Subsidiaries
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Blend 2. Tap at Side Project Cellar. Delicious stuff. Bright, zesty. Ideal mixed ferm. Saison to say the least. Lemon lime, bright citrus, funky yeast.
Tried
on 03 May 2026
at 21:44
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2022 harvest. Deep red-purple body, stained pink head. Grape tone is big and delicious. Not unlike the flavors Cantillon explores. So grape forward it sort of masks the saison tone to me. Pleasantly sour. Really good.
Tried
on 03 May 2026
at 20:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Waxed 750ml. Thin brown with no head. Huge legs. Malt coconut caramel and barrel. Sweet, huge. Caramel, butterscotch. Good but needs a bit more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2026
at 12:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
7.5oz can c/o Ryan. Quite attractive. Thick, steady brown head. Really nice aroma, vanilla, chocolate, mellow coffee. Really good stuff. Huge vanilla, sweetness. Quality coffee tone. Delicious.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2026
at 03:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
375ml pours a clear, burnt red with some sudsy grey head. Nose has apple cider vinegar, quite jammy too, some pomegranate too. Super high acid. Tight and bone ass dry. Minerality. Berry is there but some funky cheese character. Long finish too. Bone ass dry. 6 6.5 7 7 6.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2026
at 18:22
8.4/10
Sweet, heavy and intense with barrel notes, loads of chocolate sauce, cocoa, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, syrup, figs and raisins. Surprisingly sweet and heavy, but quite complex malty barrel overdose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2026
at 17:19
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2026
at 14:12
8.2/10
Sweet, heavy and slightly roasty with some maple syrup, green banana, cocoa and chocolate sauce, hints of barrel, toffee, cinnamon and spices. Pastry barley wine? A bit unbalanced but gets better as it warms up
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2026
at 16:36
9.2/10
Smooth, slightly roasty and sweetish with loads of vanilla, coconut, barrel, rye, bourbon, hints of toffee, syrup, caramel and chocolate sauce. Quite nicely balanced and complex. Awesome
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2026
at 13:55
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
375mL bottle drunk 4/9/26.
God damn. Haven't been to Side Project all of 2025 or 2026 so far. I like to put some age on my bottles and these are from the end of 2024 which is generally the earliest I like to open them, if I can (12-18 months). This smells sooooo, sooo good. I have missed their stouts! So much beautiful Willett and here rounded by the 1792 character that seems to add a bit more sweetness and approachability. Deep, dense, fudge-laden malts but not too sweet, and there's no alcohol to be found. Spicy Willett and its elegant, antique character for days....
Huge spice up front with black cherry, light oxidation and significant char. Rich and malty, of course, but not syrupy, though very thick. Not too sweet and it actually takes quite a bit of this dense malt character to balance the barrel in all of its immense glory. Black pepper, char and softer cherry notes on the finish with hints of vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate. Never sweet at any point here, though always malty. Actually missing a bit of the sweet syrupiness that I've come to expect from a lot of their stouts. But it's a masterpiece nonetheless. Mastery of barrel expression at its finest.
God damn. Haven't been to Side Project all of 2025 or 2026 so far. I like to put some age on my bottles and these are from the end of 2024 which is generally the earliest I like to open them, if I can (12-18 months). This smells sooooo, sooo good. I have missed their stouts! So much beautiful Willett and here rounded by the 1792 character that seems to add a bit more sweetness and approachability. Deep, dense, fudge-laden malts but not too sweet, and there's no alcohol to be found. Spicy Willett and its elegant, antique character for days....
Huge spice up front with black cherry, light oxidation and significant char. Rich and malty, of course, but not syrupy, though very thick. Not too sweet and it actually takes quite a bit of this dense malt character to balance the barrel in all of its immense glory. Black pepper, char and softer cherry notes on the finish with hints of vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate. Never sweet at any point here, though always malty. Actually missing a bit of the sweet syrupiness that I've come to expect from a lot of their stouts. But it's a masterpiece nonetheless. Mastery of barrel expression at its finest.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Side Project Brewing
on 10 Apr 2026
at 03:37