Beer Reviews by CLASH
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2451 | The Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale | United States | Brown Ale | 3.4
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 A brownish black appearance with a reddish hue. The aroma is cocoa powder like sniffing a box of Nesquick and some toffee and nutmeg notes. The flavor is quite sour with some brown sugar, caramel, and dark chocolate. I like my browns a little sweeter and less sour but overall this is a pretty good beer. |
Feb 3, 2006 02:55:03 AM |
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2452 | Great Divide HotShot ESB | United States | Extra Special Bitter | 3.5
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 An amber appearance with a moderate head. The aroma is fruit filled with orange, cherries, and some caramel. The flavor is malty and creamy with some toffee, caramel, oranges, and lemons. It leans more toward the pale side while keeping many ESB traits. The finish is rather bitter. A different twist on the style but I liked it. |
Feb 3, 2006 02:57:03 AM |
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2453 | Left Hand Black Jack Porter | United States | Porter | 3.6
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 This poured a black color with a beige head. The usual suspects in the aroma with chocolate ruling over the coffee. A roasted coffee flavor with a decent amount of bitterness. Not much sweetness shows up in this one. A rather full bodied porter but nothing that stands out from others. Overall pretty good. |
Feb 3, 2006 02:59:03 AM |
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2454 | Avery Out of Bounds Stout | United States | Dry Stout | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 Pitch black appearance with a large beige head. A roasted coffee and licorice aroma. A rather full body with some bitter chocolate, coffee, and raisins appearing in the flavor. Wow this one is quite bitter. Steer a guinness lover in this direction there will be no looking back |
Feb 3, 2006 03:03:03 AM |
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2455 | Lost Coast Great White | United States | Witbier | 4.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9 A nice golden appearance with a rather large head. The aroma is a blast of spices, lemons, coriander, orange peels. So far so good. The flavor is also filled with citrus, lemons, grapefruit, oranges, pears, you name it. There is also a slightly funky and spiced note to the beer. I must be in the minority but I love this stuff! |
Feb 3, 2006 03:06:03 AM |
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2456 | Avery The Czar Imperial Stout | United States | Imperial Stout | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 A black appearance with a tan head. The aroma is mainly chocolate, smoke, and coffee. The flavor is slightly sour and dry with some coffee, raisins, and licorice showing through. The body is a little thinner than some impy stouts Ive had. It was good but Ive had alot better in the style |
Feb 5, 2006 11:05:05 PM |
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2457 | Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale | United States | IPA | 3.5 |
Feb 5, 2006 11:09:05 PM |
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2458 | Butte Creek Christmas Cranberry Ale | United States | Fruit Beer | 3.3
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 A murky orange color I expected it to be red? A cranberry and coriander aroma. The flavor is rather crisp with cranberries of course and a hint of spice. I also picked up some apples oddly enough. The body was rather thin and it wasnt exactly bursting with flavor. Overall it was ok. |
Feb 5, 2006 11:11:05 PM |
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2459 | Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Hop Meadow IPA | United States | IPA | 4.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9 A dark amber appearance with a large head. The aroma is damn nice with some perfume, pine, and quite malty. The flavor is also very malty for an IPA but seems to acheive a good balance. I taste grapefruit, lemons, and raisins. Overall a very nice one. |
Feb 5, 2006 11:12:05 PM |
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2460 | Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown Ale | United States | Strong Ale | 3.9 |
Feb 5, 2006 11:14:05 PM |
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2461 | Mendocino Winter Ale (05/06 - IIPA) | United States | Imperial IPA | 4.4 |
Feb 5, 2006 11:16:05 PM |
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2462 | Oskar Blues G'Knight | United States | Strong Ale | 4.2
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9 My first IIPA from a can. A copper color with a fantastic aroma consisting of caramel, pine, oranges, and grapefruit. The flavor is quite citrusy with a bit of darker malts to balance out the citrus fest. A good beer, man I love IIPAs! |
Feb 5, 2006 11:17:05 PM |
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2463 | 5 Seasons Bobs Gnarly Wine | United States | American Barleywine | 3.7
