3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Toronado in San Francisco. Hazy dark yellow color with fine white swirls and lacing. Really pungent aroma of clove, cassis, honey, vanilla extract and alcohol. The flavor is sweet and carbonated; the clove and sugary yeast statement bring it over the top, just too cloying for my tastes. It has a pleasant toasty undertone, but the initial sugar bomb up front takes away the beer’s total character. Peppery spice and alcohol dominate in the finish.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle. Pours clear golden with a lot of carbonation, thick airy head. Aroma is sweet but had a bit of funk to it. Flavor was much more pleasing. Sweet aroma maltiness and a spicy dry finish. Alcohol was blarey detectable and a sticky mouthfeel. Very tasty.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 4, 2008 good lookin’ hazy golden color with a nice stable white head. Aroma is complex with a little vanilla, honey, fruity yeast flower , and a little touch of "god". Nice taste of honey, sweeat vanilla, little moderated hop, smooth carbonation. Good spicey aftertaste. Yes, i will buy it again, if i could:)
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
The aroma is very sweet and very malty - a very simple aroma. The color is a clear yellow and it has a fantastic head. The flavor is very sweet and fruity with notes of peach, other fruits, and some sweet esters. All in all it is round and soft with a bite. It has a good palate.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nov. 2007 - Light cider color with very little head or lacing. Only a subtle fruity aroma was present. The flavor was subdued fruits -- pears and apple -- with a dry finish. A good beer paired with food. The mouthfeel was dry and airy with a nice smoothness. Pretty good, but no "wow" factor.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours hazy gold-orange with floaties. Very bready aroma with a good deal of spicy yeast. Lemony and honey-ish. Initially very sweet in the mouth, but the sweetness is confronted head-on by spicy yeast notes. The sweetness, however, wins out in the end and lingers honey-like and bready on the finish. Alcohol is perceptible.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours hazy dark golden color. Aromas of dough and some caramel. Very sweet flavor, a little too sweet for me. There is also a slight metallic taste and the alcohol is quite noticiable. Creamy mouthfeel and mild carbonation gives it easy drinkability. An OK beer but too sweet for me.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted 3/10/08. 330ml bottle. Best before 10/04/09. Hazy and sedimented. Dense core. Lemon honey caramel hue. I guess that I’m just associating the impending flavors. Spotty white head. Doughy caramel aromas. Dried bananas and cooked sugar. Touch grainy. Rather full bodied but deceptively smooth. Well melded alcohol. Sweet initially then immediately into bitter and tart, finishing zesty and fruity. Good roll to the palate. Crisp and medium bright. Slightly dulled, but just to enhance the caramel honey note. Lingering bitter acidity. Cloying malt stickiness. One of their better offerings. Nice.
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