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Thx, Brian!
Brett and berries. Taste is along the same lines, quite nice and balanced.
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7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can [at 11.5% abv]. Jet black colour with huge, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and slightly peppery spicy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, Belgian chocolate, dry cocoa, hints of fudge, toffee, a touch of chili, very weak, oaky overtones. Taste is initially sweet-ish, chocolately, roasty, dark malty and caramel malty, only minimally spicy, notes of dark chocolate, caramel, some toffee, a touch of treacle and liquorice, later more and more peppery spicy, notes of chili with increasing and accumulating pungency; dirty, earthy and woody interludes once in a while. Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, little by little also slightly pungent palate, fine, soft, creamy carbonation. Fairly rich and complex, quite spicy but not overdone, sadly the dark malt flavours are partly of lower quality (not directly malt quality, but the toffee and chocolate flavours are a tad chintzy somehow) - quite acceptable.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16oz (thx, Brian!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: somewhat hazy purple with a rose head. Aroma: a lot of wood and tannins, lots of grapes. Taste: along the same lines, quite dry, moderately acidic. Overall: interesting.

7.9

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

Poured from 473mL can. Deep ruby red with minimal pink-ish white head. Nice wood and vinous notes, my favourite of the Betta series thus far. Like the Dageraad Enology series.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Purple, bright, that syrah is all over this. Significant syrah aroma. On the palate, light tartness, mellow vinous character. A slight woody note. It's relatively light of body, but a ton of grape.

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

375mL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Aroma has a ton of buttered popcorn. Flavour has some good wild yeast, buttered popcorn, some malt. Way too much buttered popcorn

7.8

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

375ml (thx, Brian!) @ Phill's during Gene's visit. Appearance: hazy pale golden with a white head. Aroma: unripe green grapes, some botanical and wood. Taste: interesting, nice body, some sweetness, pleasant tartness. Overall: it is pretty unique, good one.

6.2

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

375mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma with tons of citrus peel, some cocktail sour notes, and some wild yeast. Flavour is very sharp, with lots of citrus, plenty of acidity, and cocktail sourness. Rather sharp and citric. It's alright.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 375mL bottle (2023 vintage). Hazed yellow gold with small white head. Citrusy tartness, feint yogurt notes, okay.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pale amber, with a slight haze. This has a mellow acidity. Lightish body, decent vibrancy. There's a decent lemon, a touch of grape but not a big pisco character. The citrus comes through a bit more. Still, has a decent balance. It's pretty good.