3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20Poured from bomber into tulip glass. Caramel colored, nice one inch head formed and a fair amount of bubbles.
Smell: Light caramel, a slightly sour note. Very subtle smell overall.
Taste: Burnt malt, but very smooth and no real bitterness.
Creamy and soft but still light bodied. Moderate carbonation. I’m actually very impressed/surprised by this. The creaminess and light body do not seem a likely combination, but I really like it.
Given the ingredients used this ale turned out well. A nice curiosity but nothing I’ll be drinking again soon.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a root beer color with aroma of nutty malts and hops. Taste is complex with a clean, crisp, flavor. A full malt mouthful with a slight sweetness of caramel. A delicious beer that has a twist of soba grain.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle sample at Beoir Go Leoir. Lightly smoky soy -like malt, cola, and light molasses aroma. Hazy chestnut with a small beige head. Light smoky nutty malt and cola flavor with a very subtle hop finish. LIght body, moderate carbonation. The flavor was surprisingly complex, actually a little difficult for me to describe, and very easy to drink.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a darker reddish beer with a small, of white head on top. Aroma is malty, some rice and a roasted backing. Flavor has a very roasted bitterness and it’s incredibly malty. A bit on the watery side, but still quite decent. Nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark mahogany with tan head. Aroma is caramel roasted malt and mild hoppy. Taste is muted version of aroma. Mouth feel was a little watery, but still a very nice beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz bomber served in a snifter.
A: Pours dark mahogany with a small, short-lived, light tan head. Leaves a small spots of lacing. More or less clear.
S: Sweet aroma featuring mixed grains with fruity overtones, toffee and a hint of red wine barrel.
T: A more complex and unusual flavor than expected even given the rather unusual and rather complex aroma. Diverse tasted malt aspects, presumably including buckwheat. [Actually, there is a somewhat clear note of buckwheat in the finish,] Hints of toffee, dark fruits and hops. Low bitterness,
M: very good body with mediumcarbonation. Fairly clean and semi-dry finish.
O: quite distinct, very interesting and well-crafted, with a good sweet/bitter balance, However, neither the aroma nor the flavor profiles were entirely to my liking. As intended, I guess, good with Asian cuisine.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
65cl bottle @Lúpulo Feroz. Some malty and spicy aromas. Pours black, with persistent white head, good lacing. Oily, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Medium body and almost no aftertaste.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours a nice dark reddish brown with a thick head. Aroma is roasted malt and hop. Taste is malty a little nutty and earthy with a clean finish
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
650ml bottle. Clear darkest brown colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Dark malty aroma with a nuttily touch, hoppy overtones. Taste is moderately sweet dark malty with a nuttily touch, hoppy overtones in the middle part, later again more malt dominated with subtle sweetness. Well-balanced, nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
light malty aroma,red, clear,brown foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, oily feel, nice bitter malty aroma.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
This is thin in body but has a variety of subtle flavours that make it slightly more interesting than just "meh"
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