged sourness. The alcohol is completely buried in this, but there was something just a touch off in this one. Thanks for this one Michael.
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