Ibrew2or3 (10834) reviewed Drag the River from Deep River Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Pint can pours with a murky deep mahogany colored body that supports a thin tan head of foam. The aroma offers up an array of notes like sweet thick dark malt syrup, molasses, a bit of spicy black strap molasses and then tootsie roll and dates thinly rimmed in bourbon and booze. Wow. The taste delivers a rich complex medley that's sweet earthy dates edged in spicy black strap molasses, sweet dark malts, a thin bourbon nuanced earthy ashy note and then tootsie roll sweetness. Wow. To midway this picks up additional thin facets of smooth bourbon booze and a decent level of booze warmth. The barrel treatment to beer balance is superb. This is hitting on all cylinders. Crazy good sipper. Wow. Thanks Alex! Wow, that ebone1988 character doesn't have a clue.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From tap in Raleigh, NC. Pours hazy orange, white head. Aroma is citrusy and grapefruity. Classic hoppy. Bitter and crisp hoppy. Tropical fruity. Solid hoppy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Alisa brought this one back from a trip to NC. +++ Sampled from a can this beer poured a black color with a huge foamy brown head. The aroma was pumpkin pie spice and dryish roasty malts. The flavor was pumpkin pie spice, dryish roasty malt, and wood. Medium length finish. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From a pint can. Pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Fruity nose. Flavors are moderately bitter citrus with tropical fruit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pint can from Sam's Quik Shop. Pours murky orange with a small beige head. Aroma is orange peel, pine, resin, earth, floral hops. Flavor is heavy slightly sweet resin, pine, orange peel, caramel, bread crust, light glue.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pint can from Sam's Quik Shop. Pours hazy golden orange with a large beige head. Very citrusy aroma, some floral hops as well. Flavor is melon, orange peel, light grapefruit, pine, tropical floral hops. Good.
Little too malty.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Flying Saucer - Raleigh, pours a hazy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is very laid back, with just a touch of crisp watermelon. Flavour is similar, with crisp watermelon upfront, and a dry biscuity malt base. Could use more watermelon presence. Drinkable, but unexciting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pint can pours with a deep dark body that supports a tan head of foam. The aroma offers up bourbon, booze, chocolate fudge and then malts mixed with caramel. The taste delivers similar notes with boozy bourbon giving a little ground to chocolate and some malt sweetened dark roasted malts. Kind of on the barrel and boozy side. A little less time in the barrel should provide improved balance and flavor.
Dark brwn bod snl tan head. Roast choc toffee arma. Roast choc toffee flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/5/8/4/15 3.9