Kirkland Signature / Costco Wholesale Corporation
Client Brewer in Issaquah, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
I didn't find this horrible but closer to what I would expect from these guys than their stout, which was excellent. Lime and pine. Bitter end. OK malt complex. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2019
at 21:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Who the hell actually makes this???? Surprisingly good considering expectations. Sharp roast and some caramel. Very dry. Black pour with decent mocha head, though naturally I didn't bother with a glass. Bitter end. Bottle at a conference.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2019
at 20:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Pours black with a thin creme head. Aroma of chocolate malt. Taste is dry and malty, chocolate notes prevail. Palate includes oak notes as well as extremely dark chocolate. Good stout.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2019
at 23:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pours amber with a thick white head. Aroma is weak, light malt. Taste is intensely hoppy, oaky resin. Palate is resinous. Good beer.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2019
at 23:05
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 ounce bottle from Costco New Berlin, 2/9/19. Black, thin creamy brown head,good retention. Aroma of roast and tobacco. Taste is roast, caramel, molasses, tobacco, chocolate. Medium bodied, chewy, moderate bitterness. God damn Costco this is a good fucking stout!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2019
at 03:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a medium to small white head. A soft fruity nose. Sweet toast, soft citrus, lemons. Very smooth, this is a really nice session IPA. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 04:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Good old mixed pack from Costco. Pours a clear golden hue with a small white head. A light nose. Sweet, husky, almost corn like in the flavor, toast, light hops. Pretty smooth. Not exactly good, but not terrible. Missing a sort of defining characteristic.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2018
at 05:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours slightl hazy amber colour, topped with medium sized offwhite head, quite lasting. Very gentle nose, some milder biscuity notes and some very fsint fruitiness. Medium bittery with some milder malty sweetness. A bit medicinal finish and quite lasting aftertaste. Medium body. Not the best one.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2018
at 12:27
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
7/22/2018. 12 ounce bottle from Costco Pewaukee. Slightly hazy orange, thin white head, fair retention. Aroma of floral hops and pale malt. Taste is bitter hops, pale malt. Thin, lingering bitterness. Not too great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 02:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep and very hazy amber and light brown coloured body with a larger, three to four centimetre tall just off-white head. Aroma of light cream, some subdued malts with nuts and toffee and a dose of grain and a touch of sugars. Medium-bodied; Assertive toffee and light grain with a touch of caramel, nuts, earth and a lightly toasted flavour with some grain and light spice flavours, but quite bitter and pungent - but more from the malt and alcohol than from anything else. Aftertaste shows more of the malt and creamy, lactose notes than spices, grain or yeasts, but the bitterness is strong with a dose of light toffee and nuts and a bit of sweetness is all around the fringes. Overall, an interesting and flavourful beer, but just not really in terms and context of the style - this is a bit too mild and subdued given that there is a lot of malt, bitterness and grain, but not much of a complexity - this is fairly mundane and easy-drinking. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Costco in Fairfax, Virginia on 16-October-2017 (my oldest daughter's fifth birthday) for US$29,99/case by my hockey teammate, sampled at home in Washington on 11-June-2018 - Thanks James!
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2018
at 08:30