2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Caramel, english hops, and some spices. Palate is lighter and crisp. Flavor brings out a malt backbone, finishing a little bitter with a hop aftertaste. Very sessionable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUL 18, 2010 Pours a hazy dark orange colour with medium off-white head. The aroma is of malts and hops with some fruitiness and a little yeast. The taste is malty and slightly sweet with some caramel to it, there is also a nice bitterness that it finishes with. Medium bodied with nice carbonation and fairly smooth. Overall very nice, close to the double dead guy and easily one of my favourites.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: APR 23, 2010 12oz Bottle. Aroma lacks a bit of punch, though is very pleasant. A mellow cloud of vanilla, yeast, bread/dough, malt, fruitiness and some citrus/spice from the hops. Flavour is nicely balanced; comes on first with slightly toasty malts, almost Pilsner malt in style, but much breadier and very doughy, a little bit more vanilla, good bitterness creeping in bringing with it more citrus, orange-peel and spiciness. Body is quite gassy, and I wonder if this is due to it being in a smaller bottle, as I generally find that the 24oz bots are alot less fizzy. Still it keeps the beer light-mid bodied which gives the beer a very refreshing and quaffable quality. Abv is well disguised. Finish is nicely bitter with a touch of nuttiness and a bit of sweet bitterness reminiscent of Danish pastry. For Rogues sort of flagship beer I think it’s really good, perhaps not my favourite from what I’ve tasted, but it’s faithfull to the core style, but still injects a good dose of US brewing which makes the beer pleasantly unique.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a slightly hazy golden brown color with a big time head. Aroma is of malts, yeast, citrus, and spices. Flavor is of sweeter malts, yeast, brown sugar, slight aluminum, and dark fruit. Leaves a sweeter aftertaste. This one is excellent.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle-a orangish amber pour-off white head -aroma and taste of caramel, dough, -nice bitter finsh -good beer
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
aroma is an enticing mix of dry biscuit, toffee, malt, earthy hops, and caramel.
slightly hazy orange/light-brown with small frothy off-white head.
flavor is sweet and biscuit-y with a balancing mellow hop bitterness; a bit of citrus and passion-fruit but mostly earthy.
it’s medium-bodied, fairly carbonated and a little slick with a dry slightly bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at small bar. Old standard, time for a rate! Cloudy dark orange with thick sustaining white head. Nose is subtle, pale malts with hints of melanoidins. Taste is sweet munich malts and tea leaves on top of a pale base, very light caramel, finishes with light sweetness. Low-medium body, watery texture, mild carbonation. One of my gateway craft beers with the great logo, this easy-drinking bock still holds up even as the palate has improved, very sessionable IMO.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: APR 12, 2010 Bouteille. Couleur blond miel de trèfle, collet blanc cassé. Fine dentelle. Arômes de houblons et de malts. Pétillante sur la langue. Saveurs de malt avec des pointes de caramel. Bonne amertume. Facile à aimer. Bonne bière.
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