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| | | The Bruery Two Turtle Doves | 4.5 | obguthr  | | | Complex aroma of cocoa, figs, shortbread, and apples. Brown pour with a thin tan head. Full body, blood texture. Flavor is of babyfood, chocolate, figs. Faint prune finish. Alcohol evident, but appropriate. Nice balance. Not nutty as billed, but a very delicious and unique beer. | | | | Renaissance Stonecutter Scotch Ale | 4.5 | davidm | | | Bottle. Fantastic beer. Aroma has roasted caramel, toffee, and wood. Flavour has sweet and bitter notes, and it lasts long. Creamy palate, and medium-full body. Dark brown colour, with an off-white fizzy head. | | | | Town Hall Festivus 2009 | 4.3 | ketchepillar | | | Holy crap. amazing chocolate and Coffee. Flavor wise definitely the best addition of either I’ve seen. Chocolate more prominent than coffee. Finish is just slightly astrigent. | | | | Widmer Brothers Reserve Cherry Oak Doppelbock | 4.2 | nuplastikk | | | Boxed 22oz bomber. Deep, opaque red-brown color. Minimal oily head hugs the edges of the glass. Quite an interesting style combination. Very smooth and drinkable for 9%. Mellow cherry, chocolate, and vanilla aroma. The cherry taste really stands out, but is complemented perfectly by the mild oak and sweet dark malts tones. Rather mild carbonation. I really commend them for the interesting combination of styles. This is one of the most enjoyable strong fruit beers Ive ever had. Awesome beer, underrated. | | | | Flying Dog Double Dog Double Pale Ale | 4.1 | DuffMan | | | Pours a hazy orange with a dense compact vanilla head. Very fragrant citrus aroma (kumquats) along with some resin and sweet toffee. Heavy dense mouthfeel, chewy. Big flavours of sweet toffee, citrus, and massive resinous bitterness. No hint of the ABV, dangerously drinkable and flavourful. More! | | | | Shakespeare Pucks Pixil(l)ation | 4.8 | davidm | | | Tap. Masterpiece! Aromas of port, caramel, and butter. Flavour is long-lasting and sweet, with bitter notes. Palate is syrupy and full-bodied. Amber colour, with a thin and frothy head. | | | | Shakespeare King Lear Old Ale | 5 | davidm | | | Tap. Exceptional! Full marks. Aromas of liquorice, roasted malt, and chocolate. Flavour has a sweet start, and a long-lasting bitter finish. Full-bodied and syrupy mouth feel. Black colour, with a frothy off-white head. | | | | Thomas Hooker Old Marley Barleywine | 4.5 | Toxygen | | (bu-btl br-lbl flip-top, old ’Troutbrook Brewing Company’)
opq-br, thin head, full body, §co2.
aroma: not much - likely because served in pint glass.
flavor: malty fruity T1, fruity bourbon T2, dry-wine hop-bitter §chrcl T3, occasional notes of §smokey-vanilla just as it says. | | | | Galbraith Resurrection | 4.8 | davidm | | | Tap. Top-class beer. Aromas of butter, vanilla, and caramel. Flavour is sweet, with bitter notes, and lasts for long in the mouth. Creamy palate, and full-bodied. Amber colour, with a frothy long-lasting head. | | | | Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock | 4.2 | Toxygen | | (br-btl flip-top, 8%)
mahogany, creamy tan head, §lace, full body, med-co2.
aroma: sweet-malt grape-skin-tannic fruity-hops
flavor: bitter-sweet-malt T1, ^malty T2, §bitter-chclt §hoppy T3, §chrcl Tf. | | | | Galbraith Grafton Porter | 4.6 | davidm | | | Tap. Remarkable beer. Roasted aromas of chocolate, and coffee. Flavour is long-lasting, with sweet and bitter notes. Silky in the palate, with a medium body. Colour is dark brown, with a creamy white head. | | | | HeBrew Rejewvenator 2009 | 4.1 | Vertical Bacon Strips | | | Pours out a small bubbly off white cap. Great clear colour - red with a touch of orange. Sweet aroma with thick malts, obvious bock malt qualities, dates, plums, weak citrus, caramel, sweet, thick caramel... this half Dbock half Dub is a great idea. The taste is excellent with much of the same from the aroma, slight anise, mild Belg like spices, light yeast, raisins, red apple skin, malts, molasses, dates and an old leather taste. The dates really come out mid to late sip. Smooth with mild carbs, hints of mild bitterness, medium to medium full bodied. I love this beer - gots to get more. | | | | Stone Smoked Porter | 4.7 | Toxygen | | (Br-btl painted-Bu/Wt-lbl)
bk-opq, thin but lasting creamy tan head, full body, §co2.
aroma: sweet hoppy §smokey.
flavor: sweet §malty T1, bitter-malt §smokey T2, §malty §smokey §chrcl short T3, balanced, good throughout. | | | | Emersons Old 95 | 4.3 | davidm | | | Bottle 500ml. Great beer. Aromas of grass, flowers, apple, and caramel. Sweet start, taken over by long-lasting bitterness. Velvety palate, medium-full body. Orange colour, with a creamy long-lasting head. | | | | Adnams Broadside Strong Original | 4.5 | davidm | | | Bottle 500ml. Exceptional. Aroma has caramel, apple, nuts, and cask. Sweet flavour with bitter notes, long duration. Creamy palate, and full body. Dark brown colour, with a frothy head. | |
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…and a nice herbal hoppy presence in the aroma. Soft hay and grains greet the tongue, followed by a touch of honeybread and earthy hops right along side it; finish is a bit on the hoppy side. Clean, crisp, but still full of flavor; both malt and hops are strong,… -- badbeer of Rothaus Pils Tannen Zäpfle |
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