6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a deep reddish brown with moderate foamy head. Aromas of caramel malts, winter berries and a bit of spice. Flavors of candi sugar, piney earthy hops, minerals, and biscuity malts. Seems a bit chaotic but must be an improvement over previous years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2025
at 23:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark mahogany color with moderate foamy head. Aromas of dark sugars, some florals and minerals, a little dry caramel, and toasted malts. Flavors of booze, candi sugar, caramel, florals and toasted malts. Alcohol is again much too present, though more along the lines of a Quad this time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2025
at 23:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
2016. Dark brown. Thin head. Soft body, some bubblegum, little bit of toffee, sweet, and a touch of alcohol. Better than expected. Doesn't show too much age, has a respectable sense of balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2025
at 05:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 650mL bottle (2016 vintage green wax; thanks dad, nice try for my birthday (wax beers are generally a good choice), but I won't be surprised if this is oxidized cardboard). Dark brown with minimal beige head. Toasted caramel and toffee malt with feint dark fruits, some oxidized notes, but not as egregious as suspected. It's held up okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2025
at 05:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
473ml can. Pours a hazy gold amber with a medium, foamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of toasted caramel malt, yeast and herbal hops. Sweet flavour of biscuity pale malt, orange and spicy hops in a crisp, dry, bitter finish. Light body with a smooth, pillowy soft texture and average to soft carbonation. Crushable, not bad.
Tried
from Can
from
Tipple Craft Beer Wine Spirits
on 05 Sep 2025
at 04:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a medium, foamy, short lived, off-white head that laces. Aroma of toasted bready pale malt, caramel and floral hops. Sweet flavour of toasted bready pale malt, orange peel, caramel and grassy hops in a crisp, dry, bitter finish. Light body with an oily texture and average to soft carbonation. Well balanced, but just ok.
Tried
from Can
from
Tipple Craft Beer Wine Spirits
on 29 Aug 2025
at 05:11
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Barley Merchant, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has a strangely musty, earthy hop expression, some sweatiness, and bready malt. Flavour is no better, with a sweaty hop expression and a bready malt base. Really poor hop expression—there’s nothing nice about this. Bad.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Barley Merchant
on 15 Aug 2025
at 06:11
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Bright amber, white head. Vague malt nose . Corny grainy malt profile
Tried
from Draft
at
The Barley Merchant
on 16 Jun 2025
at 00:49
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
650 ml bottle. Pours amber with short fluffy head. Aromas of candied fruit, fruity esters, jellied stoned fruit, and toasted malts. Flavors of sweet candied fruits, coriander and celery; the latter overbearing. Oops…
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2025
at 00:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber, rocky white head. Tiny bead. Subdued malt nose. Malt palate, lightly grainy with medium strength lasting hop bitterness. Great lacing
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2025
at 00:44