6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at River Roost, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is similar to the base, with allium, more floral hopping than the base, minimal hopburn/chalk. Flavour is more chalky than I’d like, with lots of floral hops, stone fruit pith, and then chalk and hopburn kick in. I like the non-DDH more.
Tried
from Draft
at
River Roost Brewery
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at River Roost, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of onion, a touch of woody pine, and thankfully minimal hopburn. Flavour is reasonably clean, with little hopburn, juicy stone fruits, light allium, and some pith. Not really discerning the Chinook. Pleasant enough.
Tried
from Draft
at
River Roost Brewery
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at River Roost, pours black with a tiny brown head. Aroma is complex and elegant, revealing the best of both the brandy and bourbon barrels, light vanillin and some molasses. Flavour doesn’t disappoint, with exquisite barrel depth—both tons of brandy and bourbon revealing the full boozy depth of the 13% here—with molasses, vanilla, and gentle dark fruits. Not too sweet but quite boozy in a palatable way. Wonderful.
Tried
from Draft
at
River Roost Brewery
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at River Roost, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Aroma is full of bright oak, tart juicy plums, and nice bugginess. Flavour is bright and juicy, with lots of lightly tart, juicy yet dry plums, gentle oak, some bugginess, and finishing dry and fruity. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
River Roost Brewery
on 07 Aug 2026
at 04:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at River Roost, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma bursts with wonderfully gooseberry and white wine-like tang from the Nelson, with a soft biscuity malt base. Flavour is likewise super tangy courtesy of the Nelson, with white wine, gooseberry, and a soft biscuity malt base. Wonderful expression of the Nelson. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
River Roost Brewery
on 07 Aug 2026
at 03:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Beverage Warehouse. Opaque black, ring of head, no lacing. Aroma is strong earthy, roasted malt, vague anise. Taste is strong roasted, earthy malt, baker's chocolate. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, roasty bitter finish as taste. Good strength, right flavors.
Tried
from Can
from
Beverage Warehouse of Vermont
on 24 Jul 2026
at 23:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can traded by tfontana, thank you buddy! Great aroma of char, chocolate, burnt coffee. Flavor is a carbon copy with the addition of some hop bitterness. Good balance of chocolate/ ash and bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2026
at 23:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
a: very hazy straw yellow body | thick deep white head
a: lactose | full oranges | dank
f: tropically | stone fruits | vanilla
t: creamy | aspartame | pithy finish
o: juicy throughout | rich, easy-going wheats | bready & dry on end
16 ounce can | Stowe Public House (shop): Stowe, Vermont | 25-May-2026 | US$5,49 | no can date | sampled: 16-July-2026
a: lactose | full oranges | dank
f: tropically | stone fruits | vanilla
t: creamy | aspartame | pithy finish
o: juicy throughout | rich, easy-going wheats | bready & dry on end
16 ounce can | Stowe Public House (shop): Stowe, Vermont | 25-May-2026 | US$5,49 | no can date | sampled: 16-July-2026
Tried
from Can
from
Stowe Public House & Bottle Shop
on 16 Jul 2026
at 05:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at the Archives Bar Burlington. Murky yellow/orange coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, citrusy oaty nose. Citrusy, oaty, herbal and light juicy with mild bitterish sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Archives
on 21 Jun 2026
at 02:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2026
at 13:55