7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
16oz can from Function NW. Murky, hazy golden pour, small frothy white head settles to filmy layer. Aroma is overripe tropical fruit, melon, mango, guava. ABV crops up right at first taste, before settling into the thick tropical fruit flavors. Juicy and strong.
Tried
from Can
at
Function NW
on 19 Dec 2025
at 05:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
a: slightly hazy golden body | large soapy white head
a: fresh-cut grass | perfume | saopy
f: drying | white wine | minerals
t: light biscuits | soft citrus fruits | crisp finish
o: mellow malts | bitter hops | great for style & flavourful
16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market: Arlington (Rosslyn/Court House), Virginia | 08-October-2025 | US$4,49 | no can date | sampled: 13-December-2025 while out on the Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland with my family of five at Christmas
a: fresh-cut grass | perfume | saopy
f: drying | white wine | minerals
t: light biscuits | soft citrus fruits | crisp finish
o: mellow malts | bitter hops | great for style & flavourful
16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market: Arlington (Rosslyn/Court House), Virginia | 08-October-2025 | US$4,49 | no can date | sampled: 13-December-2025 while out on the Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland with my family of five at Christmas
Tried
from Can
from
MOM's Organic Market - Merrifield
on 13 Dec 2025
at 22:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
13th December 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. A Mosaic and Citra brew from AT? Getaway! Oh, this one has Motueka as well? A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Airy and fairly dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. It's that typical AT Citra Mosaic dipa/ tipa affair, smooth malts, a decent creamy sweetness, very slight natural grain. Ripe citrus and abundant candy fruits, some candy blueberry. Motueka? Trace of key lime on the back end. Light and semi dry finish. Nothing wrong with this brew at all, a fine and drinkable affair. It's just that it's just another minor variation on the same theme and, therefore to me, boringly predictable.
Panda thanks to Wingman. A Mosaic and Citra brew from AT? Getaway! Oh, this one has Motueka as well? A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Airy and fairly dry palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. It's that typical AT Citra Mosaic dipa/ tipa affair, smooth malts, a decent creamy sweetness, very slight natural grain. Ripe citrus and abundant candy fruits, some candy blueberry. Motueka? Trace of key lime on the back end. Light and semi dry finish. Nothing wrong with this brew at all, a fine and drinkable affair. It's just that it's just another minor variation on the same theme and, therefore to me, boringly predictable.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2025
at 19:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
a: very dark brown body | oily light brown head - nice!
a: dark roasted grains | alcohol | cacao (~80%)
f: molasses | almonds | vanilla finish
t: earthy malts | nutty | rich body throughout
o: deep flavours | complex grains | great balance - best of four pack by far!
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 13-December-2025 on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, Maryland with my family of five at Christmas as my Advent Calendar Beer #13!
a: dark roasted grains | alcohol | cacao (~80%)
f: molasses | almonds | vanilla finish
t: earthy malts | nutty | rich body throughout
o: deep flavours | complex grains | great balance - best of four pack by far!
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 13-December-2025 on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, Maryland with my family of five at Christmas as my Advent Calendar Beer #13!
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 13 Dec 2025
at 17:48
At home
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2025
at 00:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
a: ever so slightly hazy golden body | thick white head
a: black pepper (strong - it made me sneeze!) | grass | blackberries
f: tart | spicey notes | funky yeasts
t: drying | easy malts | floral finish
o: complex | interesting style | enjoyable throughout
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 10-December-2025 as the very first Beer (Beer #10 of my 2025 Advent Calendar)
a: black pepper (strong - it made me sneeze!) | grass | blackberries
f: tart | spicey notes | funky yeasts
t: drying | easy malts | floral finish
o: complex | interesting style | enjoyable throughout
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 10-December-2025 as the very first Beer (Beer #10 of my 2025 Advent Calendar)
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 10 Dec 2025
at 17:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
5 - 7 December 2025. Holiday retreat at Houffalize. Cheers!
Can from Stacks. Hazy ochre, small, foamy, white head. Aroma of ripe peach, pineapple, papaya, sherbet, lime, orange peel, dough. Taste has sweet pineapple & papaya in a doughy, sherbetty malt body; some bitter citrus pith. Floral hops in the finish, juicy stone fruit, citrus rind and warming gin-like alcohol. Medium to full body, fluffy texture, average carbonation. Quite sweet even to AT's standards.
Can from Stacks. Hazy ochre, small, foamy, white head. Aroma of ripe peach, pineapple, papaya, sherbet, lime, orange peel, dough. Taste has sweet pineapple & papaya in a doughy, sherbetty malt body; some bitter citrus pith. Floral hops in the finish, juicy stone fruit, citrus rind and warming gin-like alcohol. Medium to full body, fluffy texture, average carbonation. Quite sweet even to AT's standards.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2025
at 14:10
8/10
Can from Left Field advent day 3. Hazy golden colour with a white head. Some citrus and tropical fruit. Slight dank. Hints of alcohol. Smooth full body.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2025
at 22:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
a: super hazy golden body | thick but fast-dying off-white head
a: spiced pears | tart | icing sugar
f: floral | soured stone fruits | drying end
t: light malts | tropically | elegant finish
o: fruity throughoutt | simplistic malts | noticeable lactose
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 01-December-2025 as the very first Beer (Beer #1 of my 2025 Advent Calendar)
a: spiced pears | tart | icing sugar
f: floral | soured stone fruits | drying end
t: light malts | tropically | elegant finish
o: fruity throughoutt | simplistic malts | noticeable lactose
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 01-September-2025 | US$30,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 01-December-2025 as the very first Beer (Beer #1 of my 2025 Advent Calendar)
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 01 Dec 2025
at 16:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
a: light brown coloured body | thinnish fast-dying tan head
a: smoked grain | maple syrup | earthy malts
f: bright toffee | tobacco | raisins
t: grapes | light chocolate | vanilla finish
o: robust sugars | super polished (after these years!) | great complexity (despite the age!)
650 mL bottle | Total Wine: Alexandria (when there was only one), Virginia | 22-November-2016 | US$11,99 | bottle #763 of 800 | ghost 489 | sampled: 25 & 26 November 2025, just over NINE years after purchase!!!
a: smoked grain | maple syrup | earthy malts
f: bright toffee | tobacco | raisins
t: grapes | light chocolate | vanilla finish
o: robust sugars | super polished (after these years!) | great complexity (despite the age!)
650 mL bottle | Total Wine: Alexandria (when there was only one), Virginia | 22-November-2016 | US$11,99 | bottle #763 of 800 | ghost 489 | sampled: 25 & 26 November 2025, just over NINE years after purchase!!!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Total Wine & More - Alexandria
on 26 Nov 2025
at 21:57