8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Dark brown, thin head. Lots of cardamom on the nose along chocolate and barrel. Thick, chocolate, lively with that coriander. Well balanced like Indian chocolate.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2026
at 20:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pour at the 2026 Dark Arts Festival. Near black pour, ring of silky beige head. Savory aroma, vanilla, cardamom. Taste is chocolate and licorice. savory spices. Really balanced us of the adjuncts.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fort George Brewery (Lovell Taproom)
on 14 Feb 2026
at 19:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: caramel, malty, low to moderately sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit of hoppy bitterness, full-bodied.
Overall: nice one.
Aroma: caramel, malty, low to moderately sweet.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit of hoppy bitterness, full-bodied.
Overall: nice one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Belmont Station
on 13 Feb 2026
at 22:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear, bright reddish orange amber color with a small white head; aroma of sourness, hint oh honey, wood; tart flavor with a long, medium tart finish
Tried
from Bottle
from
New Seasons Market - Fisher’s Landing
on 24 Jan 2026
at 03:11
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle, 2025 vintage, thanks Craig & Sarah! Cinnamon aroma with notes of molasses, fig, nutmeg, clove, brandy and oak. Pours dark brown with half a finger of tan head that has some retention and a ring of lacing. Starts with fig, molasses, clove and cinnamon flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth but a bit dry with nutmeg, brandy and oak flavors. Very festive barleywine!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2026
at 06:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, some of that rich umami, soft body, good chocolate, chicory, bourbon layers, porcini, this is solid.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 21:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can from ABV Public House. Clear, dark amber, thick off-white head, chunky lacing. Malty, earthy aroma, woody. Taste is malty, toasty, brown sugar, woody. Not peaty, per se, but very, very earthy.
Tried
from Can
at
ABV Public House
on 25 Dec 2025
at 02:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can at share courtesy of Douglas88. Golden pour yields a small foamy white head. Piney aroma, spruce. Taste is hoppy, resinous, pine and lots of it.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2025
at 01:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Amber-brown, slight haze. Thin head. The aroma has some caramel, a bit of alcohol and it's fairly estery. On the palate, it's got some alcohol and that fruitiness. It's not bad, maybe a bit muddled in terms of the alcohol and what to me is a bit excessive ester character.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2025
at 06:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL bottle (pkg 10/22/2025; 9% abv). Amber brown with small beige head. Light toffee and caramel malts with feint spices and gentle bitter hopping. Decent. Gives some lighter abv spiced American barley wine vibes.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2025
at 06:45