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Was anyone else less than impressed by Skull Splitter?

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mintjellie
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Was anyone else less than impressed by Skull Splitter?

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2.46/5 rDev -39.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5

Deep copper. Small and short-lived beige head, decent lace. Sharp, boozy aroma with light raisin and toffee notes. Tastes mildly sweet with notes of caramel, raisin, and dried cherry. Mild bitterness in the finish. It's boozy, and I find that unpleasant without some strong flavours to balance things out. Light-bodied with low carbonation. It feels thin, and I think it contributes to the alcohol coming across harshly. I didn't enjoy this beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 20:51:19

mintjellie
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Post by mintjellie »

I can't begin to comprehend how this even comes close to deserving the kind of reviews it gets. This isn't good beer.

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Post by JeffPorter »

Yeah, I found it messy and I love a good malt bomb, but this wasn't great. At least fresh...One would hope that age would straighten it out, but I'm thinking it would take A LOT of age...
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Post by markaberrant »

Yep, I think it sucks.

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Post by mintjellie »

JeffPorter wrote:Yeah, I found it messy and I love a good malt bomb, but this wasn't great. At least fresh...One would hope that age would straighten it out, but I'm thinking it would take A LOT of age...
I don't know man - even if the flavours manage to knit together a little tighter, I don't think aging would do anything for the body and mouthfeel. I could be wrong though, I don't have much experience cellaring bottles.

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mintjellie wrote:
JeffPorter wrote:Yeah, I found it messy and I love a good malt bomb, but this wasn't great. At least fresh...One would hope that age would straighten it out, but I'm thinking it would take A LOT of age...
I don't know man - even if the flavours manage to knit together a little tighter, I don't think aging would do anything for the body and mouthfeel. I could be wrong though, I don't have much experience cellaring bottles.
I think you're probably right - it would take a lot of "knitting" to make that beer tasty.
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Post by LondonBeer »

markaberrant wrote:Yep, I think it sucks.
+1

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Post by studious »

on the plus side, it does have an awesome name...

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Post by JeffPorter »

studious wrote:on the plus side, it does have an awesome name...
To go with it, you could read the comic my friend writes...

http://www.skullkickers.com/
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Post by Belgian »

I thought it tasted crunchy, but in giood way.
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