Vanilla and roast. Some coffee. Good balance. Black pour with ok head. Bitter finish with a little cloying tartness. Can at Otto.

473ml can. Pours a clear pale gold with a medium, foamy, short lived, white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Mild aroma of grainy pale malt, lager yeast and grassy hops. Sweet, slightly fruity flavour of grainy pale malt, lemon, peach and light grassy hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing, easy to crush and thirst quenching.

473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy gold with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a small, creamy, short lived, off-white head that laces. Mild aroma of bready wheat malt, pineapple, earthy yeast and floral hops. Sweet flavour of bready wheat malt, pineapple, lactose, earthy yeast, a hint of habanero and floral hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light to medium body with a syrupy texture and average carbonation. Definitely more sweet than spicy. Looks like the habanero must be in another castle.

473ml can. Pours a hazy orange-gold with a small, fizzy, short lived, white head that laces. Mild aroma of biscuity pale malt, lemon and floral hops. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, lactose, lemon peel and floral hops in a dry, tart, mild bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Refreshing, but a miss for me. Not getting milkshake, meringue or pie notes. More of a lemon sour.

473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy orange-gold with a small, foamy, short lived, white head that laces. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, orange, peach, cantaloupe and light piney hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, grapefruit, apricot, mango and piney hops in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average to soft carbonation. Almost clear, thin for the style and bitter, so closer to being a Westie. Regardless of style, this was tasty and ABV was well hidden.

473ml can. Pours a cloudy magenta with a small, short lived, pale pink head that laces. Aroma of bready wheat malt, blueberry, banana, yeast and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of grainy wheat malt, lactose, blueberry, banana, yeast, oats and floral hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with a syrupy texture and soft carbonation. Not bad, but a little too sweet.

473ml can. Pours a cloudy amber-red with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a small, foamy, short lived, pale pink head that laces. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, blueberry, floral hops and faint salt. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, blueberry, salt, earthy yeast and floral hops in a dry, tart lacto finish. Light body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Refreshing and thirst quenching.

473ml can. Pours a clear copper with a small, creamy, short lived, beige head that laces. Sweet aroma of bready caramel malt, oak, clove, ginger, faint chocolate and herbal hops. Sweet flavour of toasted caramel malt, orange peel, ginger, oak, brandy and herbal hops in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Decent, ABV is well hidden.

Ok, nice touch throwing the rice milk extract into this. Not enough brewers seem aware that horchata is a rice drink, and they skip that step. Ne skip steps pas, por favor. Dark brown, with a thin head. Rice, vanilla and chocolate on the nose. On the palate, it's a somewhat thin porter, augmented with the rice, vanilla and cinnamon horchata characteristics. So it's not bad. But here's the thing. I first encountered horchata beers a bunch of years ago in Mexico, and of course they came north in short order because it's a damn fine idea. But I'm still waiting on that magic one that really blows my mind.

473ml can. Pours a hazy pale pink with a small, creamy, short lived, off-white head that laces. Fruity aroma of grainy wheat malt, raspberry, grapefruit and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of grainy wheat malt, raspberry, lactose, grapefruit, vanilla, faint oats and floral hops in a dry, tart, slightly bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Not very creamy for a Milkshake IPA. Could probably use more lactose and oats. Not bad, but the original was better.