7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark burnt orange to copper color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some lemon zest to floral sweet to semi-bitter hop notes; biscuity malts in the background
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-sweet and then bittersweet sort of quality; finishes bittersweet with an off-dry sort of effect
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness with a little bit of a zesty brush acting semi-assertively to the tongue - it's quaint and mostly non-offensive; good carb level
Overall: works as a "session IPA" and might be a great pounder to crush while grilling, camping or fishing.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark burnt orange to copper color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some lemon zest to floral sweet to semi-bitter hop notes; biscuity malts in the background
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-sweet and then bittersweet sort of quality; finishes bittersweet with an off-dry sort of effect
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness with a little bit of a zesty brush acting semi-assertively to the tongue - it's quaint and mostly non-offensive; good carb level
Overall: works as a "session IPA" and might be a great pounder to crush while grilling, camping or fishing.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy sweet to bitter hops with a light piney hop backing; soft clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet to bitter sort of quality; finishes semi-bitter with a slight off dry note
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness with some light piney dryness acting semi-assertive here - mostly non-offensive just noticeable
Overall: nice enough AIPA I could come back to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy sweet to bitter hops with a light piney hop backing; soft clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet to bitter sort of quality; finishes semi-bitter with a slight off dry note
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness with some light piney dryness acting semi-assertive here - mostly non-offensive just noticeable
Overall: nice enough AIPA I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 15:37
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pure black in the pour and in the glass with a quickly dissipating frothy quarter finger's worth of head which barely left any lace
Aroma: spicy yet semi-sweet habanero peppers front and center dipping into some milk chocolatey sweetness and an ever so slight touch of black coffee
Flavor: mostly the habanero peppers and milk chocolate; finishes about the same with a little dryness
Texture: medium bodied; this is a sipper; there might be a little bit of smoothness but there's also "some" "heat" from the peppers. Good carb level
Overall: nicely done as is and I was able to bang a second can of this that night without it being too much.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pure black in the pour and in the glass with a quickly dissipating frothy quarter finger's worth of head which barely left any lace
Aroma: spicy yet semi-sweet habanero peppers front and center dipping into some milk chocolatey sweetness and an ever so slight touch of black coffee
Flavor: mostly the habanero peppers and milk chocolate; finishes about the same with a little dryness
Texture: medium bodied; this is a sipper; there might be a little bit of smoothness but there's also "some" "heat" from the peppers. Good carb level
Overall: nicely done as is and I was able to bang a second can of this that night without it being too much.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2026
at 02:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Pic of beer there, no appearance description.
Aroma: red raspberry sweetness and a touch of tartness and milk chocolate
Flavor: rich sweet and sweet fruity and fruity tart all blending very nicely; light finish which seems like chocolate covered raspberries
Texture: medium bodied, she's a sipper, good carb level, some smoothness and a brush of tart assertiveness
Overall: excellent raspberry porter I would definitely come back to.
Can to snifter.
Pic of beer there, no appearance description.
Aroma: red raspberry sweetness and a touch of tartness and milk chocolate
Flavor: rich sweet and sweet fruity and fruity tart all blending very nicely; light finish which seems like chocolate covered raspberries
Texture: medium bodied, she's a sipper, good carb level, some smoothness and a brush of tart assertiveness
Overall: excellent raspberry porter I would definitely come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2026
at 01:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can from 1st Republic Brewing Company. Went through a four pack.
Each time, the can was poured into a becher pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the body with a one to two finger foamy white head dissipated slow enough to leave subtle sticky lacing
Aroma: wonderful blend of roasty, toasty & bready malts, some ashy/char tones, cocoa powder and sweet earthiness
Flavor: previously noted aromas wrap up sweetly with some bitter earthy roasty & toastiness to balance
Texture: medium bodied with a ton of smoothness, well balanced
Overall: a very nicely done black lager more than worthy of picking up another four pack the next chance I can.
Each time, the can was poured into a becher pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the body with a one to two finger foamy white head dissipated slow enough to leave subtle sticky lacing
Aroma: wonderful blend of roasty, toasty & bready malts, some ashy/char tones, cocoa powder and sweet earthiness
Flavor: previously noted aromas wrap up sweetly with some bitter earthy roasty & toastiness to balance
Texture: medium bodied with a ton of smoothness, well balanced
Overall: a very nicely done black lager more than worthy of picking up another four pack the next chance I can.
Tried
from Can
at
1st Republic Brewing Co.
on 10 Jan 2026
at 14:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16 oz draft at McGillicuddy’s Irish bar, Waterbury. Black in color. Aroma and flavor is soft coffee and light roasted malt backbone. Chocolate notes. Very respectable.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2025
at 12:34
7/10
Thanks Chris. Melon, herb, caramel, light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2024
at 19:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can pour from trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Opaque dark brown with light sparkle, thin head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong roasted earthy malt, molasses, hint of dark fruit. Taste follows aroma minus the hint of dark fruit. Smooth texture, lively carbonation and crisp finish as taste. A bit over carbonated but a tasty dark lager.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2024
at 02:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Undated can from the brewery cooler, drunk 7/26/24. Clear, dark. Small, dark beige head steadily to spotty cover. Sweetly malty with seemingly decent base malt character creating more of a caramel than a dry, roasted character. Clean with some minerality on the finish. Lightly-to-moderately malty character showing the base malt amply enough. Clean, dry, not over-roasted. Very competently and pleasantly done.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2024
at 23:16
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Undated can from the brewery cooler, drunk 7/15/24. Almost clear, but with a bit of chill haze. Deep bronze-golden. Large, off-white head, creamy, well-retained. Hmmm, this is quite a bit of crystal malt character in the nose. Caramel, iced tea, overly toasted malt and tannin. Simcoe and Amarillo seem like pretty bad hops to use here, as they exacerbate the woodiness and tannic-like notes, though that doesn't come forth in the nose really. It's mostly just clean, piney, grapefruity and malty. Weird bitterness, sweat, heavy toast, almost buttered toast and yet too much specialty malt leaving the body thin and in need of more base malt depth. It's clean, is about all you can say for it. Hops are very vague and underwhelming. Bitterness is low. Just not much going on here. Definitely dont want the most prominent note in your IPA to be toast...Would be more ok with it being simple, light and crushable were it not 6.5%. If I want simple, light and crushable, I'll drink a 4.5% pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2024
at 21:18