Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a two centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of citrus, bright apples, pear and assertive herbal and grassy hops - nice throughout with a decidedly grassy and tropical fruit flavoured hop bite. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and herbal flavours with a dose of pine, grain, tropical fruits, citrus and balanced nicely with a good deal of malt and some pleasant sugars, mainly all from the fruits. Aftertaste shows a lot of hop flavours without much bitterness, no real pungency and more of a sweet tropical fruit flavour than anything else near the end. Overall, a nice and refreshing beer that shows like a lighter APA, but has some good hop qualities and complexities, just no real bitterness from hops, which is a surprising fact, but a good one! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased by my Dad at Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 13-June-2017 for US$2,09 sampled at home in Washington on 28-August-2017 - Thanks Dad!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy pinkish golden/orange color with a 1-2 finger foamy and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart raspberries, fruit seeds, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt, raspberries, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart raspberries, fruit seeds, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy hop bitterness and light fruit tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart raspberries, fruit seeds, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of pale malt, raspberries, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this a nice fruited blonde ale. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt, raspberries, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink. Was hoping for way more fruit presence, but it hits the blonde ale style really well. Perfectly balanced and very flavorful for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Dark black bod med foam brown head. Roast choc and nutty. Roast choc nutty flav. Med full bod mod low carb. 7/3/7/3/15 3.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a sturdy brown color with a slight transparency about it. Hard to see through when it was held up to the light. Finger’s worth of white foamy head, gently subsided.
The aroma had some sweet to subtle roasted malts, light nuts, some caramel/toffee development. Some dried leafiness at the end.
The flavor blended the previously mentioned aromas together somewhat sweet with a fair dry after effect in the aftertaste, acceptable to me. Slightly roasty sort of finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Good carbonation and the ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good brown ale worthy of having again.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes. Thanks Mike.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a finger’s worth of light tan foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Moderate lace.
The aroma had a nice blend of chocolate to coffee with a steady dose of some vanilla bean tones coming in as it warms.
The flavor blends the previously mentioned aromas together to gently slide into the aftertaste and roll right on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt a tad below than what the brewer projected, seemed there was a just a touch more booziness noted.
Overall, for the most part, this was a pretty good sweet stout noting the espresso portions to enhance the moment.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Gravity. Pours near black with a thick dark brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a strong sweet peanut butter note with sweet dark grain backing. Flavor is a bit thinner with roasted malts and peanut butter with some dark grains.

Mmm, FF and Mosaic hopped.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Opaque brown-black body, thick, dense light brown head. Nose of peanut butter and roasted malt. Body of delicately sweet creamy peanut butter backed by thin, acidic roast. Cloying finish of sugar and roasted peanuts. A par-for-the-course peanut butter stout.

Nice surprise here. Very good