6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Black with a large foamy brown head. Tasty and roasty with nut and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2024
at 23:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Dark amber beer with a dark cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with backing caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with backing caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2024
at 17:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Amber beer with an off-white head. Malt and light lime aroma. Malt and light caramel flavor with lime. Medium bodied. Malt and light caramel lingers with lime.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2024
at 18:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Golden beer with a big cream head. Citrus and light tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light citrus flavor. Medium bodied. tropical fruit and light citrus linger.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2024
at 17:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Super deep and dark brown coloured body with a massive six to seven centimetre tall thick, microfoamed and deep dark brown head that does not seem to fade at all, above the 80 percent opaque body. Aroma of anise, rich roasted malt, lactose, coffee, earth, grain, cream and tons of toasted coconut - very nice and super strong in the nose. Medium to Full-bodied; Very strong anise, licorice and pungent maltiness from oatmeal and grains really comes through at first with a good deal of alcohol and bitterness here, with a deep coconutty finish along with bunches of anise and especially oatmeal. Aftertaste is pungent with a nice sweetness, but the coconut, anise ,licorice and oatmeal notes are by far the strongest here, with a good finish. Overall, a nice stout that itself borders on Imperial Status due to the strong coconut flavours, deep roasty oatmeal malt notes and especially the lactosey, sweet but deep pungency at the end. Overall, perhaps the best beer of this Christmas Twelve Pack Sampler - glad to save it to the end, this tastes like an Imperial Stout, but while light enough (it still TASTES like over 7 per cent ABV though) to drink more than one of, somehow! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 23-December-2023 for US$9,99/twelve pack, with a 'best by' date of 31-January-2024! and sampled at my house here in Washington on 20-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep dark brown coloured body, but perfectly clear, all with a rich four to five centimetre tall light brown head that stays afloat for a long time, all with a nice light ruby glow at the bottom. Aroma of crisp nutty and rich rustic, earthy, cardboardie malts dominate here, with a deep vanilla, creamy and especially peanutty smell here that is strong for a long while. Medium-bodied; Pretty rich earthy, nutty and caramel flavours dominate here with a strong bitterness and pungency that brings out some toffee and toast qualities, but a long rustic bite more noticeable than anything else. Aftertaste is deep, quite pungent and potent with the deep, bitter grain, nutty and especially caramely malts showing strongest with some softer vanilla and creamy aspects, but the rustic, earthy and especially bitter flavours remain deep. Overall, a deep, strong, bitter and especially nutty and rustic beer that is full of flavour, pungency and robust grainy malt notes. Nice to sample and a decent choice from the twelve pack sampler! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 23-December-2023 for US$9,99/twelve pack, with a 'best by' date of 31-January-2024! and sampled at my house here in Washington on 20-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Very hazy deep amber and even light brown coloured body with a nice one to two centimetre tall just off-white head that stays afloat nicely and leaves a thin lace on top of the 90 per cent opaque amber body. Aroma of candy sugar, curacao, grass, hay, bananas, cloves, light bubble gum and a good sweetness in the nose with some alcohol and definite hop bite here. Medium-bodied; Pretty strong floral and grassy dry notes dominate with a good dry quality, but not much curacao, sweetness or spicey yeast qualities that show in the nose, with not much flavour, at least at first - but this ends pretty quickly and has a light sweetness here, but stronger hop bitterness to finish this off. Aftertaste is pretty clean, but showing the grass, flowers, subdued yeast flavours and relatively light hop bitterness and the soft sugars make this much softer than expected throughout. Overall, a decent beer, not bad, but nowhere close to as good/complex as I was hoping for, as the bitterness is muted, the yeast is mild and the sugars are soft and this as a whole is crisp, but a bit too light for the style. Nice to try, but NOT one of my favourites from the twelve pack. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 23-December-2023 for US$9,99/twelve pack, with a 'best by' date of 31-January-2023 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 16-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Super crisp and completely clear golden coloured body with a relatively large four to five centimetre tall just off-white very soapy head that fades VERY quickly above a perfectly clear glowing golden body with zillions of bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of crisp grain, light biscuits, a slight hint of lemons, a dash of pepper and herbal notes with deeper lager yeast notes - strong in the nose, but nice and expected. Light to slightly Medium-bodied; Very nice biscuity and surprisingly filling malt notes that are pretty easy-drinking, but supply a nice bite at first, with an enjoyable soft lemon, caster sugar and hint of subdued bitterness from hops that do come through near the end. Aftertaste is crisp throughout, especially with the lemon, malt and especially hop bitterness all quite strong with a good bite from the pretty rich malt throughout along with a soft sweetness on the end, but balanced nicely. Overall, a very enjoyable lager with a good bite throughout that has pleasant malt, sweetness and a light hop character that caps this off well, especially for the style - much better than expected and a decent option from the twelve pack! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 23-December-2023 for US$9,99/twelve pack, with a 'best by' date of 31-January-2023 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 16-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very crisp amber and light copper coloured body with a thinnish, one to two centimetre tall tan head that fades pretty quickly above the 10 per cent opaque body. Aroma of crisp and dry bitterness with a strong hop kick, but also some very noticeable orange scent, not from peels/curacao, but from full fruits. Medium-bodied; Relatively rich, biscuity and malty flavour at first with some earthy and rustic qualities, but the floral and dry pungency is perhaps stronger, with the citrus and orange flavours finally noticeable at the very end, and while not giving off any sweetness, the bitterness and dry qualities persist. Aftertaste is dry, quite floral and balanced nicely with both hops and malt noticeable, but the fruit elements aren't very potent - perhaps in a god way, as there is no sugars here, and the bitterness that is here seems to originate from the hops themselves. Overall, a nice, relatively dry, but floral and hoppy IPA with a faint citrus flavour, but the bitterness is definitely here, in an older school, hoppy, Pacific NorthWest type way. Nice to sample and a respectable beer in the Christmas Twelve Pack. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia as part of the Christmas 12 Pack Sampler, on 23-December-2022 for US$9,99 with a 'Best By' date of 31-January-2023, but sampled at my house here in Washington, a few blocks away on 14-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Relatively crisp, amber and light copper coloured body with a decently large three to four centimetre tall tan head with some larger bubbles above the 10 per cent opaque body. Aroma of light toasted grain, a dash of metal and some astringency from malts with a nice layer of lower alpha acid hops in the scent as well. Light-bodied; Relatively crisp grassy and pretty floral notes show at first with a nice dry stone fruit flavour that has a kick of apricots and pears noticeable, but much more of the grainy and malt flavours that make their way past the dryness, with a very soft sweetness at the end, but pretty easy-drinking. Aftertaste is crisp, dry and floral with more malts than hops, with some very subdued fruit notes and even lighter sweetness, but easy-drinking throughout. Overall, a decent enough beer that shows closest to an Amber Ale, but this has more character and hop bitterness than most in that category. Nice to sample and not a bad option in the Christmas 12 Pack! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia as part of the Christmas 12 Pack Sampler, on 23-December-2022 for US$9,99 with a 'Best By' date of 31-January-2023, but sampled at my house here in Washington, a few blocks away on 14-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:51