6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Brewery draught, 10/4/25.
Mostly clear, deep, muted brass. Small, white head.
Rich malt with honey, bread, biscuit and just a pinch of peppery smoke phenol. Clean.
Very malty and "thick". Could use a touch more attenuation, perhaps, though it isn't sweet or sticky. It's also minimally smokey with more hop character than smoke. Bread, biscuit, dough, black pepper...
Mostly clear, deep, muted brass. Small, white head.
Rich malt with honey, bread, biscuit and just a pinch of peppery smoke phenol. Clean.
Very malty and "thick". Could use a touch more attenuation, perhaps, though it isn't sweet or sticky. It's also minimally smokey with more hop character than smoke. Bread, biscuit, dough, black pepper...
Tried
from Draft
at
Brocklebank Craft Brewing
on 07 Oct 2025
at 12:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the Vermont Nanofest 2018, pours a clear gold with some white head. Pithy nose, pine, malt, metal. Flavor has stale grist and malt, pine, pith. Medium bodied finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2018
at 16:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Vermont Nanofest 2018, pours a dark cola brown with some fluffy white head. Nose has brown sugar, malt cola, some vanilla. Flavor has sweet notes of cola and rootbeer, caramel, some vanilla, marzipan. Full but smooth. Cream soda too. 7 3 7 3 13
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2018
at 14:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
On tap at the Vermont Nanofest 2018, pours a bright pink, white head. Nose of berry, yogurt, lemon. Flavor has some herbs then all berry/lemon/yogurt. Perfectly tart and dry. Solid. 6 3 6 5 12
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2018
at 20:23
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft sample at the Vermont Brewers Festival 2018. Crystal clear golden yellow color white head. Light white pepper aroma. Taste is crisp peppery straw. Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2018
at 15:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From my brother: golden with a white head. Aroma is grass and lemon and grains. Taste is grassy, grainy and lightly bitter. Quality, drinkable pils. Great pils aftertaste.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2018
at 03:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap, pours a murky dark brown / black with some spitty mocha head. Nose has malt, marzipan, chocolate, cakey, soil. Flavor is solid, chocolate, malt, molasses, licorice, chewy grain and bread, brown sugar and caramel too. Finishes full bodied but also dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2017
at 10:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler with Henry.
This was poured into a lager glass.
The appearance was a soft glistening amber color with a sly transparency about it. Some carbonation could be seen moderately gliding up towards a cap of a little white foamy head. Just trickles of some light stringy lace.
The aroma had some grassy sweet to earthy spiced hops up front over top of some clean caramel/toffee malts. Subtle biscuit qualities.
The flavor was moderately malty sweet and then the hops presented a touch of bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and somewhat earthy. Finish was abrupt and malty.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Fairly smooth along my tongue.
Overall, pretty nice amber lager worthy of coming back to.
This was poured into a lager glass.
The appearance was a soft glistening amber color with a sly transparency about it. Some carbonation could be seen moderately gliding up towards a cap of a little white foamy head. Just trickles of some light stringy lace.
The aroma had some grassy sweet to earthy spiced hops up front over top of some clean caramel/toffee malts. Subtle biscuit qualities.
The flavor was moderately malty sweet and then the hops presented a touch of bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and somewhat earthy. Finish was abrupt and malty.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Fairly smooth along my tongue.
Overall, pretty nice amber lager worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Jun 2017
at 14:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-hazy red color with a flimsy film of a little white head. No lace.
The aroma stifled in some sweet honey, grassy hops and a little bit of pine. Light toast/cracker-like malt backbone, some caramel/toffee malts. Super light earthiness.
The flavor tried to blend the sweet to the bitter, but ended up leaning towards the sweet side initially. Light aftertaste of the malts with the same sort of finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionable quality about it. Wanted to be smooth, but there was some hop resistance, it wasn’t burdensome, but noticeable.
Overall, I’d like to say they were trying for an English styled IPA and for the most part, I think they accomplished this. Wouldn’t mind having again to see if my thoughts change.
The appearance was a semi-hazy red color with a flimsy film of a little white head. No lace.
The aroma stifled in some sweet honey, grassy hops and a little bit of pine. Light toast/cracker-like malt backbone, some caramel/toffee malts. Super light earthiness.
The flavor tried to blend the sweet to the bitter, but ended up leaning towards the sweet side initially. Light aftertaste of the malts with the same sort of finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionable quality about it. Wanted to be smooth, but there was some hop resistance, it wasn’t burdensome, but noticeable.
Overall, I’d like to say they were trying for an English styled IPA and for the most part, I think they accomplished this. Wouldn’t mind having again to see if my thoughts change.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 11:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown close to black sort of color with a thin tan foamy head. Light lingering lace.
The aroma had some milk and dark chocolate up front with some grassy and earthy hops, light bitterness. Some coffee bean roast.
The flavor yielded to the roast and bitterness of the coffee bean initially and rounded out with some black licorice sweetness. Damp coffee bean and chocolate aftertaste. Light dry chocolatey finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fairly decent sessionable sort of quality about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt fine, though coming close to \"imperial\" in style.
Overall, worthy stout of coming back to.
The aroma had some milk and dark chocolate up front with some grassy and earthy hops, light bitterness. Some coffee bean roast.
The flavor yielded to the roast and bitterness of the coffee bean initially and rounded out with some black licorice sweetness. Damp coffee bean and chocolate aftertaste. Light dry chocolatey finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fairly decent sessionable sort of quality about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt fine, though coming close to \"imperial\" in style.
Overall, worthy stout of coming back to.
Tried
on 05 May 2017
at 00:45