Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Double IPA in bitterness only, lacking any big citric/herbal/floral hop flavors, instead offering up a massive caramel corn malt sweetness followed by biscuit-laced super-boozy finish. Vodka nose, vodka feel. At least it’s pretty?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at GABF. Pours a cloudy orange with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is pine and bready malt. Medium body, toffee, grass, light bitterness, good.
Average taste of roasted malt. a bit of bitterness. Just doesn't do it for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Pours a cloudy orange red with a good head of foam and decent retention.
Smells and tastes bready and grainy, definitely not overly sweet. .could use more of that, imho.
Pretty ample body and carbonation.
Just another average Oktoberfest.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle: Almost black, with a small tan head. Slightly oily, chocolate, vegetal aroma. Taste is lactic, chocolate malt. Fairly bitter.....again, that oily, vegetable note comes through. The scent is a little off-putting....the flavor is slightly better, but overall, not one I’d repeat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle: Nearly clear amber, with a creamy beige head. Lactic caramel scent. Tangy, caramel malt, slightly sour, acidic taste..... A little rough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Sour milk, coffee/chocolate malt, and straw aroma. Very dark brown with small brown head. Mildly sweet chocolate malt and moderately bitter ash/dry hay flavor. Okay body. A bit light but not bad.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Rocktoberfest from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Milk caramel malt and hay aroma. Dark amber with moderate head. Moderately sweet caramel malt, moderately sour lactic acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Okay body. Decent but way too acidic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Sampled from a 0.33l bottle @ Haandfest 2015, courtesy of Cunningham. This is a nice golden looking one, a mild blurry to it and lots of off-white lacings in the glass. Smells kinda sweet and a little grainy. Mild fruity also in a way. Yeah, a nice sweetness in the taste also. Sweet pale malts and a little alco burn toward the finish. How strong is this? Thin green yeasty also. Not bad actually these few drops. 30.05.2015
djd07 (28882) reviewed Paradise Porter from Diamond Bear Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle on RBSG Bus. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is cocoa and bready malt. Medium body, cocoa, roast, dry finish, ok.