6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Very deep copper coloured body with a very thin, single centimetre tall rich light brown head that fades very fast, all atop the dark brown glow - very dark for the style. Aroma of deep berries with some light malt notes and only a touch of hops - some grassiness, but this is fairly mild in the nose and more fruity than hoppy. Medium-bodied; Deep nutty and slightly grainy flavours from the malt come out at first with a bit of grassy dryness and some caramelised sugar notes, but the berries, specifically the easy-to-detect blackberries are the strongest. Aftertaste shows the berry notes, a good deal of maltiness, some strong earthy and rustic qualities and a light sweetness, but no real hoppiness, alpha acids or pungency - odd. Overall, a decent beer that has some deep malts and a good deal of blackberries, but no hops nor bitternesss. This is more of a fruit beer than an IPA and the alcohol is hidden pretty well, too. Nice to sample from California, by way of Florida, all the way up here in Washington. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Corner Store (Bait & Tackle) in West Palm Beach, Florida on 14-February-2021 for US$5,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 24-March-2021.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2021
at 06:59