Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Poured into a weizen glass, the appearance was a ruggedly dark brown close to black with a tan three fingers worth of fluffy foamy head. Lace seems to cling appropriately and leaves some foamy rings running here and there.
The aroma takes on some chocolate covered bananas playing with the clove distraction from the yeast. Malted wheat.
The flavor yields to the chocolate initially and then the yeasty clove-like esters. Driven sweet wheaty bite. Then an aftertaste fulfilling the blend of the clove to the chocolate and banana. Quick sweet wheaty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Mild carbonation. Decent ABV is felt. Wheat smooths out to leave a good feel on my tongue.
Overall, interesting dunkelweizen, maybe one of those American dark wheat ales, or just needs to have the yeast interact better with the wheat, not sure. Somewhat good for what it is.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark black color with some light brown hues in and around the color. Rimmed with an off white foamy head dissipating at a decent pace. Mild lace.
The aroma had a ruggedly burnt coffee grounds to mild roast. German lager yeastiness seems to be extremely faint, mild earthy to rugged chocolatey-ness.
The flavor yields to that rugged burnt to roasty and semi-earthy sly woodiness. Some leather and then enters on into a mild bready/woody/earthy/roasty aftertaste strolling into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability to it. German yeast strength seems weaker and so the feel keeps that rugged burnt coffee ground grinding into my tongue.
Overall, perhaps could have used a bit more of the German lager yeast to quicken the pace of the smooth breadiness to come out in the feel. Maybe again, for now, leaves me scratching my beard a little bit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a thick jet pour black color with a finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated at a slow pace. Mild stringy lace.
The aroma had a big robust/roasty rugged coffee beans and grounds flowing into some roasted cocoa beans.
The flavor held those previously mentioned aromas to the point and keeping a nice roasty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Roastiness was there but not distracting.
Overall, very nice Irish dry stout well worthy of having again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a mildly burnt brown color with a finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head. Dies off at a decent pace. Moderately stringy lace.
The aroma had some milk chocolate up front, then roasty coffee bean. The mint, well, it’s there, somewhat, but super far underneath.
The flavor leans towards the sweet side initially with the milk chocolate up front. Roastiness follows in. The mint, once again, well, actually, this time, it seems more just herbal. Light chocolatey to roasty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine and the ABV feels on par.
Overall, well, the chocolate and the coffee beans are there, but the mint (if that is mint), well, it’s obscure to say the least.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark black color with some brown hues strewn about. A finger’s worth of white foamy head started and dissipated ever so slowly leaving a messy lace all about.
The aroma had deep luscious sweet milk chocolate flowing over subtle tones of roasted coffee beans. A slight lactose seems to come out as it warms.
The flavor leans to the sweet side through the milk chocolate. Sticky chocolatey tones flow into the aftertaste and ride on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Mild carbonation with an extremely smooth silky feel over my tongue.
Overall, I know there’s such things as sweet stouts, but is there such a thing as a \"sweet porter?\" I believe that’s what Cape Cod did here. Maybe again for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This was poured into an English pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin white foamy head that dissipated nice and even. Moderate stringy lace.
The aroma started off with a smooth roasty coffee to chocolate malty silkiness. Vanilla bean is super subtle, seems barely there.
The flavor tries to blend but leans towards the coffee and chocolate sweet and roasty. Touches down in the aftertaste and throws itself into the finish fairly nice.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Nicely carbonated and the ABV feels right.
Overall, good porter that keeps the vanilla bean fairly underneath.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Might be a little late for this past Autumn’s batch, but in my opinion, this one held up until now.
This was poured into a stange. The appearance was a rugged semi-light auburn color with a nice finger’s worth of white foamy head that quickly dissipated.
The aroma had that semi-sweet German yeasty bready/biscuit grassiness flowing into some slight floral esters.
The flavor takes the crisp notes of the German yeasty sweetness to play with the floral esters, nice low bittering hops. Barely any aftertaste, but a slight bready sweetness. No finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionably smooth German yeasty sweetness to occur and flow over my tongue just as an altbier. Fairly low carbonation. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, this is a wonderful interpretation of an altbier and by an American brewer, damn right!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was an amber to brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that left some light stringy lacing.
The aroma blended some caramel/toffee malts with toast and then tried to present some cranberry, orange and some cloves. The cloves seems to come out a bit more as it warms.
The flavor seems to keep the sweetness of the malts separate from the spice. Gets a little grainy in the taste. Slight aftertaste of spice and sweet fruits. Quick sweet fruity finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV is only noticeable as far as it shows - good.
Overall, good holiday fruit beer easy to take down during the winter months.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown almost black color with a frothy off white foamy head that quickly dissipates leaving some super light stringy lace.
The aroma had some coffee beans, milk chocolate with a light lactose/creamy sweetness.
The flavor is basically the same as the aroma with a light lingering sweet creamy to chocolatey aftertaste with a wet sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation. Smooth silky feel. ABV seems on par.
Overall, good milk/sweet stout as is. But is there supposed to be oatmeal in this? I don’t know, I never tasted or smelled any of it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A dark brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry finish.