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RATINGS: 902   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 77   EST. CALORIES: 257   ABV: 8.56%
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From the first day of the first mash of the first recipe in the first space to this oasis 13 years on the road; We have worked hard to walk in the footsteps of our hero brewers. The Esteemed brewer of California’s best Pale Ale, the Noble Brewer of the planet’s only legal Steam Beer, and Oregon’s Rebel Brewer from Newport. Thirteen years down the road, we have found our own voice as brewers but our admiration for the Great Ones has not dimmed one bit. If we walked well down the hero’s path ourselves, perhaps we too have been an inspiration for others. Beer is a Bronze Age business and we feel honored to have left our footprints on its path into history, at the same time leaving our flavors on your buds. Thanks for your trust over the years and we hope you enjoy this specially brewed Hi-Gravity Auburn offering. Beer Speaks. People Mumble! O.G. 1.085 76.92 IBU


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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Crit (2841) - New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA - JUL 17, 2008
Nothing special. Sparkling amber, lasting beige head.Intense bead. Nose is sweet, lightly cat pissy. Sweet start. Lots of bitterness in finish, hard to tell if from hops, alcohol bite, or both

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
AlabastorJones (800) - San Francisco, California, USA - FEB 25, 2007
clear ruby/amber with a bit of a creamy head, dull piney hop nose, yeasty sweet flavor, brown sugar, mild hops, alcohol tingle on the trhoat, needs a little more balance but is tastey just the same

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dm9831 (1515) - Monee, Illinois, USA - MAR 13, 2008
dark amber, frothy ,quickly dissipating head. aroma of hops, citrus and underarm sweat. flavor is grapefruit, caramel and evergreen. full bodied. i catch something mapley in the finish. not bad, but i prefer the grapefruit and bitter.

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
LyndaNova (525) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - APR 28, 2007
Cold 22oz bottle: Pours a clear amber color with minimal light tan bubbles around the edges. Aroma is of rich malts, earthy hops and alcohol notes. Taste is of rich malts, wood, earthy hops and notes of dark fruit. Medium bodied and smooth with ample carbonation. Ending is malty and fruity with light alcohol burn.

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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
AR (724) - Georgia, USA - AUG 22, 2008
Pours a somewhat dark amber with a slight reddish tint. There is a sticky, sugary, sweetness in the taste and a lingering caramel-hop flavor.

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DSG (3017) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 18, 2009
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks tomer! Clear amber color with a beige head. Aroma of pine needles, some resin, hints of flowers and a bit of toasted malt. Very bitter resinous flavor with caramel and some alcohol, especially towards the finish. Medium to full-bodied, a bit oily.

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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Skeegle (566) - Maryland, USA - NOV 29, 2009
This one had an odd funk to it that kept throwing me off. There’s lots of honey everywhere in this one and the hops don’t really mesh well with the particular flavor. Piney hops taste a bit watered down and the citrussy ones aren’t apparent. I get what the rater below me is saying about how the initial taste is a bit off as it hits your palate--something definitely seems amiss. Overall a bit odd of a beer.

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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hellbilly (3053) - scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA - APR 26, 2007
a little too sweet for me. hoppy and citrus that are unbalanced. kinda like a bad barleywine. don’t think i could put the bomber away...good thing it’s on tap

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   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Underhook (162) - Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA - SEP 7, 2008
Pours a red, average head, normal lacing. Weak nose. Tastes of sweet molasses, caramel. Lots of classic red, but nothing that stands out. Strong hops. Average red brew.

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   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Cirrhosis (932) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - JUN 12, 2009
"Sweet hoppy beer smoke. Dark copper body to reddish brown with a 1” tan cap looks good but unfortunately there was zero lacing. Standard west coast hop aroma with pool water and a sweet toffee finish. What’s with this aroma the more I smell the more of it I don’t like, I swear I just got some arm pit in here. first sip is hoppy but not as strong as the aroma. Taste is fairly IPAish but with a richer darker malt presence. There is an pine flavour that unfortunately turns soapy on some sips. This diffenatly full flavored and bold, but it’s coming across syrupy almost like this was made from concentrate and not enough water was added. Whatever this is good enough to drink but it has no personality of its own. Dammit I tasted the pool water again."


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