7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp bronze and copper coloured body with a fairly clear glow and a thin single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of resin, flowers, grass, citrus, malt and a dash of hay with some light alcohol noticeable. Medium-bodied; Super deep hop notes show at first with a strong citrus and astringent note of flowers, grass, a lot of resin and showing some alcohol as well as a surprisingly balanced malt character. Aftertaste shows a bunch of grapefruit, some pure orange and curacao notes with a deep, lightly earthy malt profile along with some sweetness from the citrus fruits, that all end with the astringent and alcohol notes and some light medicine. Overall, pungent throughout with a huge mosaic and citrus profile that presents a robust and powerful character throughout with a good balance. Great to try - especially fresh from the West Coast! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from BottleCraft in San Diego (Little Italy), California on 25-February-2020 for US$5,27 sampled at home in Washington on 08-March-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2020
at 06:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Ruse, pours black with a small tan head. Nose is full of Hersey's kisses upfront, with soft vanilla and dry oats. Flavour is full of liquid milk chocolate, with gentle oats, and a little vanilla. Really tastes like liquid Hersey's kisses. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2020
at 00:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Ruse, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of bright coffee upfront, with little else to speak of - just vibrant coffee really. Flavour is loaded with intense coffee, with gentle cocoa and just enough sweetness. Almost no bitterness, must robust coffee. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2020
at 00:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Ruse, pours a clear yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out fresh herbaceous notes and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is very fresh, with honeyed malt, cereal notes, and biscuity malt. Bright and clean, with a honeyed finish. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 23:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Ruse, pours a pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals lots of brett, wild yeast in general, gentle vinous notes, and lightly acidic peaches. Flavour is full of lightly acidic peaches upfront, with some gentle phenols, wild yeast, and seltzery notes. A little too phenolic. It's pleasant but this doesn't seem optimally dialled in.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 23:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Ruse, pours a clear dull blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle grass and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is crisp, with bright grass, seltzer and crisp biscuity malt. Bright and crisp, with a semi-sweet malt finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 23:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom - Alberta, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma reveals toasted hazelnuts, gentle bourbon, light cocoa and vanilla beans. Flavour is loaded with intense toasted hazelnuts upfront, immediately followed by chocolate, and accentuated by the bourbon. Those hazelnuts are beautiful. Lovely construction here.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 21:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6
Black body with thin head. Some lacing. Aroma is roast bread and grass. Roast malt flavour with milk and chocolate bits. Hop tang in finish.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2020
at 22:04
7.5/10
Ruse it up. I didn’t need this. Left.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2019
at 22:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Imazato. Shiny pale golden color. Pine nose, orange, guava. Swet, slightly vegetal, oranges, creamy, light vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2019
at 08:04