Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at GTMW 2017. Pours a hazy yellow with a slight orange hue and a near white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus, a hint of flora and grains backing. Flavor has sweet citrus, a bit of OJ, sweet onion with grains and bread underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2017
at 13:42
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage bottling. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, raisin, plum, fig, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, raisin, plum, fig, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, raspberries, dark fruit, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing drying from roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is fantastic. Slight slickness, chalky roast, and oak tannins. Alcohol is extremely well hidden; a mildly increasing warmth of 14%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an amazing fruited barrel aged imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, raspberries, cocoa, and bourbon barrel flavors; insanely smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV. Perfect balance of raspberries, cocoa, and rich base stout malt complexity. Amazing barrel integration; never boozy, tannic, or overly drying. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2017
at 20:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Great Taste of the Midwest 2017. Solid name and packaging. Copper color and light carbonation. High alcohol in the flavor and aroma, and it really impacts the beer overall. It is sweet, but hard to get past the alcohol, which the predominant quality of this beer. it is sold in a bomber and so rich and full of alcohol, it is hard to think of finishing one myself.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2017
at 17:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - pours orange gold white head - nose and taste of cardamom, spice, pumpkin, old stale nutmeg, bourbon and alcohol. medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2017
at 17:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber shared by Marcus. It’s a moderate gusher. Pours hazy ruddy brown with a fizzy tan head. Aroma of sourish red berry. Med body or so. Flavor is somewhat light sour red berry with significant malt of a slightly roasty sort. It’s very tasty. Not all that dry, and not really bitter, but it works very well. I’m likin’ it.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2017
at 14:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
can - Hazy light gold pour, aroma of citrus hops and some light, bready malt. The flavor is dominated by the citrus accented hops. Refreshing. Light bodied. Crisp. It's a very nice session IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2017
at 10:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/23/2017. Pours lightly hazy deep ruby red/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big juicy/jammy/lightly tart raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, apple, red grape, wheat, cracker, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, caramel, nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of raspberries, bready malt, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/jammy/lightly tart raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, apple, red grape, wheat, cracker, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, caramel, nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness and tannic fruit tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/jammy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, apple, red grape, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, bready malt, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slight dryness from bitter/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is an excellent fruit beer! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, bready malt, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly tart/bitter finish. For a maltier fruit beer this really hits the spot. Super juicy/jammy fruit with perfectly balanced malt flavors; never overly sweet/heavy feeling. A really enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2017
at 19:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/22/2017. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with incredible retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, honey, toasted bread, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, honey, toasted bread, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pepper, pine, honey, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a great American pale ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink; even with the increasingly bitter/drying finish. Juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank on hops; with a perfectly balancing bready malt backing. No residual sweetness and never aggressive, but still plenty of hoppiness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2017
at 18:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose and taste of coconut, chocolate cookie, toasted oatmeal and cocoa - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2017
at 17:36
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can. Pours a hazy orange with a big sudsy head and aromas of tangerines that might be a bit past their expiration date. Flavor is medicinal oranges with a boozy edge to it and just nasty as far as I’m concerned. Whatever the intent here, it didn’t work. Blech!
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2017
at 22:23