 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 26, 2008 Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy amber, small head. Perfumy peachy hop aroma. Medium sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel . The solid caramelly body baths in plentiful of fresh aromatic hops. Finishes with lingering bitterness.
Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Bright golden-bronze colour with a rocky head. Hoppy aroma is woody, lightly spicy with a strong toasty, chocolatey malt base. Very spicy, woody character with moderate bitterness. Lots of crystal and chocolate malt character. Well-balanced.
yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 6, 2008 From tap at OBrians. Pours cloudy deep orange with a lacing light tan head. Mild spiced and hoppy fruity aroma. Light liqourice lik hops flavour. Solid hoppy and mild spiced. A bit dense on the hoppy side and dry caramel malty. Goes slight more smooth into the finish.
argo0 (6230), Washington DC, USA
May 31, 2008 (draft) Clear amber body topped by an off-white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, floral/grapefruit, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit/lemon, light pine. Light-medium body, some resin, light acidity.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
May 25, 2008 Updated: Aug 13, 2008Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear amber, fine beige head, lots of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of earthy and floral hops,
Flavor: rich crystal malt flavor, lots of earthy hops add lots of balance to keep it mostly dry, nice crystal sweetness sneaks out to add a second wave of flavor, light lasting bitterness,
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Date: 05/17/2008
Mode: draft
Words: barley’s asheville
Aroma: aroma follows the bottle pretty well with some additional citrus hops,
Flavor: crystal sweetness shows up in the flavor first thing along with a touch of caramel, citrus hop flavor up front with the earthy hops following behind, the sweetness lingers along with the balancing hops,
Overall: better on draft with the added balancing sweetness
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Date: 07/17/2008
Mode: draft
Source: summits
picking up a lot more sweetness in the flavor along with with a touch of caramel, still good balancing bitterness but the hops are fading,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: ***/4
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