3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle; poured a dark cola brown with lots of floaties. Aroa of wheat, chalk and cocoa. Flavor was that of a brown ale with some wheat, fruit, and chalk. Not as good as I was hopping for, but not bad.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a dark brown with ruby hi-lights with a tan head developing into nice lace. Aroma is of spice, coriander, citrus, floral, wheat.
Flavor is of caramel, spice, roasted malt, wheat, yeast with a long lasting finish. An ok beer that could use some adjustments.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a dark caramel brown color with violet hues showing when backlit. A small, foamy, khaki colored head is well retained, and some nice, delicate lacing remains on the glass. The aroma is floral and fruity, with notes of darkly toasted wheat in the background. Light caramel adds sweetness, while banana esters and hints of lavender and orange peel provide bright spots on the nose. Flavors are a bit more muddled, with the dry, wheaty base taking the fruits over somewhat. Oatmeal wasn’t as prevalent as I was expecting. The palate was a little weak and a bit over carbonated, though it was fairly easy to drink and quite refreshing. Overall, I just wasn’t nearly as impressed with the Black Orchard as I was with the Wit.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 bottle. Poured a very dark brown, light tan head. Malty aroma, a bit thin. Slightly sweet, with a little roastiness in the backround. pretty good.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
draft: very dark brown beer with a thin off-white head. very subtle yeast nose of bubblegum. wheaty & yeasty flavors, pretty concentrated on the yeasty bubblegum notes. balanced hop character and a slight roasty thing going on behind the scenes. the beer is clean for the most part though can be a little flemmy in the aftertaste. pretty ordinary overall though...i think it would better with a strong roast character.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
HUGE GUSHER.in fact half the bottle was gone before i could even get the cap all the way off.black body with a light brown head.very earthy with some wheat and belgian spice.kinda bland honestly.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by Odeed from Hi-Times; black with a medium beige head; came out of the bottle as a gusher; Nose is fairly light with coffee, toffee, and nuts; flavor is caramel, coffee, some sweetness, and light spices.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a tan head. Spicy, yeasty, malty aroma. Spicy, yeasty, malty, caramel flavor. Medium body. Caramel, spice, and yeast linger.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
nice looking bottle, classic ... first sip, hmmm has a weird spritz to it ... Ranger McFriendly? .... dark, a dark witbier .. intresting ... pours a cark brown with a medium stable head, lacing is good too ... has tar, molasses, spice , is abit tart too ... an interesting brew to try..
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 13, 2009 From tap at Pizza Port, Carlsbad. Pours almost black with a small orange glare and a lacing white head. Mild spiced and roasted malt flavour. Spiced and malty roasted flavour. Lasting spiced flavour and slight roasted. Not my style, too spiced.6-3-4-3-10=2.6
From bottle, blind #2. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Yeasty, roasted malt, caramel and light acidic touch in the aroma. Plastic, leathery and spiced flavoured. Mild acidic touch. Spiced and roasted finish. Lingering roasted malt flavoured finish.6 3 6 3 13 = 3.1
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