8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
500mL bottle, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is complex, with lots of wood, oak barrels, and medium roast. Flavour is subtle and yet highly complex, with a wonderful whiskey barrel blend, light sherry, and loads of oak. Surprisingly light-bodied, yet ridiculously complex. Beauty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 05:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown. Thin head. The aroma has a lot of barrel, it's quite toasty. It's got a lighter body, with the barrels, the body is lighter, the whiskey a bit rougher, but the base is solid. But that toasty, nuttiness is quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 05:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with small beige head. Woody whiskey, feint roast and chocolate malt. A little bit rough around the edge, but okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2025
at 05:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger with light earth.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2025
at 21:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at DownTime Taps, pours jet black with a small brown head. Nose is decadent and complex, with deep bourbon barrel complexity, vanilla, brown sugar, and some molasses. Flavour is likewise rich, with elegant bourbon barrels, sticky dark sugars, molasses, vanilla, and some treacly notes. As usual, wonderful barrel treatment. Intense yet complex and balanced. Beauty.
Tried
from Draft
at
DownTime Taps
on 06 Jul 2025
at 03:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at DownTime Taps, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma has some dankness, piney hops, some NZ hop tang, and crisp crackery notes. Flavour is crisp, with lots of hop tang, bitter piney hops, a bit of murkiness (cryo? Krush), and a crisp crackery base. Bright, bitter and well-constructed. Excellent as always.
Tried
from Draft
at
DownTime Taps
on 06 Jul 2025
at 03:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear, bright gold with a nice white head. Aroma tea and arguably rice. Near med body. Flavor is tea with rice and a little bready malt support. Towards dry. Black tea bitterness. Different and refreshing.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Jul 2025
at 00:08
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 500 ml, shared with Hrvoje. Brown with beige head. Beautiful caramel, figs, some whisky in the back, super smooth. Drinks so nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2025
at 22:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can from Tavour. Opaque black pour. Rocky tan head. Roasted malt aroma hints at dark chocolate and molasses. Flavor mirrors nose. Notes of bittersweet chocolate, sticky molasses and dark dried fruits. Some warming alcohol on backend. Smooth mouthfeel. Bittersweet hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 01 Jul 2025
at 03:01
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
Bottle, 500 ml, shared with Hrvoje. Deep dark brown with off white to beige head. Nice caramel and toffee, smooth bourbon, some dates, very smooth, more dates. Classic barleywine well executed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2025
at 22:00