Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. A- Roasty, cocoa, slightly acidic. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, tan. T- Roasty, berry, chocolate, slightly dry. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- Okay. Quite a bit of berry but tastes more like raspberry. Lots of dry roasty chocolate. Not very sweet at all. Fair.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3.5
On draft at Parlor City in Cedar Rapids it is a dark amber color with a slight head The aroma is a peanut butter cup with of course chocolate The taste is more on the peanut butter side but not so much chocolate It has a peanut butter finish
iphonephan (11575) reviewed Long Route from Empyrean Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On draft at Parlor City in Cedar Rapids. Pours a dark cola brown with a tan head. Aromas of peanut butter and chocolate. Flavors are moderately sweet with some bitter roastiness. Smooth finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft. A- Mint. A- Black color, black liquid, tan head. T- Toothpaste, mint, cocoa. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, minty finish. O- Tasted like toothpaste, whether or not that is a good thing I can't decide. Mint Chocolate beers seem to be more and more of a thing. This isn't one of the best I've had but it's tolerable in small doses. More of a novelty but a well done one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 5/18/2018. Pours very murky very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart strawberries, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coffee, nuttiness, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of strawberries, cocoa nibs, dark/roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart strawberries, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coffee, nuttiness, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy/roast bitterness and berry tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of strawberries, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, coffee, nuttiness, smoke, dark fruit, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of strawberries, cocoa nibs, dark/roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet and fruit tartness balance; with zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a nice fruited English stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of strawberries, cocoa nibs, dark/roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly tart/bitter/drying finish. Their English house yeast was not quite as clean as I hoped for, but it's not overwhelming. Really well balanced between all flavors. Lower carbonation would have been better, but it wasn't detrimental to the mouthfeel. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Biruski (4902) reviewed Long Route from Empyrean Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Dark with a creamy tan head. Peanut, chocolate, earth, sweet molasses, toasted malt. Medium bodied. Nice PB Porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at JL Beers NE. Pours a near clear orange gold with a near white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has a good amount of cardamom and lime with grass, sweet grains and a touch of coconut. Flavor has a combination of grass, lime and coconut with cardamom growing.
Rennat42 (5616) reviewed Winter Wisdom from Empyrean Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. A- Nutty, dry, cocoa. A- Brown color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Dry, cocoa, hazelnuts, mild sweetness, mild bitterness, slightly roasty. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Balanced with a fair amount of dry roasted hazelnut and some cocoa. Pretty standard but drinkable.
Rennat42 (5616) reviewed Pitched Blue from Empyrean Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft/Fest. A- Dank, slightly fruity. A- Brown color, cloudy liquid, beige head. T- Slightly fruity, bland. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bland finish. O- Maybe I was drunk but this was nothing like I expected it to be. Not much aroma or flavor, definitely not that fruity, and quite bland. This one left me scratching my head.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Long Route from Empyrean Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle. Brown-black body. Thin beige head. Sweet chocolate peanut aroma. Sweet and candy like, but with a mellow soft Porter body to glide on. A little bit gimmicky for me to want to go back for more, but well executed for what it is. I can see the food pairings working well. The base Porter is solid.