8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Deep copper and super bronze coloured body with a decent two to three centimetre tall tan head at first that fades almost immediately to just a covering on top. Aroma of great spice, light brown sugars and caramel along with a heartier dose of squash and a finish of alcohol, bourbon and some light grain. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong sweet potato and squash flavours at first with a nice spice flavour of allspice and canella along with a heavy dose of pure maple syrup and a faint hit of caramel and dry oak near the end. Aftertaste shows some malts, a bit of earth, some caramel, light spices and ending with maple syrup and a very pleasant sweetness throughout without much alcohol at all and especially no harsh astringent flavours at all - very nicely aged and structured. Overall, a nice beer that shows some great flavours, a pleasant complexity, very smooth finishing notes and good balance throughout. I'm not sure how this would have tasted fresh, but give it some age and this turns out wonderful! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman's in Alexandria, Virginia on 15-November-2015 for US$9,99/mixed six pack, sampled at home in Washington a bit more than two years later on 09-January-2018.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2018
at 23:50