6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Deep dark brown coloured body with a nice, pretty small light brown head, only a centimetre tall above the 90 per cent opaque body (due to the darkness). Aroma of very roasted malts, vanilla, earth, nuts, rustic grains, chocolate and a good deal of alcohol here, too. Medium-bodied; Super bitter and roasty notes show at first along with some pungent oats and roasted coffee coupled with chocolate and some strong sugars, but even those don't seem to cover the strong bitterness and astringency that doesn't show any marshmallows, no graham crackers and only dark chocolate notes. Aftertaste is pungent, rich, bitter, very strong and showing the malts, bitter grain, strong chocolate and caramelised flavours, but the coffee and metallic astringency is still somehow strongest. Overall, not such a great s'more (sweet) stout - this shows as a dry or especially Export/Foreign Stout and even then, it's too bitter and one-dimensional. Sad, as I was expecting more from this brewery, but hopefully I can get more soon! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Beer Baron in Livonia, Michigan on 23-October-2022 for US$3,39 sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-April-2023 a few hours before leaving back to Michigan, in the morning.

6.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Busch's. Pours a clear gold with a full finger of off-white foam. Great lacing down the glass. Grassy aromas with some light lemon zest and orange notes. Good carbonation, more malt than expected for the 3.5% abv. Light malt sweetness mid-palate and finishes with a dry scratchy carobnation note. Enjoyable session IPA that tastes like a beer and not a watery mess at 3.5% abv.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

7.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear orange gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Dried orange and grapefruit aromas with some marmalade and toasted caramel. Not overly malty, great bitter, pithy hop notes on the palate. More citrus and apricot followed by a lingering dry pithy finish.

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Coffee, dark chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with nice brown head. Moderately sweet coffee, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Okay body. Very nice.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz can. Pours a fully hazed yellow with a white head. Herbal, grassy hop aroma. Flavor is herbal hops, grassy, with touches of citrus and a moderate bitterness. It's okay, but not really what I'm looking for in a hazy IPA.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

tap at 800degree pizza in Fort Wayne. THis was weird - a beer that drinks like a cocktail - not a fan

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear copper with a finger of off-white head that dissipates. Celery seed all over the nose floral pepper aromas and biscuit malt. Celery seed is the the loudest on the palate as well with some horseraddish spiciness next to peppercorn and dill on the finish. Boozy with a slightly sweet note underneath but lingering spice from the peppercorns and horseraddish.