Sugar Shack Diaries
Humble Forager Brewery in Rochester, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Octopi BrewingStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
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Score
7.51
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Maple Syrup, Coffee, Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Beans
Chocolate and crystal malt sweetness is carefully balanced with roasted malt dryness. A touch of brown sugar and Belgian candi sugar complement the layers of Wisconsin maple syrup, Ecuadorian cocoa nibs, Mexican vanilla beans, and fresh roasted Mostra Coffee beans. (vegan)
Chocolate and crystal malt sweetness is carefully balanced with roasted malt dryness. A touch of brown sugar and Belgian candi sugar complement the layers of Wisconsin maple syrup, Ecuadorian cocoa nibs, Mexican vanilla beans, and fresh roasted Mostra Coffee beans. (vegan)
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with a small dark brown head. Lightly bitter and moderately boozy with maple, coffee, cocoa and dark fruit. Very long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2026
at 15:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, huge coffee, roasted, maple, vanilla, taste is similar,.8/9/8/8/8
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 12:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Black pour. Thin tan head. Scattered lace. Coffee, vanilla, cocoa nibs, and cream. Espresso coffee palate. Nice beer!
Tried
from Can
from
Midtowne Market
on 05 Mar 2026
at 22:53
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Charred oak, cocoa, coffee nose. Black, thin tan head. Vanilla, cocoa, coffee. Full body, easy carbonation. Full flavored, delicious, not overly sweet.
Tried
from Can
from
Midtowne Market
on 05 Mar 2026
at 21:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours black with a dark brown head. Aroma is heavy maple , caramel, coffee, dark chocolate. Flavor is maple, milk and dark chocolate, caramel, coffee, roasted malt. Sweet, but not sickeningly so.
Tried
from Can
from
Greenwood Gourmet Grocery
on 07 Feb 2026
at 05:00
Panda at home, thanks to Mark the Bearded Avenger, 25/01/2026.
Black with a light tan cap that thins to a spiderweb swirl.
Nose is coffee bean, dark malts, mellow roast, maple syrup, chocolate, spice.
Taste comprises maple syrup, roast malts, chocolate sprinkle, coffee bean, vanilla.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent well balanced pastry affair.
Black with a light tan cap that thins to a spiderweb swirl.
Nose is coffee bean, dark malts, mellow roast, maple syrup, chocolate, spice.
Taste comprises maple syrup, roast malts, chocolate sprinkle, coffee bean, vanilla.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent well balanced pastry affair.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2026
at 18:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
can at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet coffee maple chocolate Roast malts nose . .. dark sweet chocolate roast malts ..heavy roast ...dark chocolate ..heavy bitter maple ...dark chocolate y
Tried
on 16 Jan 2026
at 14:50
8/10
Roasted bitter to maple sweet. More sweet to finish.
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 07 Jan 2026
at 20:50
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Finally completing the Brew Export Advent Calendar. Can. Aroma has pungent coffee and a maple syrup streak. Dark and glossy. Thick foamy dark beige head. Flavourwise it's punchy - espresso and mocha with a contrasting crystallised sugary maple streak. Peripheral berry sourness. Thick. Creamy to oily. Soft carbonation with a lazily unwind unwinding fizziness. Good stuff to drink in a shack.
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 04 Jan 2026
at 21:31
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Appearance is black, with a thick 1-finger brown head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, caramel, earthy toasty malt, brownie, hint of treacle. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee, tiramisu, brownie, salted caramel, maple, cocoa, boozy dark fruit hints, scorched malt. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2025
at 07:52