7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 6/2017. Pours lightly hazy very dark brown color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cherry, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, brown bread, and light herbal. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of cherry, cocoa, and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart cherry, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, toasted brown bread, and light nuttiness/herbal. Minimal herbal/roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cherry, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, toasted brown bread, and light nuttiness/herbal on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of cherry, cocoa, and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly silky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a very good fruited chocolate stout. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of cherry, cocoa, and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Not a ton of cherry, but had nice presence; without having acidic/syrupy character in the mouthfeel. A very flavorful chocolate stout, with complementing backing cherry flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2017
at 19:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft, 4 oz. taster. Pours clear dark brown with a white foamy head. Smells like cocoa, light roasted malt, and a strong amount of peanut butter.
Tastes like cocoa, peanut butter, light roasted malt, and a hint of coffee. Light body and low carbonation. This is by far my favorite from this brewery. (For whatever that is worth) Overall, I would say worth a try for anyone wanting a dessert Porter.
Tastes like cocoa, peanut butter, light roasted malt, and a hint of coffee. Light body and low carbonation. This is by far my favorite from this brewery. (For whatever that is worth) Overall, I would say worth a try for anyone wanting a dessert Porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2017
at 08:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft, 4 oz. taster. Slightly hazy orange in color, weak white head. Aroma is grapefruit and weak orange. Flavor is mild at best. Grapefruit peel, orange, caramel malt. Maybe to much with the caramel malt.
Bitterness is lower ends and like many other beers from this brewery, the body is thin and watery. Also has the same yeast aftertaste that is found in every single variety that they brew. Meh
Bitterness is lower ends and like many other beers from this brewery, the body is thin and watery. Also has the same yeast aftertaste that is found in every single variety that they brew. Meh
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2017
at 08:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Mildly hazy color, thin lasting head. Aroma is very mild and comes off more like pineapple. Hints of yeast. The flavor is again pineapple with a note of mango. The bitterness is barely here as the fruit keeps it pretty sweet.
Medium in body with a sweet finish. Correct carbonation level and it shows no flaws. Overall, one of the better offerings from this brewery.
Medium in body with a sweet finish. Correct carbonation level and it shows no flaws. Overall, one of the better offerings from this brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2017
at 08:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. The chai come through in a big way in the flavor. The chocolate is mild but here. Body is not completely thin (which is a huge improvement ober the others from this brewery I sampled today)
If you like chai tea, this should please you. It almost tastes like a Starbucks drink. Interesting
If you like chai tea, this should please you. It almost tastes like a Starbucks drink. Interesting
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 15:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. The Nitro pour helps this alot. That said it is still thin and watery. Gosh I dont want to out right say negative things here... what can I say postive?? Oh, it is the most drinkable of the sample Flight.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. Light brown color. Aroma is weak at best, maybe weak nuts. Flavor has weak nuts, grain flavors. Watery body, thin finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft. Crystal clear gold color. Aroma of biscuit and honey. The taste has some apple, bread, yeast. I think they use the same yeast in all of their beers. They all have the same aftertaste. Sam Adams clone???
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:37
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draft at the source. Crystal clear piss yellow. Aroma of grain, maybe honey. Nothing more.
Flavor is honey and.... and.... nothing else. Thin and watery. Water flavored beer.
Flavor is honey and.... and.... nothing else. Thin and watery. Water flavored beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 14:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce bottle into snifter, best before 8/2017. Pours slighly hazy/cloudy golden/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, apricot, golden raisin, pear, apple, white wine, vanilla, toasted oak, honey, wheat, and bread; with light pepper, buttery toffee, coconut, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, apricot, golden raisin, pear, apple, white wine, vanilla, toasted oak, honey, wheat, bread, light pepper/toffee/coconut, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and tannic wine/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, apricot, golden raisin, pear, apple, white wine, vanilla, toasted oak, honey, wheat, bread, pepper, light toffee/coconut, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/drying from carbonation, but not overly prickly/foamy. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/bready, and lightly sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 11%. Overall this is a great barrel aged wheatwine style! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink for the big ABV. The balanced between white wine and wheatwine flavors was pretty much perfect. Very bright/fruity, but well balanced with the malt and oak character. Very unique, but really well done for the brewers intent on this style. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2017
at 19:30