5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is very oxidized, with old wood, musty earthiness, and some spirit. Flavour is sweet, almost syrupy, with tons of boozy brandy, some oxidation, butterscotch, apple seeds, and old wood. This is bizarre. It's difficult to say this is good, as there is so much odd about this. Ultimately, this is just incompetent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 06:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours a hazy pale golden blonde with a medium white head. Aroma has some white pepper, some rustic farmhouse notes, and a touch of floral notes. Flavour is on the drier side, with floral, farmhouse notes, light white pepper, and a touch of rustic notes. Rustic, floral, dry enough on the finish. Not getting any elderflower. Very lightly estery. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2024
at 05:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 16/08/2024). Hazy yellow with small white head. Estery, mild floral, mild saison yeast, light pepper. Average.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2024
at 05:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 330mL bottle (2021 vintage - side by side with glenora whiskey version). Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Dark fruits on the nose, rye whiskey showcased decently on the taste here. A touch more body compared to the glenora version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2024
at 02:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 330mL bottle (2021 vintage - side by side with rye whiskey version). Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Dark fruit on the nose, sweet whiskey on the taste. Thin-medium body (rye whiskey version is a touch fuller).
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2024
at 02:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
16oz @ Ryan's (thx(?) for the beer, man!) shared with Brian and Phill. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: a bit of harsh wood, some grassy notes, a bit roasty. Taste: along the same lines, quite harsh, grassy, bitter. Overall: this is bad.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2024
at 06:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 18/11/2022). Dark brown with small beige head. Harsh whiskey character, mild molasses, feint cookie character, hint of nutmeg and clove, the ginger and spruce is almost non-existent. Too thin bodied. Age probably lost some of the spices.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2024
at 06:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap @ Big Spruce. Clear gold with small white head. Biscuit malt, pine hops, decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2024
at 16:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from the tap @ Big Spruce. Hazy yellow with small white head. Citrus and tropical hops with a hint of dankness. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2024
at 16:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap @ Big Spruce. Clear-ish yellow gold with small white head. Really get the thiol yeast here, mild tropical hops, touch of booze.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2024
at 16:35