6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can found in Nanaimo. This pours a ruby brown black with a very dark beige foam on top. It smells of molasses and heavy cloying licorice, ripe sugary grape, all kind of overbearing but not as excessive as I'd might expect. The flavour is heavy coffee, very strong burnt beans and ooozing motor oil. Nice crispness, good smoothness. For sixteen percent this is exceptional - not hugely complex nor layered but still very drinkable and the alcohol is very well hidden. Heavy and definitely sugary, I'll be sipping this alongside a glass of water but nonetheless it's not bad at all for such a beastly beer.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2020
at 07:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Okay white head, sort of a semi-cloudy sort of golden body. The aroma is all good fresh wheat dough, rather nice. Flavour is good wheat dough, lots of banana. Full mouthfeel, not too sweet. Well balanced, highly drinkable.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2020
at 06:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz at Sales Force. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: boozy bourbon, inky. Taste: along the same lines, quite boozy, roasty. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2020
at 08:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium brown. No head. Fairly big, sweet bourbon, lots of alcohol, wood...some intense soy sauce stuff. That note reminds me of when we used to think that character (Samiclaus, SA T Bock) was the only thing you'd get with ultra strong beers. Kind of cool to see how that's not a thing.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2020
at 08:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out heavy bourbon barrels, a hint of vanilla, and light roast. Flavour is extremely boozy, with lots of roast, gentle vanilla, and alcohol. Lots of roast, bourbon and intense booze. Rather messy, but it works really well. 16%... really? Doesn't seem like it. Really fun stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2020
at 08:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
47,3 cl can @ Antitasting, BBE Aroma has ash and tobacco. Also licorice. Flavour has toffee typical to English ales, tobacco and ash. In blind tasting I'd say this is a 5% English stout.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2020
at 12:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Jet black brown with a small brown head. Sweet dark molasses and dark chocolate. Dark roast, burnt sugars, molasses and barrel notes. No heat at all.
Tried
from Can
from
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales
on 03 Jan 2020
at 19:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Good pink foam and a deep red clear body, tinny acidic and slightly sweet berry on the nose. Flavour is bitter blueberry, sour indeed, slight earthy notes so they left some tannins in. Juicy and sour, executed reasonably well but not incredibly well.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2019
at 18:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Big cream beige foam on a black body, sweet chocolatey cherry black forest cake on the nose and surprisingly balanced. Flavour is good cherry flavour with soft baker's chocolate notes. Dry finish. Very nice, very well done.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2019
at 21:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The aroma is excellent fresh sharp hops and modest malt on the back end, has great big foam and muddy semi brownish gold body. Flavour is fresh juicy hops, lots of pineapple in there and very pronounced and tasty. Mouthfeel is refreshing and smooth. This is a a great hoppy brew, working well on all levels.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2019
at 02:57