6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can courtesy of Kostas, Kykao brewery. Consumed at home Tuesday 9th June 2026 listening Huw Stephens on 6Music who are playing tracks from Primervera Festival. We're having Gorgonzola Macaroni Cheese with a nice salad. Pours very light silver colour with a very slight haze, a few stray bubbles dance across the surface. Refreshing, light/mid hoppiness, some tropical touches. It's nice, but it's not a beer. Score: 6.8
Tried
from Can
at
Kykao Handcrafted Microbrewery
on 09 Jun 2026
at 16:48
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Canned 440ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & Hrabren. Murky dark orange coloured, minimal off-white head, acidic fruity and sea buckthorn in the nose. Fruity, light salty, sea buckthorn, light ripe fruits and dry finish. BBE date is 24.6.2031...wtf
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2026
at 19:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & Hrabren. Blackish coloured, no head at all, honey, roast and some dried fruits in the nose. Roasted malt, dried fruits, vinous, notes of alcohol and sour/tart touch in the finish.
3 years ago Marko wrote: "Interesting, glad to have tried it, but not a beer I'd repeat"... What a liar, he repeated it...
3 years ago Marko wrote: "Interesting, glad to have tried it, but not a beer I'd repeat"... What a liar, he repeated it...
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2026
at 22:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can, huge thanks Fin&Loz! Shared with Hrabren and Ogi. Opaque lovely orange-golden body, no head. GI-bloody-NORMOUS aroma of sea buckthorn as it's poured out, salty, buckthorn-fecal, berry, lactic. Lean, dry salty tart berry taste. I still don't get the appeal of sea buckthorn except maybe in something already wild, and I'm not sure I ever will. Still, technically well made and nice to try. Think this one has some bug that dried it out some more. Maybe even not.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 17:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.44 l can thanks to Marko, shared with Ogi and him. Hazy bright orange, minimal head. Aroma is ripe fruit, ripe berries, soft bretty notes, hints of lychee and tangerine. Flavour is ripe and fermenting fruit again from the sea buckthorn, hints of ripe citrus, earthy notes and a touch of Brett. Medium body, high carbonation, soft tartness, soft mineral touch, a herbal hint, dry finish. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 17:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle thanks to Marko, shared with Ogi and him. Dark brown, small off-white head. Aroma is soy sauce, dark fruit, grapes, vinous, some cardboard, some sour cabbage. Flavour is tart fruit, blackberry, prunes. Slightly harsh astringent sour notes. Hints of honey, bread and burnt toast. Finishes medium dry with a sweet dried fruit and tart fruit touch. Slightly messy, but one could say that's what they were going for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2026
at 21:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Kostas, Kykao brewery in the last box that he sent. Had this Saturday 4th April 2026 listening to Patrice Baumel on Tidal after a Lamb & Wild Garlic Lasagna. Pours looking just like a dirty muddy puddle, I also didn't see a head .After the slightly disappointing start the taste is actually very good, the nuttiness comes through, there's a nice thickness in the mouth, smooth, creamy, light milk chocolate, it's very moreish. Barrel ageing is subtle. Like this, just wished the appearance was better. Score 7.4
Tried
from Bottle
at
Kykao Handcrafted Microbrewery
on 04 Apr 2026
at 20:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
450ml can. Hazy, dark yellow-ish, golden colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Very intense, juicy, tropical fruity hoppy and slightly resinous aroma, notes of peach and physalis, passion fruit, mango, some orange, some melon. Taste is juicy, tropical fruity and minimally perfumed, resinous, hoppy, sweet-ish, pale malty basis, lots of passion fruit and peach, further notes of physalis, mango, some orange, mild hop bitterness; lingering, resinous finish.
Oily-watery texture, smooth and minimallygreasy, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very intense, immensely fruity, quite unique flavour profile due to the (seemingly) typical Kykao resinous touch - very good!
Oily-watery texture, smooth and minimallygreasy, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very intense, immensely fruity, quite unique flavour profile due to the (seemingly) typical Kykao resinous touch - very good!
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2026
at 18:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
450ml can. Jet black colour with average, frothy, diminishing, minimally lacing, dark beige to tan head. Roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty, minimally caramel malty and minimally resinous, hoppy aroma, hints of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, couverture, a touch of liquorice. Taste is roasty, minimally chocolately, dark malty, slightly caramel malty with some residual sweetness, mildly bitter, resinous and slightly piney hoppy, hints of dark chocolate, dark caramel, some roasty and hoppy bitterness, a touch of liquorice.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite resinous and oily, homogeneous - good.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Quite resinous and oily, homogeneous - good.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 18:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
450ml can. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish, golden colour with small to average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Resinous and fruity, hoppy aroma, minimally spicy, pale malty background, notes of tangerine, lemon, some peach, melon, a touch of cracker, coconut overtones. Taste is resinous and fruity hoppy, sweet-ish, minimally biscuity and spicy, pale malty basis, notes of tangerine, lemon, melon, white grapes, a touch of peach, coconut, some zesty and herbal bitterness.
Oily-watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, to coarse, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, nice fruit flavours - nice.
Oily-watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, to coarse, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, nice fruit flavours - nice.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 14:30