Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 8, 2009 Poured gold with a white head. Aroma of fruit and spice. Some lemon grass flavor with a hint of grapefruit and finished with some spice. fidelis83 (712), Clinton, Iowa, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 7, 2009 05/05/2008 bottle into chalice. Pours a milky caramel color with a tall, chunky beige head that has great retention. Aroma is lemon, musty hay, cellar, caramel apple, nectarine, mild yeasty dough, hints of underripe banana, cherry jolly rancher and a really nice, musty citrus hop profile. Flavor is yeasty bread rolls, caramel, banana with a chunk of peel on it, nice citrus and earthy hops, cellar, a little bretty funk. Finish is fairly clean with some fruity yeast notes and some nice citrus hops. Palate is thin and a little chalky on the entry with a nice fluffy carbonation in ht middle and a fairly dry finish. Very good and insanely drinkable, if it were about half of the price that it is and it was available closer to home I would probably buy it all the time. larryLSB (141), La Selva Beach, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 5, 2009 Poured from 11.2 oz bottled on 23.9.2008. Golden amber with huge off white head, very inpressive looking. Aroma of grapefruit, yeast. A bit of a musty smell. Taste was not what I expected, maybe it was the carbonation, very dry to the palate, hops were very subtle, with a good finish.Overall a good beer, but not worth the price. AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Apr 3, 2009 Pours a cloudy orange with a thin white head, The aroma is very sweet. Banana, grape, and hops stand out. I do detect hints of other dark fruit, maybe plum. The flavor is about the same, the banana really stands out at first, but the finish a a bit bitter with the hops coming through. Not what I expected, but still pretty good. jkm (189), Australia
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 3, 2009 Pleasant hoppy aroma. Pours a cloudy orange colour with a fairly large and long lasting head. Highly carbonated. Strong hoppy flavour with moderate to high bitterness. An enjoyable beer. Cavie (1369), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Apr 3, 2009 Cloudy pour. Very sweet smell. Several fruit notes detected. Banana, citrus and sweet grape. Taste is reflective of the scent. Sweet fruit with a grape like disposition. Very well done. WakeandBake (424), Greenville, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Mar 31, 2009 Bottle, bottled on date 24/04/2007 best before 24/04/2012. A hazy light amber pour ,loads of carbonation bubbles,and a huge fluffy off white head, wonderful lacing and lasted till the very end.
Aroma is a wonderful scent of spices,sugar and lemon,lighter notes of orange and a nice finish of yeast and hops.The flavor is a blend of spices & lemon, Light banana notes and fruity esters form the yeast, nice bready notes, a crisp refreshing mouthfeel with a very dry finish of hops and alcohol. Very complex and balanced.A very fun try .
PJClarke (620), London, Greater London, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Mar 31, 2009 A slightly hazy bronze with a hefty, aerated, white head. Fuddy, soapy aromas. With hints of brandy booziness lifted by light peaches and sweet caramel biscuits.
It holds a lot of brandy and un-peaty whiskey flavours that are again lightened by sweet orange and pear with underlying dark raisins. Some dried apricot flavours match the richness well creating a cakey sweetness. Very smooth, oily and perfectly carbonated.
I drank this with a rich cheese souffle, it really lightened the slightly bitter cheese though its carbonation reacted in a curdling way in the mouth. Not a bad match but it could definitely have been better.
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