Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is lavender floral. Taste is bitter floral, lavender.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample during the It Would Brighton MI Birthday If Yoopers Could Lake It To This Tasting! event on 09/18/2020. Cloudy purplish-orange color with a thick frothy pinkish-white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Strings of lace. Berries, hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of blackberry, slight grassy hops and malt. The finish is creamy and fruity with a blackberry aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.

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

Brown-black pour with a medium khaki head that recedes quickly to a film. Sparse patches of lace. Aroma of chocolate, peanut butter and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of roast peanut, milk chocolate and malt. The finish is sweet with a peanut butter cup aftertaste. Decent overall.

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

On tap at Rappourt. Pours a clear deep amber brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy peanut butter and dark brains with a touch of roast backing. Flavor has sweet dark grains and peanut butter with a touch of roast and a slightly thin finish.

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

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/20/2018. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of smoke, char, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, fruity/spicy yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of smoke, char, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, roast, char bitterness; and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, apricot, red apple, roasted nuts, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, fruity/spicy yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.7%. Overall this is a very nice American dark wheat ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, fruity/spicy yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Great balance of nicely rich malts, German yeast, and earthy hop flavors. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable and unique offering. Kind of like a hybrid of American Porter and Dunkelweizen.

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

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/19/2018. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, light peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, light peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation, and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.6%. Overall this is an excellent brut IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp, clean, refreshing to drink; with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome Citra/Mosaic profile. Very vibrant, juicy, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a nice solid pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and awesome spot on style example.