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Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bfeldmann from Wilmington, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/8/2007 7:43:15 AM)
"Thanks eagle for this one. Poured was a cloudy brown color. Aroma was caramel and yeast. Flavor was much the same as it warmed it finished a bitter hops to it. Not a bad one not the best of the bunch either."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[2] Review by doulos31 from Middletown, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/21/2007 9:14:58 PM)
"Ruby brown pour with nice looking head and lacing. Wonderful aroma of caramel malts and earthy hops. First sip, taken aback by a sour fruitiness. Caramel malt base and significantly hopped and not a bad tasting beer, but the sourness was detracting. Slightly thin mouthfeel. Ok. Thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/21/2007 8:45:36 PM)
"Bottle courtesy Robert at SL. Pour was murky brown with a small thin head, pretty constant, no lacing. The aroma was light yeast behind strong caramel and brown sugar, light oxidized nose too. Flavor followed suit, more malty than anything else, slight yeasty bitter finish. Overall, a neat experience, but I still stand by my position that Stone is best at its pale ale, ipa, dipa product line than anything Belgian. Thanks, Robert!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by aracauna from Adairsville, GA, USA who has tried this beer (1/15/2006 10:21:48 AM)
"Me gusta. I really wish I had two bottle so I could age the other one to see how it changed with age. But I'm really wondering if it would be any better with age. The appearance is just a little too brown to be ruby and the cascading bubbles almost look like golden flakes. The head is a very pale tan but forms easily and holds up nicely. Coriander is definitely evident up front as well as a peppery aroma. A bit of orange pulp wafts up as well. The flavor continues with the coriander and the pepper becomes stronger. Oddly they didn't use real pepper this time around. I guess the grains of paradise are aptly nicknamed "Alligator Pepper." Under the caramel cake malt, I'm picking up the faintest hint of banana. I'm actually a bit surprised that Stone made a beer so unabashedly not hoppy. Sure they used high alpha hops in the boil, but I'm not picking them up at all. They blend into the overall mix nicely. Very balanced, but big flavored beer. I'm actually surprised the beer is getting such low ratings here. Maybe something as subtle as a dunkel wit made by Stone throws people off, but I really like it."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by herbjones from Orange, CA, USA who has tried this beer (10/30/2005 11:20:59 AM)
"Gotta say I was kind of let down by this one. Tried it when it was first released but didnt rate it because I felt it was to young and had not come together yet. Tried another one last night and guess what? Still just a jumbled mess. Belgian hints with yeastiness and dark fruits at first, some spiciness and then the hops come in and bludgeon everything and not in a good way. Hopefully time will be kind to this one and in 9 years it will come together."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.2)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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