8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark brown colour, near black, with little head. It smells like a chocolate bar, sweet, vanilla, sweet nuts. Full bodied, richc hocolate flavour, sweet, with a bit more roast in the finish; coconut cream, vanilla.
Good.
Dark brown colour, near black, with little head. It smells like a chocolate bar, sweet, vanilla, sweet nuts. Full bodied, richc hocolate flavour, sweet, with a bit more roast in the finish; coconut cream, vanilla.
Good.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2024
at 10:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Cloudy to murky, pale blond colour. Aroma of tropical fruit, and dankness. Ok body, smooth, not chalky; moderate sweetness; good hop juice, fresh, tropical, and a bit salty.
Cloudy to murky, pale blond colour. Aroma of tropical fruit, and dankness. Ok body, smooth, not chalky; moderate sweetness; good hop juice, fresh, tropical, and a bit salty.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2024
at 10:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz @ home shared with Alex (thx for the beer, man!). Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: pretty pleasant, chocolate, vanilla, some American oak. Taste: along the same lines, black chocolate with its light bitterness, vanilla, and American oak. Finishes with vanilla, earthy black chocolate, and some bitterness. Overall: this one maybe a bit harsh and missing balance, but it's pretty powerful beer. Good one.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2024
at 04:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz @ home shared with Alex (thx for the beer, man!). Appearance: cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma: juicy, tropical fruits, some sweetness, a bit earthy. Taste: along the same lines. Finishes with some little bitterness. Overall: pleasant.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2024
at 02:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of sugars, huge marshmallow, bourbon barrels, and a touch of cocoa. Flavour is rich, with big marshmallow, cocoa, graham crackers, and a touch of bourbon barrels. The palate is on the thinner side for the style, but it’s balanced well.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2024
at 20:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dec 30, 2025 (8/4/7/3/16=3.8): Poured from 473mL can. Very dark brown with minimal off white head. Chocolate and marshmallow, thin-med body. Maybe aging it helped or maybe it's just a palate thing today (adding a 0.1).
Dec 24, 2024 (8/4/7/3/15=3.7) Poured from 473mL can. Very dark brown with no head. Aroma of graham cracker and marshmallow. Taste also includes mild chocolate and very feint whiskey. Seems a bit thinner bodied. Doesn't hit the same as the past BA imperial stouts from the last few years.
Dec 24, 2024 (8/4/7/3/15=3.7) Poured from 473mL can. Very dark brown with no head. Aroma of graham cracker and marshmallow. Taste also includes mild chocolate and very feint whiskey. Seems a bit thinner bodied. Doesn't hit the same as the past BA imperial stouts from the last few years.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2024
at 06:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Cloudy blond colour, pale but bright, with small, compact head. Interesting aroma, zesty and weedy, pungent. Soft mouthfeel, some cream from the oats; unfortunately, like most beers in the style, not enough malt flavour to build on; fruity hops, but the low residual sweetness means that the fruity character of the hops doesn't shine; mostly, orange juice, and some dankness; low bitterness.
Above average, but not fully achieved. Good.
Cloudy blond colour, pale but bright, with small, compact head. Interesting aroma, zesty and weedy, pungent. Soft mouthfeel, some cream from the oats; unfortunately, like most beers in the style, not enough malt flavour to build on; fruity hops, but the low residual sweetness means that the fruity character of the hops doesn't shine; mostly, orange juice, and some dankness; low bitterness.
Above average, but not fully achieved. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2024
at 10:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, 0.473l, courtesy of CanCrusher. Aroma of pungent passion fruit, citrus, pineapple and resin. Pours hazy pale golden color with large soapy white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts juicy tropical fruity and citrusy, following is herbal, mouthfeel is smooth and mild spicy, while finish is dry and heavy bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Not really deadly…
Tried
from Can
on 08 Dec 2024
at 21:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Clear gold with small white head. Quite oily, citrus and light pine hops, mild biscuit malt, big aroma when the can was opened. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2024
at 02:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy yellow , thin fast fading head. Light tropical fruit in nose & palate with medium uncoordinated bitterness. Poorly balanced
Tried
on 30 Nov 2024
at 23:49