7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark brown colour, near black. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, carboard, ass. Full odied, moderately sweet, prominent roastiness, some earthy notes (coffee, green pepper), maybe cocoa; and warming alcohol; light smoke, light spirit.
It's good and bold, there's a lot going on here, but a bit too roasty in the finish for me.
Dark brown colour, near black. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, carboard, ass. Full odied, moderately sweet, prominent roastiness, some earthy notes (coffee, green pepper), maybe cocoa; and warming alcohol; light smoke, light spirit.
It's good and bold, there's a lot going on here, but a bit too roasty in the finish for me.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2021
at 16:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz at Alex's. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: dark fruits, some roasted malts. Taste: along the same lines, some chocolate and fruity notes, roasty, moderately sweet. Overall: the roastiness is what I would like to get rid of in this beer with adding some more body as well.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2021
at 06:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark gold with a nice white head. Aroma is indeed orange and tangerine with some lite caramel in support. Approaching full bodied - carbonation is large. Flavor is tangerine and orange with a lot of malt support - light malt - but somewhat caramel. Strong flavor. Juicy, yet not too sweet. Definitely very hoppy and very bitter. West Coast - but sort of intense old school. Nice drink it is.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2021
at 23:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours jet black with a small brown head. Aroma is intense, with loads of roasted malt, liquorice, molasses and unsweetened dark cocoa. Flavour more or less follows suit, with intense roasted malt, liquorice and molasses. The hops contribute to the assertiveness, convincing well with the high roast character. I don't get much if any discernible chocolate, so this seems very similar to the regular Baba Yaga. A bit harsh but this is really tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2021
at 18:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (bb 09/11/21). Hazy golden orange with off-white head. Fairly malty, mild citrus hops, touch of tropical, and a bit of resin on the finish. Would probably be great fresh, but this can is a bit old.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2021
at 06:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Kind of a murkyish looking body with a thick head. Doesn't look great. The aroma is full of chewy - some minty sort of hops, a bit of pine, and some chewy malts. On the palate, more in the pine family but again some orangey stuff, maybe mint. Chewy and a bit yeasty, too, with a hit of alcohol. It's not really that much of a winner for me...bit too yeasty all told, murks up the malt and even the hops feel like they're starting to fade.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2021
at 01:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Dark brown. Thin head. Lots of bitterness and molasses, coffee all over this as well. Sticky sugars and boozy richness. Got that old school, pre-pastry imperial stout vibe, and I like it.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2021
at 04:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can (bb 09/11/21). Hazy orange gold with medium beige head. Chewy light caramel and bread malt base with pine hops and mild dankness. The age does play a factor in this... but still very good.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2021
at 09:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, courtesy of Riley
Hazy, the colour of a warm sun (golden bright), medium sized head. Some arom aof refined sugar, malt, piney hops (not much). Good body structure, moderate sweetness without excess, some husky and bready malt base (it's as strong as it can be, for not getting in the way of the hops); the hopping is resinous, but not sharpy-piney, and there is even a bit of vegetable bitterness; definitively tastes quite old.
Still enjoyable, and probably was very good when fresh.
Hazy, the colour of a warm sun (golden bright), medium sized head. Some arom aof refined sugar, malt, piney hops (not much). Good body structure, moderate sweetness without excess, some husky and bready malt base (it's as strong as it can be, for not getting in the way of the hops); the hopping is resinous, but not sharpy-piney, and there is even a bit of vegetable bitterness; definitively tastes quite old.
Still enjoyable, and probably was very good when fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2021
at 04:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473mL can, best before, Sept 2021, pours a hazy golden with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of dank, piney hops in wonderful west coast fashion, with some chewy resins, and just enough caramel malt to balance. Flavour is no less impressive, with lots of piney hops, lots of resins, moderate dankness, and perfect caramely malt balance. It's perhaps a bit old, but it stands up. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2021
at 22:54