7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle stamped on 11/13/2023 and consumed on 01/10/2024.
Into a snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a quickly fizzy dissipating head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: woody sweet to spicy barrel notes up front with some dark fruits and black anise; light vanilla, black coffee and some milk chocolate
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy contour; finishes semi-spicy with a subtle dryness to it
Texture: medium bodied; this is a sipper; not as smooth as I thought it was going to be; good carb level
Overall: this was a lesson to me in aging beers as I ended up changing some things around in cellaring, so with that in mind, these numbers reflect a "semi-kind" sort of mentality towards this beer but also there was no need for me to have this beer as young as it was.
Bottle stamped on 11/13/2023 and consumed on 01/10/2024.
Into a snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a quickly fizzy dissipating head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: woody sweet to spicy barrel notes up front with some dark fruits and black anise; light vanilla, black coffee and some milk chocolate
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy contour; finishes semi-spicy with a subtle dryness to it
Texture: medium bodied; this is a sipper; not as smooth as I thought it was going to be; good carb level
Overall: this was a lesson to me in aging beers as I ended up changing some things around in cellaring, so with that in mind, these numbers reflect a "semi-kind" sort of mentality towards this beer but also there was no need for me to have this beer as young as it was.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2026
at 17:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours lightly translucent gold with a large nitro white head that persisted a bit. Orange zest for aroma. Med body - nitro smooth. Flavor is orange zest with bits of yeast/spice and coriander. Fairly dry and lightly zest/bitter.
Tried
from Can
at
The Davis Beer Shoppe
on 24 Mar 2026
at 23:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 7.5
Can at Justicna tasting. Hoppy aroma and taste, cheesy notes in aroma, citrus fruit, medium bitter. Medium body, thinner texture than expected, hoppy bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2026
at 19:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Advent Calendar tasting. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma of malt, light hops, matured chees. Taste is better than aroma. Citrus hops, light zest.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2026
at 19:19
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2026
at 16:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pours black into an English pint. Tan ehad with excellent retention recedes to coat surface. Chocolate orange aromas. Creamy with sweet orange and milk chocolate front to back. Lasting earthy cocoa finish.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2026
at 01:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Black with moderate light brown head. Coconut milk, chocolate malt, ash, and dry hay aroma. Moderately sweet coconut milk, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter dry hay and ash flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2026
at 23:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
sampled many years ago - going back and ticking some that i missed - not a milk stout fan, but its solid
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2026
at 14:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not much nitro to this beer. Dark brown almost black with hardly any head. Aroma is chocolate and peanut butter. Taste is also chocolate and peanut butter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2026
at 05:50
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a dark reddish-brown color with a tight, dense beige head and great retention. Really nice nitro action. Decent, scattered lacing. As expected, it has an orange chocolate aroma. The flavor is similar to the aroma: Dominant milk chocolate flavor with limited orange notes in the finish. Super smooth and creamy nitro texture. A little sweet. Lacking any bitter dark chocolate or roasted barley notes. Medium body. Low carbonation. Low bitterness. Good job of recreating the flavors, yet I wouldn't want a lot of this.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2026
at 22:48