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 This was an unusal take on a barley wine style. A dark orange appearance with little head. The aroma is citrus and pine similar to an IPA. The flavor was rather sweet with some grapefruit, caramel, and a piney presence. Despite the citrus in this it wasnt a hop fest either. Unlike any barleywine Ive ever had. Pretty good. |
Feb 5, 2006 11:58:05 PM |
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2464 | Michelob Ultra Amber | United States | Pale Lager | 1.9
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5 First to rate this beer. A dark orange appearance with no head, it smells like cooked vegetables. The flavor is bland with a hint of caramel. The mouthfeel is quite watery. This is like a Killians Lite. Not much too it but better than regular Ultra. |
Feb 12, 2006 10:26:12 PM |
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2465 | Big River Black Cherry Porter | United States | Porter | 3.5
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7 I guess this one is brewed for VD day. The appearance is black with a reddish hue and almost no head. The aroma is mainly coffee and chocolate with little cherry detected. The flavor is somewhat bitter and sour with a lot of roasted malt and sour cherries coming through. The palate is a bit thin. This is basically the winter porter with some cherry syrup added. Its not a bad beer but nothing out of this world. Overall I’ll say its a pretty good porter. |
Feb 25, 2006 09:37:25 PM |
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2466 | Left Hand Milk Stout | United States | Milk Stout | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8 A black appearance with a beige head and good lacing. A milk chocolate and somewhat nutty aroma. The flavor consists of chocolate, cappucino, coffee creamer, and some dark fruit. The beer balances out the sweetness and bitter aspects well. The palate is somewhat thin but the finish is very smooth with a hint of bitterness. A good stout. |
Feb 25, 2006 09:39:25 PM |
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2467 | Left Hand Polestar Pilsner | United States | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.4
Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6 Almost nothing present in the aroma. Lets try again.......nope I swear I smell nothing. A light golden appearance with a small white head. A sweet corn flavor with a sour lemon presence. Some bitterness exists but its mostly just sour. Nothing much going on with this beer. |
Feb 25, 2006 09:59:25 PM |
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2468 | The Duck-Rabbit Porter | United States | Porter | 3.8
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8 Solid black appearance with a large tan head. A chocolate, coffee, and burnt toast aroma. The flavor is very roasty and bitter with the coffee aspect. Some chocolate hidden behind a suprising raisin flavor. A very well rounded porter. These guys know thier stouts and porters pretty well it seems. |
Feb 25, 2006 11:03:25 PM |
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2469 | Avery White Rascal | United States | Witbier | 3.4
Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7 A murky yellow appearance with a moderate white head. A spicy lemon aroma with some orange peels and coriander. The flavor is quite citrusy but a little overspiced for my liking. It has a hefe type quality with some bananas and clove present as well. Overall a pretty good beer. |
Feb 25, 2006 11:39:25 PM |
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2470 | Avery Redpoint Ale | United States | Amber Ale | 4.0
Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9 The aroma consists of grapefruit and caramel. The appearance is an amber color with a soapy looking white head. The flavor is rather hoppy for an amber ale with more grapefruit and lemons on the bitter side, caramel and candi sugar on the malty side. I sound like a damn Shredded Wheat commerical. A damn fine amber ale and may be one of my favorites. |
Feb 26, 2006 12:26:26 PM |
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2471 | Rogue Irish Style Lager | United States | Bohemian / Czech Pilsener | 2.8
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5 This pours a golden color with a large head. The aroma is faint and consists of honey, apples, and some grassy notes. The flavor is sort of funky and dry. Big hay and grassy notes with some apples and honey. There is something odd in the flavor but Im not sure what. Rogue does much better. |
Mar 7, 2006 12:43:07 PM |
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2472 | Shipyard Winter Ale | United States | Amber Ale | 3.3 |
Mar 7, 2006 12:45:07 PM |
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2473 | Marin India Pale Ale | United States | IPA | 3.4 |
Mar 7, 2006 01:11:07 AM |
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2474 | Weyerbacher Decadence | United States | Strong Ale | 2.8
Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 6 This was a rough customer. A dark amber appearance. The aroma is loads of cinammon and honey. The alcohol shines through only to be overtaken by the BIG BAD Gingerbread Man armed with a cinammon stick as his weapon. The flavor was hot almost. Give this one a few years to tone all that noise down. |
Mar 7, 2006 03:47:07 AM |
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2475 | Troutbrook Thomas Hooker Old Marley Barleywine | United States | American Barleywine | 3.8 |
Mar 7, 2006 04:06:07 AM |