7.4

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

Bottle. Pours clear black, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is espresso, cocoa. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, low carbonation.

6

keg at gb bottle shop and bar... hazy amber... thin white.. soft green hop nose.. Light sherbert grain.. dry peach

6

keg at the brewery... hazy yellow amber... thin dry passion fruit nose... Light dry peach dry floral fruit nose.. Light dry fruits

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours inky black with a small brown head and some lacing, Aroma is rich maple fudge. Flavor is very sweet, light bitter, maple, vanilla, chocolate. Full body. This one manages to avoid the bad side of maple beers. Yay 4,8.8,5,17

6.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Not bad, but I feel like Ellipsis had no intentions of people letting this beer sit around. But there's still stores in CFL with lots of these bottles sitting there. They say drink fresh but this is the sort of beer one might age. My complaint here is that my bottle is a tad old, and its lost some carb. Its not totally flat, not oxidized, but its not as good as it could be I think. They could have at least waxed these crowns but they didn't. It was just a simple crown on this bottle. Poured inky black, no head. A few bubbles. Nose is roasted malt, chocolate, and a hint of bourbon. Flavor similar, is quite sweet but immediately balanced by the bitterness of the roasted malt. Unfortunately that the BA treatment is only hinted at (2 years, really?) It makes me wonder if there's even a noticeable difference between the different bourbons used (this one Weller, the others include Buffalo Trace, Smooth Ambler, etc). Fairly strong acrid roast and hop bitterness at finish provides the appropriate counterpoint to the big heavy residual sugars in this whopper. On the whole its surprisingly drinkable for its scale, a pretty well constructed recipe. Just lost some life and as noted the BA treatment contributes not much.

7.4

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

Bottle. Pours inky black with not much head and no residual. Aroma is cookieish. Espresso, caramel, cinnamon, cookies, fudge. Flavor is pretty sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Fine enough I suppose

7.4

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

On tap as 2020 BA & I did some Googling to match up the barrel & abv. Oily black, weak cookie head. Sweet rum & cola nose. Sharp, vinious, cola sweetness, rum, on the thinner side. Simple, strong, decent.

5.5

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

Needed to change things up for the taco truck @Ellipses. Hazy & oddly orange, frothy brew. Weak banana & herbal nose. Thin, barely there phenols, somewhat sharp, odd toastiness, misplaced herbalness. Thin & more like a hoppy American blonde.

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Tortuous sours over here @Ellipses. Mostly clear, frothy, aquamarine maybe emerald green pour. My second Gatorade-esque brew today. Faintly citrus nose, nondescript, candy tart, bleach & strangely inviting. Taste is tart, melted bag of rainbow candy. As expected.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Continuing the torment @Ellipses. Hazy orange, frothy pour. Soft orange & rose water nose. #delicate Gentle apple, basic oj & a little rose water, lingering rose candy & acidity. Doable.