3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
pours a semi-clear dark copper-red with a very small beige head, and not much lacing.
smell of malt, burnt toffee, and fruit.
taste is a little thin, malt, caramel, grape, a few hops, and nuts, ends a little tart.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from I forgot where. Pours a dark ruddy amber with a low foamy beige/tan head. Aroma seems grapey with a malt background. Medium plus body with foamy carbonation. Flavor is roasted malt with some yeast/spice and either fruit or herb. I can’t yet get concord grape, so I must have gotten the aroma wrong. This thing is definitely Belgian. The doppelback apparently just makes it a sweetish Belgian. It finishes pretty balanced, and more fruity than it started. My tongue is getting coated with something that might come from concord grape skins, but it’s hard to say. Definitely a different brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
heavy sweet malty and nutty aroma, as it warms you can smell some manischewitz.
pours blurry orange-brown with filmy beige head.
somewhat odd flavor, could be grapes, a mix of maltyness and toast with sweet fruit, maybe prune jam on burnt toast.
slightly thin, sticky with jammy finish.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
In the bottle at Bill B’s summer beer tasting party. Pours dark chestnut with a thin white head. Almonds, caramel, and grapes to the aroma. The flavor is a bit disappointing. Whimpers away quickly. Some maltiness and a slightly bitter finish. The aroma is the best part. I don’t think that grapes work well in beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
the brew has a pleasant beer aroma with the slight added wine like addition that surprisingly seems to add rather than (as i anticipated) detract from a good beer experience. the tastes are plum like but truly beer so this is somewhat like a decent tasting maibock or dubbel. so points in my book for being demonstrative. looks a bit like wine it is purpleish in the pour. a gimmick and an experience in one! soulful it is sweet in alcohol and caramel in yeast with some dried fruit.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Not a fan, but cant wait to try more of their beers. Smells great, taste pour.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Medium beige head atop clear dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, grape, some alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, grape, some alcohol, caramel/raisin. Smooth medium body.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz. bottle from Mac’s on West Peachtree. I had this on tap at Taco Mac last night, but it wasn’t my draught, so I didn’t really get the taste for it. Anyways, Brown in color with a purple and ruby hue. The head faded away rather quickly. Smells like Smuckers grape jam/jelly. Lots of artificial grape in the aroma. This beer carries a sugary sweet aroma that is accompanied rather nicely by the yeast. Slight raisin aroma as well. Hell, now that is considered a fruit beer, instead of a Belgian Ale, things just got better! The grape aroma is quite pungent, even though it does seem a bit artificial. Grape is mixing well with the dough, yeast, and sugar flavors. A bit of the heat from the alcohol comes through. Slight bitterness comes after the aforementioned heat. Taste seems a bit too "juicy" to me. Overall, this has a lot of great things going for it e.g. the grape flavor, but it seems too artificial, as I have already mentioned about 100 times. I almost forgot to mention, this beer has a nice texture.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Atlanta, Ga. - Hop City Craft Beer and Wine - 22 oz bomber. Medium purple colored pour, slight, off-white head. Fruity aroma, accented by dates, raisins and grapes. Flavor definitely has a heavy grape juice presence. Reminds me somewhat of communion wine with its heavy grape sweetness. Hints of brown baked bread and some dates break up the sugary grape sweetness. Overall, decent.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tampa Wkly Gathering @Datz thank Mike/beergeek-on tap-pours a tan head and dark copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt, medium/dark fruit, secondary earthy hops. Taste is sweet medium malt, medium/dark fruit, spice/earthy hops bite.
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