8/10
Bottle at home.. Dark black... Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet chocolate Roast malts.. Big sweet chocolate Roast malts... Dark roast chocolate... Light fruity chocolate roast... Dark rich cherry chocolate roast malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2023
at 22:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk dregs run. Appearance - opaque black with a fawn head. Nose - molasses, smoke and liquorice. Wooden barrel notes! Taste - molasses, liquorice, smoke, syrup and raisins. Palate - full bodied, rich with a smoky edge. Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2022
at 19:37
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Craig's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, bacon, coffee, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, sweet, a little thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2022
at 21:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. can, 6.4% ABV, Best by: FEB 2023
AROMA: First hit with strong scent of coconut and then wisps of chocolate and coffee followed. The coconut aroma overpowers just about everything else, and is a little odd as it does not smell like fresh coconut. Instead, it smells more like coconut oil. Which I find to be a little off-putting because it reminds me more of suntan lotion than something to ingest.
APPEARANCE: It pours an opaque black with a tall, dark-tan, foamy head that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. This is one delicious looking beer!!
TASTE: Initially it is moderately sweet with flavors of coffee and chocolate hitting first, followed by the coconut. On the back end, the bitterness of the coffee starts to come through and then there is more coconut sweetness that fades away ever so slowly. The flavors of coconut, chocolate, and coffee are much more evenly balanced than their aromas would hint at.
MOUTHFEEL: Full-bodied with a smooth and creamy texture, and average carbonation. This is a luxurious feeling beer!
OVERALL: Other than my slight dislike of the coconut aroma, I can find little fault with this beer. It has a heavenly body, nice flavor, and looks fantastic in a clear glass!
12 oz. can, 6.4% ABV, Best by: FEB 2023
AROMA: First hit with strong scent of coconut and then wisps of chocolate and coffee followed. The coconut aroma overpowers just about everything else, and is a little odd as it does not smell like fresh coconut. Instead, it smells more like coconut oil. Which I find to be a little off-putting because it reminds me more of suntan lotion than something to ingest.
APPEARANCE: It pours an opaque black with a tall, dark-tan, foamy head that dissipates slowly with excellent lacing. This is one delicious looking beer!!
TASTE: Initially it is moderately sweet with flavors of coffee and chocolate hitting first, followed by the coconut. On the back end, the bitterness of the coffee starts to come through and then there is more coconut sweetness that fades away ever so slowly. The flavors of coconut, chocolate, and coffee are much more evenly balanced than their aromas would hint at.
MOUTHFEEL: Full-bodied with a smooth and creamy texture, and average carbonation. This is a luxurious feeling beer!
OVERALL: Other than my slight dislike of the coconut aroma, I can find little fault with this beer. It has a heavenly body, nice flavor, and looks fantastic in a clear glass!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2022
at 18:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Disney vacation beer three - bottle - black pour - nice smooth integration of the bourbon without making it boozy; just warming, with moderate whiskey flavor - I love High West Bourbon, so I may be skewed in favor of this one - chocolate, vanilla, coconut, cherry, oak, almond - warming finish - I dig it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2022
at 00:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Part of an Advent calendar.
Best by December 2022. Yikes.
Pours a mostly clear pale gold with a small head of foam with some lacing.
Smells of cloves and banana, not much beyond that as the cloves are really strong.
Wheat, big cloves, bananas, eh...rather typical of the style, just not in the freshest way.
Light body and carbonation.
Good enough, I guess.
Best by December 2022. Yikes.
Pours a mostly clear pale gold with a small head of foam with some lacing.
Smells of cloves and banana, not much beyond that as the cloves are really strong.
Wheat, big cloves, bananas, eh...rather typical of the style, just not in the freshest way.
Light body and carbonation.
Good enough, I guess.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2022
at 20:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 650mL bottle. Dark brown with small beige head. Maple forward (without being overpowering), mild coffee and a very very feint smokey saltiness. At 6.4%, this is very flavourful. Not too heavy, not too cloying, good balance, great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2022
at 04:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample @ GABF 2019. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty woody piña colada aroma. Fruity malty woody pineapple coconut and rum flavor. Has a fruity malty woody piña colada finish.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2022
at 21:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample @ GABF 2019. Pours a dark amber brown color with an off-white head. Has a fruity malty woody spicy rye whiskey and caramel aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty rye and caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy woody rye and caramel finish.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2022
at 21:16
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Interesting beer, definitely a light bodied IPA. Pours a straw color, modest quick head. Decent hint of gold, but this is lighter than many macro lagers! Nose is interesting, fairly dank, and a touch of pine resin, maybe a sweat sock note. Flavor is shocking at first, but after having had the whole 6 pack I got used to it. The shocking part is just how thin and light bodied the palate is, but still has the big hop flavoring of a regular IPA. Moderate bitterness. Fully dry, virtually no malt flavors to speak of, it is pretty close to some of the hop waters I've had. Maybe when I think more of those hop waters, and I contrast them with this, I can detect just a subtle malt presence that is not in the hop waters. But this comes as close as a beer can get. And again it's not really bad, just a real unexpected thing.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2022
at 21:33