7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at New England Taphouse Grille with Paul and Mr Barleywine. Pours a hazy murky dirty copper color with a tine of blue and no head whatsoever. Blueberry maple and vanilla with a hint of tart. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
at
New England Tap House Grille
on 12 Apr 2026
at 19:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours opaque black, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is cocoa, vanilla, roasted malt, more cocoa. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium plus body, lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2026
at 02:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
16 oz. can. Nose shows vanilla, chocolate, and some mild nutty like hints.
Flavor is relatively smooth with cocoa and vanilla, being an undercurrent to coconut and earthy hints. Full body with a smooth texture. ABV is only noticed in warming after the sip. Not overly sweet either. Which is quite amazing!
Flavor is relatively smooth with cocoa and vanilla, being an undercurrent to coconut and earthy hints. Full body with a smooth texture. ABV is only noticed in warming after the sip. Not overly sweet either. Which is quite amazing!
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 25 Mar 2026
at 20:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill haze yellow to orange cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit rind with a light orange rind and some piney hoppiness; clean bready malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair semi-juicy sweet to bittersweet quality also adds in a touch of citrusy zest; finishes somewhat with the grapefruit rind bitterness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to be a sipper; some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness - just noticeable (nothing overbearing)
Overall: pretty good DIPA worthy of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill haze yellow to orange cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit rind with a light orange rind and some piney hoppiness; clean bready malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair semi-juicy sweet to bittersweet quality also adds in a touch of citrusy zest; finishes somewhat with the grapefruit rind bitterness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to be a sipper; some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness - just noticeable (nothing overbearing)
Overall: pretty good DIPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 17:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: copper/auburn color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light herbal to earthy hops; caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: seemed to do a good job of intertwining the prior noted aromas to a fair and balanced sweet to bitter quality: finishes semi-earthy with the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness - nothing overbearing just noticeable
Overall: nice enough amber ale I could return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: copper/auburn color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light herbal to earthy hops; caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: seemed to do a good job of intertwining the prior noted aromas to a fair and balanced sweet to bitter quality: finishes semi-earthy with the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness - nothing overbearing just noticeable
Overall: nice enough amber ale I could return to.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 17:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissolved nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: peachy to apricot hoppy tones, subtle melon to grapefruity and lemon-like hoppy tones in the secondary; subtle clean malts underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet sort of juiciness; finishes the same way
Texture: between light and medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness to it, about medium level of carb (maybe just a wee bit high but I ended up accepting that (to an extent))
Overall: nicely done aromas and flavors - maybe just pull down some of that carb to make this even better.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissolved nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: peachy to apricot hoppy tones, subtle melon to grapefruity and lemon-like hoppy tones in the secondary; subtle clean malts underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet sort of juiciness; finishes the same way
Texture: between light and medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness to it, about medium level of carb (maybe just a wee bit high but I ended up accepting that (to an extent))
Overall: nicely done aromas and flavors - maybe just pull down some of that carb to make this even better.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 17:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: orange cardboard blurriness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, lemony, slightly grapefruity then with a light piney to herbal tone; clean malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet and touch of herbal quality; finishes semi-piney and pineapple-like
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness (nothing unbearable - just noticeable)
Overall: pretty good for the most part, I believe I could return to this one.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: orange cardboard blurriness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, lemony, slightly grapefruity then with a light piney to herbal tone; clean malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet and touch of herbal quality; finishes semi-piney and pineapple-like
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness (nothing unbearable - just noticeable)
Overall: pretty good for the most part, I believe I could return to this one.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 16:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes. Consumed on 11/19/2021.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: somewhat of a dull brassy orange woody cloudiness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to piney hops up front then a super light pineapple to peachy hop scent in the middle; light clean malts
Flavor: seems to mesh the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy to sweet quality; finishes somewhat piney with a slight dryness
Texture: medium bodied - hmmm, maybe a touch under; semi-sessionable; some smoothness to this with an ample hop grip but mostly non-offensive
Overall: not their worst beer and not their best beer, I think I could come back to this but hopefully find a fresher can. Wish there was a canning date on this beer.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: somewhat of a dull brassy orange woody cloudiness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to piney hops up front then a super light pineapple to peachy hop scent in the middle; light clean malts
Flavor: seems to mesh the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy to sweet quality; finishes somewhat piney with a slight dryness
Texture: medium bodied - hmmm, maybe a touch under; semi-sessionable; some smoothness to this with an ample hop grip but mostly non-offensive
Overall: not their worst beer and not their best beer, I think I could come back to this but hopefully find a fresher can. Wish there was a canning date on this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 16:40
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: milky yellow to orange cloudiness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orange-like hoppy notes and some light lemony to piney hop tones in the middle with a nice clean bready malt base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to piney bitter quality; finishes orangey, piney and slightly lemony
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but with a certain acceptable dryness to the tongue
Overall: definitely one of the better to possibly best beers by Definitive, I would absolutely seek this one again!
Can to tulip.
Appearance: milky yellow to orange cloudiness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orange-like hoppy notes and some light lemony to piney hop tones in the middle with a nice clean bready malt base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to piney bitter quality; finishes orangey, piney and slightly lemony
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but with a certain acceptable dryness to the tongue
Overall: definitely one of the better to possibly best beers by Definitive, I would absolutely seek this one again!
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 16:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off adequately to leave some light lace
Aroma: blueberry sweet and tart whiffs, light sweet cream/lactose with some clean malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a sweet creamy blueberry quality; finishes like creamy sweet blueberries
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with some creaminess
Overall: since I'm a fan of blueberries I wanted to try this but I'm not exactly a fan of milkshake IPA's so I guess this was a toss up of going after but the thing is - this seemed more like a blueberry flavored ale with sweet cream in it, I wonder if the brewer said this is a fruit beer with cream in that the reviewing would be different for this beer? There I go overthinking things again. Move on, Adam, move on.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off adequately to leave some light lace
Aroma: blueberry sweet and tart whiffs, light sweet cream/lactose with some clean malts
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a sweet creamy blueberry quality; finishes like creamy sweet blueberries
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with some creaminess
Overall: since I'm a fan of blueberries I wanted to try this but I'm not exactly a fan of milkshake IPA's so I guess this was a toss up of going after but the thing is - this seemed more like a blueberry flavored ale with sweet cream in it, I wonder if the brewer said this is a fruit beer with cream in that the reviewing would be different for this beer? There I go overthinking things again. Move on, Adam, move on.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 16:14