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3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 adamjackson (1229) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 17, 2013 2011 bottling A – blood red. Fizzy head that left pretty fast. Looks flat overall S – Loads of ripe raspberries and a hint of sour cherries. A mild oak and a hint of vinegar T – Holy sour! This is a huge [...]
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4.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20 adamjackson (1218) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 13, 2013 Thanks Adam for sending this one to me! He’s sending more of these so figured I’d crack this one open and give it a try. IT’s currently 9 months old so I hope it’s still great!A – Very much filtered with no sediment [...]
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (1214) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 3, 2013 Thanks Adam M for the bottle. 2012 (woodford barrels) edition enjoyed at 60F in a wine glassA – Burnt amber hues, light head fades fast S – I can smell sweet booziness on the pour from 2 feet away. Loads of very sweet nectar [...]
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (1198) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAY 1, 2013 Acquired in a trade almost a year ago. Enjoyed at 60F in a Cantillon Tulip with my GF…fully expecting a vinegar bomb.A – Slightly hazy burnt lemon appearance. 3 finger fluffy head that fades and crackles like soda-pop. Not a gusher but a lot [...]
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2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 adamjackson (1196) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 30, 2013 Acquired at Hunger Mountain Co-Op for $20. opened at 65F to a gigantic gusher (it’s sat upright in my cellar since October without being disturbed). I lost 24 ounces of this beer onto my effing wood floor so the price per ounce of this [...]
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (1196) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 30, 2013 2011 Bottle at 60F in a Fantome Tulip. Thankfully not a gusherA – Poured a big pillowy-intensely sticky white head that diligently stuck around. The beer itself was a light orange, plenty of haze S – Chili peppers with a touch of honey and [...]
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3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (1196) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 30, 2013 Thanks Jean! Glad I get to try this one. Enjoyed at Cellar Temp in a stemmed wine glassA – Murky, almost black appearance. Impossible to see through but some light brown / amber edges. 4 finger head on a slow pour..looks like this one [...]
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3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (1192) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 27, 2013 2011 – 6/26 in a wine glass at cellar temp.A – Semi-viscous pour, half a finger head that fades faster than it takes to form S – I get some burnt cedar, chocolate and prune juice. Vanilla bean and basic bourbon T – [...]
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4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (1192) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 28, 2013 Trying this one side by side with the regular Kopi Luwak (non BA) A – Pours thin and not oily, half a finger leather like head. Not as thick as I expected. S – Coyingly sweet nose, lots of vanilla, sort of earthy T [...]
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CBS 4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 adamjackson (1192) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 28, 2013 A – Pours a fairly dark into the bottle. Not insanely dark and oily as you’d expect for a big stout. Nice 1 finger chocolate cover head that fades and leaves behind a bit of bubbles and some alcohol legsS – Doing this [...]
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I’m not sure why Hill Farmstead decided to rebrew Edith but in a different style than it’s original 2011 version which was Black IPA. Edith is a Black Saison brewed and bottled in 2013 and available limit 8 per person at the retail shop for $10 a bottle..or maybe it was $15, I can’t remember. [...]
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4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL19/20 adamjackson (1157) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 8, 2013 UPDATED: APR 10, 2013 On tap at Worthy Burger. The keg they had kicked in 5 hours. Everyone was ordering this back to back! So good.Arrived with a 3 finger white pillow top head that faded to some nice lacing. It’s a cloudy bright orange. [...]
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 adamjackson (1157) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 10, 2013 Picked this up at Hunger Mountain. Can’t remember the price. 500ML slight gusher.A – 4 finger light brown head, sort of creamy. Okay lacing S – Smells like Bruery’s Tart of Darkness. Sort of lacto / brett funk and some barley T [...]
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (1149) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – APR 8, 2013 Thank you to Tim for the gift. Drink by 15.11.13 on the green cap. Enjoyed at 50 F in a stemmed wine glass. A – Poured a bright blond into the glass but I was not conscious of the yeast sediment which clouded [...]
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Mikkeller George (Non – Barrel Aged) 3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 adamjackson (1149) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAR 3, 2013 On tap at Mikkeller Bar in Copenhagen. Oily black. 3 finger dense coffee colored head which seems to never fade Nose is pretty standard. Cocoa beans, smoke and espresso. No element is overwhelming. The balance is unique but [...]
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4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (1064) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAR 16, 2013 Enjoyed in a wine glass very cold. Nice lacing, burnt orange in appearance. Nose is very clean! Very wheatier, lots of Citra and Simcoe. Nice grassiness. Can’t smell the increased ABV at all. Taste is really nice. Uber drinkable, grassy and full of [...]
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3.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 adamjackson (1064) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – MAR 13, 2013 2 Litre growler fresh from the brewery. Enjoyed at a painfully cold fridge temperature in a Teku glass. Side-Note, already 24 reviews on this beer? Man, Hill Farmstead is blowing up. Never seen an HFS IPA get so many reviews so quickly.A – Looks [...]
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*Note: I’ve been sick since before leaving Copenhagen. Started feeling sick the day before my flight back and have been in bed ever since. Sorry for the absence but not like anyone reading this blog cares for my well being. Thanks for the patience. I have some content coming up but have a lot of [...]
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Aside from the week and a half on Beer Advocate, I’ve been on RateBeer since January 31st of 2012. 13 Months later, at nearly 3 beer reviews a day, I crossed the 1,000th beer review. My group tastings are limited to every few months so most of these reviews are just me rating bottles at [...]
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 adamjackson (981) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 25, 2013 First day this is available in Belgium. Stoked! Many thanks to Tim for sharing. Only 1,50 Euro per bottle. Wow Enjoyed at room temp in a Duvel TulipA – Hazy and cloudy orange with a 3 finger head that fades to 1 finger. [...]
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 adamjackson (979) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 25, 2013 Hazy burnt yellow with nice lacing. Minimal head very breast nose hint of citrus taste is very yeasty with bread. Oranges and cloves and peppers. Still, a great beer
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (979) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 25, 2013 Very murky burnt red. Dark, almost brown. No head Nose is very “barrely” very sweet. Hint of pears Taste is very sweet. Loads of raisins and apricots. Brown sugar. Very sweet. Hint of vanilla. The brandy and high abv add this insane alcohol [...]
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3.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 adamjackson (958) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 18, 2013 Received two of these in a trade. Have been trying to find people to share it with me but everyone says 14% is too much ABV…so whatever, I’m drinking the whole bottle by myself at home on a Monday afternoon. Enjoyed at 55 [...]
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 adamjackson (950) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 17, 2013 Received as a “gift” enjoyed in a Hill Farmstead glass…best by January 2013A – Pours an oily black with a 2 finger coffee coloured head that fades to a thin line pretty fast. S – Nose is heavy on cocoa and wine tannins with [...]
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 adamjackson (950) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – FEB 17, 2013 11.2 ounce in a Hill Farmstead glass. Thanks Beau for sending this over. Enjoyed with Leighton.A – Caramel / Amber appearance. Hard to get more than a thin line of head that fades to a small level of lacing S – Nose is heavily [...]
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