Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Sample bottle @ home thanks to the man himself. Thanks James! Unclear dark brown color with a decent sid off-white to beige head that lasts for a short while. Aroma is malts, lightly dark malts, a bit nutty, caramel and a hint of dark fruits slightly. Well that's quite surprise, didn't expect that at all. Taste malts, caramel, dark fruits lightly, slightly brown candy sugar, slightly nutty in the background and a vague candy-ish sweet hint. Very well balanced actually and quite nice. I really like this! Tastes like the perfect combination between a bockbier and an Abbey Dubbel. Very nice, cheers James! Quite certain this will be my highest rated malt liquor to date!
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Tom Yum Bia from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at the Shepherd and Knucklehead. Clear pale pour. Aroma is mostly spice. Some funky and sourness comes through with the spice in the flavor. Pretty interesting.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Rumpelstiltskin from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Shepherd and Knucklehead. Murky yellow with a small white head. Strong banana, clove, and spice aroma and flavor. Moderate sweet, fairly clean. Tingly finish. Well made, on style.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Wrath from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottled 3/31/16, #1751, shared by Airforcehops on 7/8/17.
Dark mahogany liquid with good clarity, topped by a small, tan head showing low retention.
Light bourbon edges are filled in by maple, caramel and bready malts all displaying light-to-moderate oxidation that somewhat dampens things. Vague, green, PNW hops showing wintergreen, pine and grapefruit but not overly resinous. For a year old, this thing is rather tired, dull and surprisingly unfocused/not well-integrated. It isn't boozy or messy, at least.
Thin, hoppy and bitter up front with bready oxidation through the middle and low, very loose carbonation that highlights the severe lack of texture/malt depth here. Not boozy, messy or overdone on the bourbon, but just incredibly thin and oddly bitter with highly premature oxidation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared by Airforcehops, via trade with James, shared on 7/8/17.
Ruby-auburn with a quickly fizzling ring of beige bubbles. High clarity.
Fruity with a nutty character that is vaguely peanut-like. Lots of semi-dry caramel and toffee mix with a more bready malt character while peanut skin-like notes continue to "dry" the finish and guard against any potential sugary/syrupy malt (which isn’t there anyways). Dark malt adds a cola-like character while some alcohol is present, though not sharp or very bothersome. Kind of just like a lightly roasty amber ale.
Malty, fairly sweet with caramel-toffee and light honey easily balancing dry peanut skin, cola and red fruit esters and low-to-moderate alcohol apparency. Could be a little more dry, but I guess that’s a malt liquor for you. Very high carbonation - on point to style, as well. My biggest issue is that the peanut flavor added mirrors DMS very closely, making it taste vegetal and beany. But then again, it gives it more authentic malt liquor character! Certainly not bad and quite funny, if nothing else.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Be Real Kiwi from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of kiwi, lemon, orange peel and caramel malt - medium body
Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed Be Real from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at Blend in Hamilton, NJ. Hazy Pale gold color. Small creamy white head. Sweet fruity malt nose. Tart, bitter fruit flavor upfront. Notes of bitter citrus, pine and kiwi. Lemon peel middle. Dry lemon pepper finish. Astringent hop aftertaste.,
Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed Orcus from Demented Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft sample at SRI Crowlers in South Plainfield, NJ. Translucent brown color. Small creamy beige head. Big toffee, boozy nose. Flavor is bittersweet toasted malt with notes of wood, caramel and herbal hops. Plenty o’ booze notes as well. Pretty good, I must say.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22oz bottle at RBSG 17 grand tasting.thanks to Jstax. Brown, muddy pour, small beige head. Big malty aroma, sweet, nutty, boozy. taste is full malty goodness, sweet and sticky. Tastes boozier than it is.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at RBSG Grand Tasting. Pours a dark brown with medium beige head that lasts. The aroma is dark fruit and toasted malt. Medium body, raisin, toasted malt, sweet finish, good.