8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Panda, courtesy of SHIG, pours with a deep dark colored body that supports a thin dark tan colored head of bubbles. The aroma starts off with a blast of booze followed quickly by dark chocolate and thin echoes of vanilla. The taste delivers smooth slick modestly sweetened dark chocolate that quickly picks up a growing chili spiciness conjuring up warming in the back of the throat. To midway the boozy heat and the chili heat conspire together to grow the burn into the finish to pleasing heights of yum. A few more sips and vanilla becomes more and more noticeable at the edge of the flavour experience. Solid sipper.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2023
at 04:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 10/09/23. Pitch black with a dirty tan cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is dark malts, chocolate, charr, light spice, molasses, mellow roast, vanilla essence. Taste comprises tonka bean, spice, charr, booze, light salt kiss, molasses, dark malts, charr, cacao nibs. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Solid impy stout.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2023
at 15:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pint can, courtesy of MicroGrog, pours with a deep dark black mahogany colored body that has infrared hued edges and supports a nice mocha head of foam. The aroma offers up loads of depth and intensity with chocolate and orange candy nuanced red wine flowing into chocolate fudge, booze and a bit of winter spices. The taste delivers slick sweet malts bleeding into an increasing chocolate to fudge depths. To midway the cherry and orange candy meet up with a thin tannin wine character as well as molasses and mild blunted winter spices. Solid big bold integrated sipper.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2023
at 04:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4oz sample at the Roost pours an opaque black with a ring of beige head. Nose has mostly chocolate and booze, some malt and caramel, raisins and nougat. Flavor follows, mostly Charleston Chew and the rest. Medium bodied, off dry finish. Its fine. It's drinkable because the AbV is low, but unspectacular. 6 4 6 3 13
Tried
on 31 Aug 2023
at 13:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint can from Niemuth’s, 8/20/23. Black, thin dark brown head, poor retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, green hops. Taste is roast, coffee, chocolate, cherry, maple. Full body.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2023
at 03:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can from Wine Warehouse, 7/30/23. Very hazy orange, medium beige head, average retention. Aroma of tangerine, toast, caramel. Taste is leafy hops, toast, tangerine, mango, caramel malt. Mild bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2023
at 03:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours a murky yellow with some rocky and lacey white head. Nose has oats and malt and perfume and melon. Flavor same. A touch sweet. Full bodied. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2023
at 01:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda, courtesy of SHIG, pours with a deep dark colored body that supports a thin mocha colored head of bubbles. The aroma offers up sugary marshmallow nuanced dark roasted malts, candied almonds and then booze soaked chocolate. The taste delivers smooth sweet malts, sweetened dark roasted malts and chocolate growing into some nuttiness and a blunted cinnamon spiciness. To midway some modest booziness bubbles forward and joins up with tasty lasting chocolate goodness. Nice balance and depth.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Aug 2023
at 04:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy light orange, white head, moderate lace. Juicy lime, lemon, and stone fruit aroma. Nicely bitter on the close. Tasty beer. Plenty of flavor.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2023
at 18:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft @ MBCC 2018. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate cinnamon aroma. Roasted malty chocolate cinnamon vanilla flavor with hints of chili. Has a roasted malty spicy chocolate cinnamon vanilla and chili finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2023
at 12:01