Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours reddish amber, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma of bourbon, oak, Belgian yeast, spices, caramel. Flavor is merlin sweet, light plus bitter, but if heat. Spiced. Medium body.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Triple tasting of Deadline variants. Dark brown pour, ring of beige head. Potent smoky aroma hits hard, smoked meats, chocolate. Taste is smoky, though not as strong as the taste, faint vanilla flavors after. This one is all about the smoke.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Triple tasting of Deadline variants, 12oz can from Tavour. Near black pour with fine bubbly ring. Blackberry aroma, jam, some boozy notes at the back. Taste is fruity and sweet, roast malts coming behind with a little bitterness, then alcohol warmth. Smooth, lingering heat on the palate.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
12oz can from Tavour, 3 Deadline variants tasting. Dark brown pour, fizzy head, then thin ring. Roasty aroma with a touch of sweetness. Honey is bit more pronounced in the taste, but just an accent to the Belgian stout base.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz can from beer club - very booze - hot on tongue and unique - not really my jam --- Beer merged from original tick of Peach Brandy Barrel Exemption on 17 Nov 2025 at 00:13 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 12oz can from beer club - shared with friends. Pretty nice, the peach twist wasn’t my favorite, but good overall
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Canned 8/4/25, drunk 10/21/25.
Mostly clear, though obviously not filtered. Deep amber with some strawberry tints. Medium-sized, butter/beige head steadily to spotty cover/ring.
Definite bourbon (rich spice, not very sweet, rather woody) with a bit of alcohol and lots of fruity, Belgian yeast adding peach, pear, nectarine-like notes. Very malty with sugar cookies and honey-like notes. The alcohol isn't quite hot, and dries out the rich malt.
Sweet and rich malt, of course. Honey, vanilla and rich toffee with spicy bourbon and light alcohol. To be fair, I forgot that this was only 2 months old and have no business opening it yet. But it's pretty tasty, despite the alcohol still needing some time to make its way out. A rich dessert sipper with a lovely stone fruit-like yeastiness and plentiful, rich bourbon.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Deadline from Taxman Brewing Company 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Canned 4.26.25, drunk 9/14/25.
Clear, dark. Small, tan head.
Spicy bourbon and definite Belgian phenols with strong caramel, rich oak and punchy bourbon. Not boozey or sugary, yet the bourbon is pretty dry, heavy, somewhat sharp without much soft or deep spice character. Light oxidation and strong Belgian yeast lingering on the finish a bit at odds with the bourbon.
Soft, sweet, not too much so, drying out with heavy bourbon. The bourbon is so-so. Certainly not too oaky/tannic, but kind of mediocre as far as expressive flavor, deep spice, round, soft notes, etc...The beer itself is malty and soft with a good chewiness and no cloying sweetness or syrup. The Belgian character comes through and there's only mild roast, licorice and prune with low vanilla. Probably some more vanilla, fudge, bourbon spice and milder/rounded Belgian notes would make this a bit more approachable.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Deadline (2025) from Taxman Brewing Company 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can drunk 9/14/25.
Clear, dark. Small, tan head.
Spicy bourbon and definite Belgian phenols with strong caramel, rich oak and punchy bourbon. Not boozey or sugary, yet the bourbon is pretty dry, heavy, somewhat sharp without much soft or deep spice character. Light oxidation and strong Belgian yeast lingering on the finish a bit at odds with the bourbon.
Soft, sweet, not too much so, drying out with heavy bourbon. The bourbon is so-so. Certainly not too oaky/tannic, but kind of mediocre as far as expressive flavor, deep spice, round, soft notes, etc...The beer itself is malty and soft with a good chewiness and no cloying sweetness or syrup. The Belgian character comes through and there's only mild roast, licorice and prune with low vanilla. Probably some more vanilla, fudge, bourbon spice and milder/rounded Belgian notes would make this a bit more approachable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Canned 4/10/25, drunk 8/13/25.
Very dark with mahogany and cola highlights. Clear. Medium-sized, beige head steadily to edge.
Whew, that's a lot of malt, accented with light vanilla and gently fruity Belgian yeast with a touch of pepper and clove. Bourbon is soft, gently spicy, gently sweet. Lots of plummy fruit and blackberry with light floral and fruity notes lingering. No alcohol noted, nothing aggressive.
Juicy and fruity with lots of chocolate, sweet blackberry-laced bourbon and soft vanilla. Rich, malty body but properly attenuated with no syrup. No booze here, either, which is impressive. Straddles a nice line between both styles without delving too deeply in to either. Doesn't get tiresome with Belgian esters/phenols, yet nor does it get tiresome with fudge, chocolate and intense bourbon of the stout. Nicely balanced and flavorful stuff. Not just some cookie cutter contemporary BA beer with syrupy fudge and intense barrel.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Smells of oak, caramel malt, belgian yeast, and dark fruit. The flavor is sweet and malty. The barrel is prominent though I’ve probably not have guessed port blindly. Very good.