5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
6oz pour at the brewery. Pours murky copper with minimal head. Nose is very jammy with an unpleasant oily, acetone character. Flavour is acidic and jammy, plums and cherries most detectable; not as much acetone on the palate. Mouthfeel is a bit oily. Not very well dialed in.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Brewing Company
on 14 Mar 2025
at 18:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Opaque, thin. Big fresh peachy aroma, with some pear, gooseberry. Sweet, and with a lot of alcohol. This has some of the good fruits from the aroma, but the alcohol isn't super complex.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Very dark, not much head. Lots of whiskey on the nose with deep brown sugars, toffee. A bit flat on the palate, some barrel heat, not all that refined, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. So I guess a barrel version of the window to a dark room?
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium brown, big coffee, full body, light vanilla. Not bad. The base beer is what it is and the adjuncts are probably not enough either.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Medium brown. Big toasted hazelnut nose, some chocolate, lots of hazelnut on the palate. Honestly more ferrero rocher than biscotti (which I always associate with almond, correctly or not) to me but I’ll take it, because that light chocolate, coffee and big hazelnut works for me.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Thin head. Full body, light acidity and dark fruit, low bitterness.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Slight haze. Dark amber, with a thin head. Good dose of smoke on the nose, with some caramel sweetness. On the palate, I like the beech...weyermann I assume...the malts are coming across more toffeeish and then the alcohol slides in. While I'd prefer more malt richness, it's still worth a seidla or two.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 22 Feb 2025
at 06:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at The Magnet, pours a deep dark amber : mahogany with a small off-white head. Aroma has rich caramel malts, some dark dried fruits, and a tiny hint of smoke. Flavour is much smokier, with rich caramel malt, bready notes, a touch of dark fruits, and a lovely peated malt character. Deep, complex, peated malts. This is most excellent.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 15 Feb 2025
at 06:45
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8
5oz pour at The Magnet. Pours clear amber with a white head. Tons of ashy charcoal and burnt caramel on the nose. Flavour has a dry caramel malt base with an excellent smoky quality that is light but strong. This is very well done.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 15 Feb 2025
at 00:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a medium, frothy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of bready pale malt, grapefruit and piney hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready caramel malt, grapefruit, apricot, cantaloupe and pine resin in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Tasty and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 10 Feb 2025
at 06:24