8/10
Dark black body small creamy tan head. Roast vanilla rye aroma. Roast vanilla rye caramel toffee flavor. Medium full body mod carb. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2022
at 14:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from WW, I assume. Dark brown with a large, soft brown head. Nose is cocoa powder, oats, some raisin; too much cocoa (there really shouldn't be any, but this is overwhelming) for an oatmeal raisin cookie. Cocoa powder, cinnamon (cough cough, overloaded),sugar, oats, burnt malt. This is nowhere near an oatmeal cookie. Rename the beer and don't get my hopes up. Even otherwise, this isn't good.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2022
at 22:19
6.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2021
at 21:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Local Republic. Pours black, with a medium, frothy, tan head. The nose is milk chocolate, cinnamon, light ancho chilies, and oak. Sweet and syrupy, with a bit of roasty bitterness. Well made, delicious, and nicely balanced spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2021
at 17:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the DC post-Thanksgiving 2021 gathering. Poured a dark brown color with a very small tan head. Aroma was smooth barrel notes, roasted chocolate malts. Big rye notes. Flavor was smooth vanilla, woody notes. Chocolate, with some boozy notes. Caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2021
at 03:32
6/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2021
at 23:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Eschews sweetness, which is good, but it leaves a beer heavily influenced by the spicing, which grows overbearing against the bitter chocolate backbone. Rarely ever say this, but a little more milk chocolate indulgence might make this a more balanced pint.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2021
at 01:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle pours a murky brown with legs and no head. Nose has brownie and cocoa, molasses and booze. Flavor is rootbeer and cocoa, brownie and booze, caramel too. Full bodied, sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2021
at 21:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Really nice barrel tone. Smooth and easy drinking for the ABV. Vanilla oak, sweet chocolate. Really good.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2021
at 21:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roast and rye whiskey. Black pour with good head. Some caramel. Bittersweet finish. Plenty of booze and some sweetness, liquid caramel.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2021
at 21:34