7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
354ml. can. @home, 02/11/2023 [#6.908 Global - #1.212 United States of America - #1 Roak Brewing Co. (My Brewery #283 from the States)] Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma: roasted chocolate beans, fudge and vanilla. Taste: bourbon, vanilla and maple syrup. Warming mouthfeel. Next one please!!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2023
at 09:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 28 Oct 2023
at 14:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Black with a small foamy brown head. Sweet with strong cinnamon and caramel. Long finish. Moderately full bodied
Tried
on 19 Jul 2023
at 21:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Black with a medium sized foamy tan head. Roasty and toasty with strong peanut followed by cocoa, anise and whiskey. Fairly boozy. Exceptionally long finish. Full bodied.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2023
at 21:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Look is clear slightly darker than pale. Nice half inch foamy head. Nose is typical open fermented beer with a tad of sweetness on the olfactory. Yea, taste is slightly tart but there is this 'ice cream' flavor about it. Some vanilla is poking its head out. Then along comes some orange push up in there. Remember the orange push-ups as a kid from the goodie bar truck? No hint of rude ale in this stuff, that's the thing with these real open fermented beers, they are never really bitter rude, and I like that. Yes, this is a relatively smooth and easy drinken brew, and besides; I like a little tartness in my beer. Pretty good finish, just wish it had a little more co2 in there, could use some cutting carbonation on the palate.
Tried
on 25 May 2023
at 20:19
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Pours a thick dark brown with a thin head and aromas of maple syrup, cream, bourbon, and chocolate. Flavor has a blast of roasted malt up front that hits you with a coffee grounds, chocolate, and charcoal punch to the palate. Finish is smooth cream and maple with a little bit of abv and bourbon. Kinda nice beer, Roak!
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2023
at 22:59
4.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Pour from a can is big and black but the head fades instantly. Nose is volatile malt. Whew, first taste is alky laced stout, very strong and flat. Difficult. Warming sensations all round. Seems like a much higher alky content than 8% fer sher. Coffee and dark bitter chocolate, coffee is subdued but the bitter baking chocolate is up front and in yer face. Halfway thru I think I'm catching a little buzz off this stuff. In the middle its beefy and mouth coating. Such a big brew. Just wish it had some co2 to make it a little more tolerable on the palate. Finish is large and in charge. Whew, quite a smack in the jaw. Big kick for only a couple of bucks.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2022
at 19:48
3.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown with a quickly dissipating brown head. No lacing to speak of. Peanut butter on the nose with cacao nib aromas, but the palate is where the wheels fall off. Over-roasted malt acrid notes with extreme bitterness...beyond cacao nib bitterness. Lingering scratchy bitterness and chalk-like texture on the palate. Super thin. Not good.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 02 Oct 2022
at 03:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the source. Clear dark brown color, small beige head with minimal lacing. Chocolate aroma. Taste starts sweet then lightly earthy cocoa, light body. Decent enough
Tried
from Draft
on 25 May 2022
at 00:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden with a huge white head. Aroma of sweet grapefruit, guava, lemon. Taste has resinous oak notes, some more citrus, Palate has more pine resin, some lingering oil in the mouth. Solid.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2022
at 05:40