7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance is as shown in the picture.
Aroma: roasty malty to black coffee-ish tones with a slight sweet oaty/oatmeal note further underneath; super light nutty to dark chocolatey accent further down in there
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty to slightly bitter sort of way; finishes about the same way with some dryness
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; great smoothness; good carb level
Overall: good oatmeal stout I would be willing to partake in again.
Aroma: roasty malty to black coffee-ish tones with a slight sweet oaty/oatmeal note further underneath; super light nutty to dark chocolatey accent further down in there
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty to slightly bitter sort of way; finishes about the same way with some dryness
Texture: medium bodied; sessionable; great smoothness; good carb level
Overall: good oatmeal stout I would be willing to partake in again.
Tried
from Can
at
1st Republic Brewing Co.
on 03 May 2026
at 02:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can to snifter.
Appearance is as shown in the picture.
Aroma: caramel/toffee malts up front with some bitter dry leafy/earthy to floral hoppy notes; slight cherry wood with a super light apple sweetness underneath that then subtle tobacco tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a variety of different sweet features with a substantial bittering dry rolling malty quality; finishes somewhat sticky with a dry bitterness and earthy-ish note
Texture: medium bodied; good as a sipper; some smoothness but definitely fairly dry; good carb level
Overall: I can see this as a Strong Ale, whether an American one or an English one, maybe that's up for debate. I'd return to this either way.
Appearance is as shown in the picture.
Aroma: caramel/toffee malts up front with some bitter dry leafy/earthy to floral hoppy notes; slight cherry wood with a super light apple sweetness underneath that then subtle tobacco tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a variety of different sweet features with a substantial bittering dry rolling malty quality; finishes somewhat sticky with a dry bitterness and earthy-ish note
Texture: medium bodied; good as a sipper; some smoothness but definitely fairly dry; good carb level
Overall: I can see this as a Strong Ale, whether an American one or an English one, maybe that's up for debate. I'd return to this either way.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 01:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: gold hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: stiff piney to slight passion fruity sweet toned hops (not the tart side of the passion fruit and that never shows up); clean bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a very sweet sort of quality initially then seems to open up to a fair bittersweet with more warmth; finishes mostly sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness; slight dryness nicking the tongue here and there; carb level seems fine
Overall: maybe not one of their top offerings and not a top offering for the style but it "somewhat works"-ish.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: gold hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: stiff piney to slight passion fruity sweet toned hops (not the tart side of the passion fruit and that never shows up); clean bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a very sweet sort of quality initially then seems to open up to a fair bittersweet with more warmth; finishes mostly sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness; slight dryness nicking the tongue here and there; carb level seems fine
Overall: maybe not one of their top offerings and not a top offering for the style but it "somewhat works"-ish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2026
at 17:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated gently to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-sweet caramel/toffee malts with some piney-ness and slight grapefruity hop tone underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet to slightly bitter; finishes malty with some dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a bit of dryness - nothing overbearing; good carb level
Overall: nice enough red ale I'd be willing to come back to if they brought it out of retirement.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated gently to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-sweet caramel/toffee malts with some piney-ness and slight grapefruity hop tone underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet to slightly bitter; finishes malty with some dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a bit of dryness - nothing overbearing; good carb level
Overall: nice enough red ale I'd be willing to come back to if they brought it out of retirement.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2026
at 17:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: slight chill haze yellow color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-sweet oranges mesh with some light lemony to soft piney hop bitter to sweet hop tones; super light clean malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes with some sweet oranges and slight lemony to piney hop bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; some smoothness with a good carb level and about medium hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nice flavorful and aromatic blonde ale I'd be willing to come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: slight chill haze yellow color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-sweet oranges mesh with some light lemony to soft piney hop bitter to sweet hop tones; super light clean malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes with some sweet oranges and slight lemony to piney hop bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; some smoothness with a good carb level and about medium hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nice flavorful and aromatic blonde ale I'd be willing to come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2026
at 17:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Growlette to becher glass.
Appearance: dark pink to purple color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: blackberry sweet and tart scents up front with a light sweet wheaty malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart character; finishes slightly juicy with some blackberry sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue with a good carb about it
Overall: nice enough easy going blackberry ale I could come back to and I think they're canning this now.
Growlette to becher glass.
Appearance: dark pink to purple color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: blackberry sweet and tart scents up front with a light sweet wheaty malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart character; finishes slightly juicy with some blackberry sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue with a good carb about it
Overall: nice enough easy going blackberry ale I could come back to and I think they're canning this now.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Apr 2026
at 20:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Growlette brought home and poured into a nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slight notes of black coffee with some dark malts, keen roastiness; light notes of dark chocolate; ever so slight note of ash
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a dry sweet to roasty quality with a light bitterness coming in and out; finishes dry, sweet and roasty
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; some sessionability; some smoothness with the expected dryness coming back; good carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done no frills sort of stout for the most part. Don't ask me why they retired this, all it needed was that "ashy" scent taken out of the aroma for this to be a stellar one.
Growlette brought home and poured into a nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slight notes of black coffee with some dark malts, keen roastiness; light notes of dark chocolate; ever so slight note of ash
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a dry sweet to roasty quality with a light bitterness coming in and out; finishes dry, sweet and roasty
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; some sessionability; some smoothness with the expected dryness coming back; good carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done no frills sort of stout for the most part. Don't ask me why they retired this, all it needed was that "ashy" scent taken out of the aroma for this to be a stellar one.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Apr 2026
at 20:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at 1st Republic.
Appearance: burnt yellow color with a light chill haze to it and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft orangey to sly grapefruity hop sweetness with a slight piney bitterness; then some clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet tone with a little bit of hop zest; finishes with a pinch of dryness and a slight orangey to piney tone
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; sturdy smoothness along the tongue with a nice carb level and subtle hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: and this was all in a blonde ale? uhhhh, yeah, I would come back to this if I could.
On tap at 1st Republic.
Appearance: burnt yellow color with a light chill haze to it and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft orangey to sly grapefruity hop sweetness with a slight piney bitterness; then some clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet tone with a little bit of hop zest; finishes with a pinch of dryness and a slight orangey to piney tone
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; sturdy smoothness along the tongue with a nice carb level and subtle hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: and this was all in a blonde ale? uhhhh, yeah, I would come back to this if I could.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2026
at 19:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slight pineapple to papaya sweetness with a light mixed citrusy hop tone in the middle; light bready malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes hoppy sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with a brush of hop bitterness but nothing overly assertive
Overall: not bad, a mostly easy going pale ale one can take down with some food if they wanted to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slight pineapple to papaya sweetness with a light mixed citrusy hop tone in the middle; light bready malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes hoppy sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with a brush of hop bitterness but nothing overly assertive
Overall: not bad, a mostly easy going pale ale one can take down with some food if they wanted to.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 19:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-bright red color with a quarter finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-bright sweet to tart raspberry tones with a subtle lemon acidity underneath and a little bit of yeasty sweetness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart quality initially then develops a light sour character with more warmth; finishes semi-tart with ample raspberry sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied; slightly sessionable; super slight smoothness but a touch of tartness nicking the tongue ever so slightly; good carb level
Overall: not bad, I do believe I would return to this one.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-bright red color with a quarter finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: semi-bright sweet to tart raspberry tones with a subtle lemon acidity underneath and a little bit of yeasty sweetness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart quality initially then develops a light sour character with more warmth; finishes semi-tart with ample raspberry sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied; slightly sessionable; super slight smoothness but a touch of tartness nicking the tongue ever so slightly; good carb level
Overall: not bad, I do believe I would return to this one.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 18:05