8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Excellent barleywine, reminiscent of Bigfoot but offering more balance, with heavy notes of caramel underlined by citrus pith and dried fruit, followed by pine and a moderate woody bitterness. Delicious.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2024
at 04:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 4/24/23. Hazy orange, medium white head, good retention. Aroma of mango, pale malt. Taste is grapefruit, lime, pale malt. Mild bitterness.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2023
at 02:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 4/24/23. Hazy amber, thin white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, green, tropical fruit. Taste is resin, tropical, pale malt. Crisp. Lingering bitter. Nice.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2023
at 02:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the brewery, 4/24/23. AOB = Asheville on Bikes. AOC is something else entirely. Dark clear brownred, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, mild smoke. Taste is roast, cherry, coffee, chocolate, green, nuts. Well balanced, nice.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2023
at 02:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery, 4/24/23. Dark red, thin tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, raisin. Taste is roast, chocolate, raisin, sunflower. Well balanced.
Tried
on 25 Apr 2023
at 02:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Very acidic for an American stout, with a strong cascara presence overshadowing the unsweetened chocolate and dry roast. Undertones of berry and caramel. Finishes dry and moderately bitter. I dig the back end, but that bright acidity is distracting.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2023
at 20:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Very raw quality to this pint, with an outsized wort note offset by yeast, apple, and a modest citrus bitterness. Finishes with a lingering pine and mineral streak. Seems unrefined.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2023
at 20:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
Odd IPA, with a husky, toasted graininess that adds a dark roast coffee-ish quality to the pint. Citrus and a slight stone fruit note leads to pine on the back end. Just an all-around weird pint.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2023
at 20:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Hoppy, floral saison, offering up a mix of clove, vanilla, cut grass, and a touch of pear and banana, with a firm bitterness on the back end. Bitter streak comes on strong for the style, but drinkable.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2023
at 20:03
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Just labeled as Saison in the tap room & their website, 7.8%. Orange-y gold, slightly jellied, tulip pour while waiting for our dinner table to open up nearby. Peppery, yeasty, apple aromatics. Taste is black pepper, lime leaf, earthy bitterness, starch, lingering mild pith. Spirited, crispy, quaffable. Great.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2023
at 00:17