7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: pitch black body | oily thin brown head
a: bourbon | soy sauce | rich roasted grain
f: pitted fruits | thick oatmeal | licorice finish
t: robust alcohol | woodsie malts | complex sugars at end
o: pungent throughout (still!) | deep sugars | smoke-like flavours on tail
12 ounce bottle | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 22-September-2018 | US$3,69 | packaged: 18-May-2018 | sampled: 03-October-2025, a bit more than 7 years after bottling/purchase
a: bourbon | soy sauce | rich roasted grain
f: pitted fruits | thick oatmeal | licorice finish
t: robust alcohol | woodsie malts | complex sugars at end
o: pungent throughout (still!) | deep sugars | smoke-like flavours on tail
12 ounce bottle | Liqour Outlet: Boonton, New Jersey | 22-September-2018 | US$3,69 | packaged: 18-May-2018 | sampled: 03-October-2025, a bit more than 7 years after bottling/purchase
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2025
at 05:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Aromas are dark malt, raisins, dates and a bit of molasses. Flavors are similar to nose, adding in some roast cocoa, coffee and bitter. Okay body and carbonation. Almost no sign of alcohol until the very end. Decent but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings
on 01 Oct 2025
at 02:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Aromas are malt, Belgian yeast and oddly bleach (no way The Glass). Flavors are similar to nose, belgiane in the inexperienced American style. Bittersweet. Drinkable but nothing more.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings
on 01 Oct 2025
at 01:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A dense near black body with a luscious dark tan head. A sumptuous nose includes chocolate fudge, bourbon, mild coffee and malt. A really nice blending of barreled tastes and beer basics. Taste profile is well integrated, with up-front chalky-dry chocolate, roasted malt, cream, some coffee, caramel, bourbon warmth and rich dark berries. Do you need more?? Smooth, rich and integrated. I’m in.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Inky black from bottle. Deep roasted malts. Hint of Chile. Oily feel. Pretty well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught from whole foods alexandrai. caramel and raisins. red, brown, pour with white beighe head. Sweet and malty and fruity. Good.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Pours orange ylow. Sweet tarts sour. Nice carbonation. Pretty decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft from alewife. Orangey brown configuration. White head. Cloves bananas malts etc. A bit too cloyung for me but still good
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Tan head with deep brown black pour. Chocolate malt nose. Some dark fruit alco burn and carbonated finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught from tiger, farily sweet & fruity with a palish yellowy pour. Ok but nothing i’m all that thrilled about.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:15