 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jun 7, 2008 Updated: Aug 13, 2008Date: 05/29/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: clear amber, frothy off white head, solid patterned lace,
Aroma: sweet pine and crystal malt aroma, touch of fruityness, oak starts off light and builds pull in the vanilla with it and takes over the sweet pine and crystal,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: big oak and malt flavor, lots of earthy oak balances the sweetness of the base beer, the sweet pine breaks through for a while, vanilla adds more complexity than sweetness, bitterness adds balance but stays out of the way of the complex flavors, sweet crystal malt shows back up towards the bottom of the pint,
Overall: sweet oak and pine
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Date: 06/07/2008
Mode: draft
Source: traapeze
picking up a lot more of the fruityness and pine of the base beer with the oak coming later, I can see where people say it is not too oaky, on this keg, for the first third of the pint,
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Date: 06/17/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
been drinking this here for the past few days and noticing a daily fluxuation in the level or oak, depending on your desired level of oak it will be perfect eventually,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ****/4
beerguy101 (3488), Newark, California, USA
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ucusty (1215), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
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SoLan (1187), Orlando, Florida, USA
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fishingnet (861), Brandon, Florida, USA
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