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Overall: 9.0/10 by 2 dudes
Dudes: 9.0/10
Trend: 9.0/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American IPA
ABV: 7.00%
Seasonal: One-time
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 21:03:44
- $3.75 for 16 oz. bottle
- 273 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: October 28, 2010
Color: Pale Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 07:59:29
- $7.00 for 12 oz. tap
- 857 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Poured into a 12 ounce snifter at the Darkness release at the Bavarian lodge. Not much foam in the glass as they tried to give you as much liquid as possible (they should since it is over $.50 and ounce).
Aroma was big on citrus hop aroma: grapefruit and orange with a splash of pine. Caramel malt with sweetness was barely there. Pleasant on the sniffer.
The taste was sweetness to start before the huge hops offering took over. Grapefruit hops was the strongest but orange and pine were also present. A little bitter in the end but the orange hops does a nice job of adding fruitiness to help balance the grapefruit.
Light bodied with carbonation that fits the beer and seems to be the perfect amount for the hops.
Like any tap beer it started off too damn cold. Let it sit. After 30 minutes this beer just jumps out at you from aroma through the taste, even the appearance is pleasing. I might be going back to the Lodge for more. Enjoy!
Date tasted: November 11, 2009
Color: Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
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| 10th Anniversary India Pale Ale | 7.6 |
| 1492 IPA | 8.2 |
| 2009 Correction Ale | 8.0 |
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Cost Breakdown
$3.75, 1 serving, 16 oz. bottles
$7.00, 1 serving, 12 oz. taps
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A: Nice clear, deep gold. Small bubble, off-white foam head.
S: Grapefruit, biscuity, and grassy. Fresh is the one word description that comes to mind.
T: A quick, bright blend of hop citrus, light malt sweet, and a very soft hop tinge. And a very refreshing mouthfeel.
D: Very drinkable, and I keep using fresh and bright in this description, but that's what it is. Perfectly balanced, no one element sticks out. There's no way you'd guess the 7.5% abv. I drink this brew daily if I had access.