7/10
They don’t call me Rusty for nothin’
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2026
at 23:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pint can, courtesy of @SHIG, pours with a dark mahogany colored body that supports a tan head of foam that leaves behind some spotty lacing. The aroma offers up pine like hops blunted by some dark roasted malts, a touch of baker's chocolate and then a thin cloud of dark fruity esters and booze. The taste delivers both pine like hop bitterness and modest malt roastiness as well as chocolate malts and a hint of nuttiness. Toward the finish there is a nice sweet dark fruity ester jamminess that shows up along with the booziness creating a well rounded experience. Solid offering. The CDA love is real.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2026
at 04:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
A: clear copper coloured body | ugly frothy tan head
A: dank | spruce | soft oranges
F: rustic malts | nutty | caster sugar on end
T: drying | crisp | floral end
O: PNW hops | older-school | balanced, but malt-centric
12 oz can | Wegman's (grocery): Richmond (Short Pump/Glen Allen), Virginia | 13-October-2025 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | canned:06-April-2025 | sampled: 28-January-2026
A: dank | spruce | soft oranges
F: rustic malts | nutty | caster sugar on end
T: drying | crisp | floral end
O: PNW hops | older-school | balanced, but malt-centric
12 oz can | Wegman's (grocery): Richmond (Short Pump/Glen Allen), Virginia | 13-October-2025 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | canned:06-April-2025 | sampled: 28-January-2026
Tried
from Can
from
Wegmans - Lake Manassas
on 28 Jan 2026
at 23:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can: Poured a unclear yellow golden with a white frothy head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, malty, Taste is fruity, juicy, citrus, orange, malty balance. This one was probably past it's prime.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2026
at 01:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: pretty chunky & opaque copper body | thick & long-lasting tan head
a: hibiscus | tart raspberries | soft oak notes
f: rich yeast | big wheat notes | soft cherries on end
t: floral | polished fruits | kettle soured funk on finish
o: balanced for style | enjoyable yeast richness | good hibiscus & raspberries throughout
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Richmond (Short Pump/Glen Allen), Virginia | 23-July-2022 | US$3,25 | 'packaged': 11-July-2022 (7/11/2022) | sampled: a bit over three years after purchase: 23-September-2025
a: hibiscus | tart raspberries | soft oak notes
f: rich yeast | big wheat notes | soft cherries on end
t: floral | polished fruits | kettle soured funk on finish
o: balanced for style | enjoyable yeast richness | good hibiscus & raspberries throughout
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Richmond (Short Pump/Glen Allen), Virginia | 23-July-2022 | US$3,25 | 'packaged': 11-July-2022 (7/11/2022) | sampled: a bit over three years after purchase: 23-September-2025
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joes - Short Pump
on 24 Sep 2025
at 00:29
4.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Wow, this one is pretty brutal, even for New Realm standards. Kind of a fake artificial flavouring that cloys and sticks with you like overpowdered fast food chain pop. Leaves an astringent aroma. If I had to choose a fake flavouring, I'd guess pineapple, but it's kind of like trying to figure out the actual fruit behind Kool-Aid purple--who knows. All the can says is "with natural flavours." Right.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2025
at 20:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Amber color with a thin lasting head. Taste starts caramel sweet. Finishes with a woody, mild floral, toasty, malt dryness with balanced slightly spicy hop bitterness. Feels a little light.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2025
at 22:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
S: floral | wheat | grass
A: hazy straw yellow body | ugly thin white head
T: crisp | lemons | canned corn
P: wheat | coriander seed | perfume end
O: balanced | easy-drinking | nice for ABV
12oz can | The Apple House: Linden, Virginia | 12-October-2024 | US$2,99 | canned: 17-May-2024 | sampled:02-July-2025
A: hazy straw yellow body | ugly thin white head
T: crisp | lemons | canned corn
P: wheat | coriander seed | perfume end
O: balanced | easy-drinking | nice for ABV
12oz can | The Apple House: Linden, Virginia | 12-October-2024 | US$2,99 | canned: 17-May-2024 | sampled:02-July-2025
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2025
at 06:04
7/10
Canned did not see a pour. Lots of juicy citrus , grapefruit, some fluffiness. Ok
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 02:13
7/10
Big can. Hazy yellow pour . Grapefruit tangerine and pine. Pretty juicy. Pretty good
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 02:12