6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On draft at Caps & Taps. It pours a dark brown color with a brown head. The aroma has brandy with some s’mores and dark chocolate. The flavor is very woody and hot. Lots of alcohol, chocolate and brandy notes. Good, but a little too hot for me to want to try again.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2017
at 08:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle purchased at the SF Beer Week event at the brewery. Pours near jet black with minimal head. Vanilla imparts a sweetness on the beer, a little artificial tasting. Beyond that, it is a solid beer in line with the non-vanilla version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2017
at 22:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the brewery as part of SF Beer Week Event. The highlight of the tasting. Overt coconut and nuanced chocolate in support. The combination of the coconut and barrel led to a wonderful, rich and full mouthfeel.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 22:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at the brewery as part of SF Beer Week Event. While still good, this was the lowest ranked of the beers I tried at the release. The coffee was subdued and I did not get much barrel in this one.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 22:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at the brewery as part of SF Beer Week Event. Pours black with a minimal tan head. Lots of fusal alcohol. Slight vanilla and booze. Moderate complexity and slight dark fruit.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 22:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375 ml bottle. Gold wax. The beer is black with a small light brown head. Some pretty good legs on it. Nice mix of vanilla and fudgey stout. Well integrated bourbon barrel. Mild spice - I’d love to try the rye barrel version. Some nice caramel and molasses baseline richness. Nice and sweet. Full flavor but not quite as punchy as expected. Perhaps, the barrel just took a little bit off of that creamy mouthfeel, which washes out the flavor. Still, it’s nice and chocolatey with a good amount of vanilla. Vanilla doesn’t take over but is strong enough to make you believe this is a vanilla variant. The barrel is a bit stronger but still nicely balanced against the stout. The feel is fairly full and creamy, though I imagine it was better pre-barrel. Not up to the best that I’ve tried from Alpha Acid but quite solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2017
at 23:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Part of a blind tasting of 10 hazy IPAs at Harry’s Hofbrau during SF Beer Week. Hazy straw with moderate clean white head. Dank and bitter with slight juice.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2017
at 23:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at ale arsenal. Pours out a pinkish purple topped with a pink head. Nose is berries raspberry strawberry wine barrel notes tartness and some sweetness. Taste is more of the sour tartness berries a nice wine barrel pucker.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2017
at 20:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at alpha acid. Pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is lots of citrus orange juice hops and some floral notes. Taste is more of the citrus hops orange lemon juice melons and grapefruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2017
at 20:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at alpha acid. Pours out a crisp amber topped with a sand head. Nose is nice malts nutty notes some caramel sweet notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts light wood and nutty notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2017
at 20:07