8/10
Such great Heights. Classic-style stout.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2021
at 19:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
Tastes and smells exactly like a Chick-O-Stick, so I guess this pint accomplishes what it sets out to do. As a beer, though, it's relentlessly sweet, the milk sugar piled high, offering up tons of milk chocolate and vanilla backed up by a heavy peanut butter base and a growing coconut streak on the finish. Sweet up front, sweet on the back end--if beers that are more candy than stout are your thing, you'll love this brew. Me...not so much.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2021
at 01:09
8/10
Tried
on 09 Feb 2021
at 16:15
5.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 2
Texture 8
Overall 2.5
The difference between this pint and Yin are staggering. Where Yin was a spot-on example of a type of beer I view with moderate uncertainty, Yang is a rough version of a style I love dearly. Comes across unfinished; the malts present a very raw, wort-ish funkiness underneath the caramel and odd eggnog notes, while the hops are vegetal and bitter, coming across medicinal rather than piney. Never would've expected I'd prefer the NEIPA, but Yang's a tough beer to finish.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2020
at 01:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crisp, bright, and easygoing, with a burst of grapefruit, lemon zest, passion fruit, and mandarin, followed by an herbal spiciness and layers of pine and minerals. Crackery malts offer a hint of balance, while the finish is lingering notes of citrus and pine. Very nice NEIPA.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2020
at 02:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Straightforward, in-between IPA, with fruit-forward hop notes going up against caramel malts and a pine-mineral bitterness on the back end. Wet grain on the fade comes across raw. Okay.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2020
at 03:01
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2020
at 15:48
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2020
at 15:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Traditional doppelbock, heavy on the caramel, honey, toasted bread, and hazelnut-almond notes, with hints of cocoa, orchard fruits, and a mild floral bitterness. All-around well-made pint.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2020
at 00:58
7/10
Tried
on 24 Feb 2020
at 15:59